John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Launches New Participant Websites

BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, one of the largest providers of retirement plans in the United States, today announced the launch of new and improved participant websites for all product lines. The redesigned websites put powerful retirement plan management tools in the hands of John Hancock participants, in all John Hancock plans and on all devices.

The new websites foster improved participant interactions, delivering a fully transactional, engaging and intuitive experience.  With input from advisors, plan sponsors, and participants, the websites offer one-click navigation, tailored education, and tools to help participants take data driven and participant-smart actions on the path to retirement. Participants in all of John Hancock's plans, across all market segments, now have a more user-friendly interface, easy access to tools, fewer clicks needed to take action, and a simplified navigation experience.

"Improving the participant's online experience is part of our constant commitment to put the needs of the participant first," said Patrick Murphy, president, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services. "To maximize the impact of our goal visualization and education tools, we employed intuitive, uncluttered web designs that incorporate best practices in online financial decision making."

More information on the new participant websites is available through John Hancock representatives.

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife
John Hancock Financial is a division of Manulife, a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Operating as Manulife in Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, our group of companies offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were C$888 billion (US$663 billion) as at September 30, 2015. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife can be found on the Internet at manulife.com.

The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers and administers a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities, investments, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC is also referred to as "John Hancock".

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC offers plan administrative services and service programs through which a sponsor or administrator of a plan may invest in various investment options on behalf of plan participants. These investment options have not been individually selected by John Hancock Retirement Plan Services,  LLC.  John Hancock Trust Company, LLC provides trust and custodial services to such plans.

Group annuity contracts and recordkeeping agreements are issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), (not licensed in New York) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York.  Product features and availability may differ by state. 

Both John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York do business under certain instances using the John Hancock Retirement Plan Services name.

JH Enterprise® is a registered trademark by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.).

JH Signature^TM is a trademark of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) used under license by John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York.

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