John Hancock Financial Network Holds Practice Advancement Conference for Its Financial Professionals

BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its commitment to its financial professionals, John Hancock Financial Network (JHFN) is holding its annual three-day conference featuring content focusing on best practices for business growth and practice advancement used by JHFN's financial professionals and advisors. Also committed to sharing resources, JHFN is making much of the content available on an interactive, dynamic website (www.jhfnpac.com) that will be updated throughout each day.

"Build4Success is the platform underlying our commitment to practice management and promoting superior client service," said Brian Heapps, CLU, ChFC, interim president, JHFN. "This conference fits in because practice advancement -- especially the sharing of successful programs by our top financial professionals and advisors -- is a critical tool in building a successful practice."

For the first time, JHFN will be "live journaling" from the conference, updating its website with content and video from the conference on its website. Advisors will have the opportunity to interact with the site by responding to online polls and submitting questions for the speakers.

"Technology has made it possible, even easy, for us to share what's worked for our leading professionals and advisors across the industry," said Theresa Kaskey, senior director, Brand Management and Strategy, JHFN. "Online, this useful information is available to a wide audience -- and our hope is that there, it will spark further conversation and sharing of ideas that will lead to outstanding service for clients."

Best practice topics to be presented at the conference were selected from submissions made by JHFN's leading professionals. Each day for a week leading up to the conference, one of the speakers has contributed an article that will be featured on JHFN's Build4Success blog. Among the topics and presenters are:

• Practice Makes Perfect: One Firm's Story: Marcus Henderson, Sr., and Todd A. Turner, Henderson Financial Group, an affiliate of Innovative Financial Group, LLC

• Leveraging Opportunities for Success: Sean G. Doherty, Centinel Financial Group, LLC

• Learn Before You Leap: Jonathan C. Nicolas, Pettinelli Financial Partners, an affiliate of JHFN -- San Francisco Bay Area

• Sheer Determination: Dmitri V. Sushenia, JHFN -- Southeastern Financial Partners

• Stay Ahead of the Curve: panel discussion with James W. Corzatt, The Frieden Agency, Lyle L. Fisel, Lyle Fisel Financial Services, and affiliate of JHFN -- Legacy Financial Partners, Erik S. Sherman, JHFN -- South Florida Group

About John Hancock Financial Network

John Hancock Financial Network is a national network of independent firms with approximately 1,900 financial professionals across the U.S. A leader with the stability and scale to offer an innovative business model, John Hancock Financial Network gives entrepreneurial financial professionals the power to effectively build unique businesses, based on their own vision and market opportunity. For more information on John Hancock Financial Network and its national network of independent firms, visit https://www.johnhancockfinancialnetwork.com.

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation

John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 21 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, Manulife Financial Corporation offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were $481 billion (US$498 billion) as at June 30, 2011. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at www.manulife.com.

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

Securities and investment advisory services offered through Signator Investors, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, a registered investment advisor.
197 Clarendon St., Boston, MA 02116.

SOURCE John Hancock Financial Network