Strategic Highlights
We are executing on our strategy to reshape our portfolio and focus on high potential growth
We entered into an agreement with Global Atlantic to reinsure four in-force blocks of legacy and low ROE business, including
$6 billion of LTC insurance contract net liabilities. This agreement represents the largest ever LTC reinsurance transaction and is a major milestone in our transformation journey to reshape our portfolio by reducing risk, improving ROE,
strengthening capital, growing high return businesses and delivering value to shareholders.7
In Asia, we
continued to enhance our mainland Chinese visitor (MCV") capabilities to complement our prominent domestic franchise in Hong Kong with support from the launch of an expanded hospital network covering more than 3,000 hospitals in mainland China
and the opening of our second prestige service centre in Hong Kong. Our continued investments in MCV capabilities have contributed to robust MCV APE sales in 2023, more than double that of our 2019
pre-pandemic levels.
In addition, we launched a unified onboarding platform in our global high net worth business in
Bermuda10, Hong Kong and Singapore. The new platform makes new business application, underwriting and compliance processes simpler and faster, enabling more streamlined interactions and an overall
enhanced experience for both our brokers and customers.
In Global WAM, we entered into an agreement to acquire multi-sector alternative credit manager CQS11, headquartered in London. The acquisition will give Manulife Investment Management and CQS clients enhanced access to our combined global investment solutions.
In Canada, we partnered with League, a leading healthcare technology provider, to offer our group benefits members more personalized and integrated digital healthcare
experiences, enabling them to connect their benefits directly with healthcare options.
We are helping our customers live longer, healthier, and better lives
In the U.S., we enhanced our John Hancock Vitality Program by extending eligibility to access GRAILs
Galleri® multi-cancer early detection test to additional members, expanding eligibility for preventative care and early detection behaviours through annual skin cancer screenings, and
introducing a personalized way to incentivize members to be more physically active through a new Active Rewards feature.
In addition, we differentiated ourselves
from other U.S. life insurance carriers by hosting the first longevity symposium in the industry that brought together 250 life insurance brokers, leadership from reinsurance companies, media, and local government officials to give them a first-hand
look at the innovations and science shaping the future of longevity.
In Canada, we expanded our Personalized Medicine program to all group benefits extended
healthcare plans, making this service available to more customers, while enabling them to learn about medications that best meet their needs and work with healthcare providers on customized treatment plans that can lead to better outcomes.
We continue to progress on our ambition to be the most digital, customer-centric company in our industry
In Global WAM, we continued to enhance and broaden our wealth planning and advice business in Canada Retail through strategic agreements with Fidelity Clearing Canada
and Envestnet that will provide access to leading advisory technology and portfolio management platforms, which when combined will deliver an enhanced digital client experience and improved advisor productivity.
In Asia, we completed Phase 1 of the policy administration system modernization in mainland China, launching new business and underwriting modules on the new
cloud-native solution, with the seamless data migration of more than three million customers. This enables scale and efficiency, and lays the foundation for improved customer, distributor and partner experience.
Furthermore, we optimized the customer registration experience across our customer websites in the U.S., resulting in a 26% increase in online registrations in 2023,
contributing to a 19% improvement in unique website traffic. In Canada, we grew our annual Manulife mobile app downloads by 18%, supported by upgrades designed to enhance our customers digital experience and a successful communication campaign
highlighting the ease and speed of online claims submissions.