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John Hancock Insurance to provide Apple Watch subsidies

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Despite criticism some wearables have been receiving in terms of accuracy, this insurer has embraced them. John Hancock Insurance has now joined a number of other insurers that have embraced the use of wearable technology. Even though the devices have yet to be proven accurate or necessarily beneficial when it comes to helping people with health issues over the long term, insurers are taking interest. In this case, the Canada-based insurance company is offering subsidies for the latest Apple Watch. In this light, John Hancock Insurance has said it will…

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John Hancock long term care insurance is shutting down

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The insurer recently announced its intentions to step out of that market and will cease selling next month. As of December 2016, John Hancock long term care insurance policies will no longer be sold by the insurer. This announcement arrived as the company announced that it would be exiting that coverage market. The insurance company is owned by one of the largest long term care policy providers in the United States. John Hancock long term care insurance is owned by Canadian firm Manulife Financial Corp. That company is among the…

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Life insurance companies now selling to HIV patients in US and Canada

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John Hancock in the United States and Manulife in Canada have both announced the lifting of the exclusion. On Friday, HIV patients received some good news from life insurance companies in the United States and Canada, as John Hancock Insurance and Manulife have both stated that they will be removing their exclusion for these patients. This is the second insurer in the U.S. to make this announcement and the first ever in Canada. On Friday, John Hancock Insurance said that it will be offering its policies to people who are…

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John Hancock Financial announces new travel insurance offerings

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John Hancock Financial has announced that it will now be offering products from the travel insurance sector, which will be available to consumers through its new website which has been created specifically for that purpose, as well as through comparison websites for that type of coverage. The new travel insurance coverage will provide protection for trip interruption or cancellation, accident, medical, and baggage, as well as multi-lingual, 24-hour emergency services. The insurer, which is based in Boston, has said that while the products themselves will be distributed by the John…

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