401(k) Plans




At John Hancock we believe the team approach provides the best service possible for your plan. In partnership with plan consultants and financial advisers, we can help design and build a retirement plan specifically suited to meet your needs.

Why John Hancock Retirement Plan Services?*

When you choose John Hancock you are choosing a market leader with a record of success, leadership and the financial strength you are looking for. See why we are a provider of choice for so many companies.

  • #1 full-service provider to 401(k) plans**
  • Over 42,000 plans serving over 1.7 million participants***
  • #1 in sales of 401(k) plans to companies under 1,000 employees****

Inside 401(k) Plans

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401(k) Plans

John Hancock understands the complexity and depth of experience required to deliver retirement plans that help you achieve your business and personal goals. We've become a leading provider of retirement plans by focusing on the following essentials:

  • Guaranteed Income for Life*
  • Flexible plan design leveraging local Plan Consultant partners
  • Award-winning enrollment support and materials*****
  • Rigorous investment selection process
  • Dedicated service and robust Record Keeping platform
  • Industry-leading fiduciary responsibility support
Investment Only

For plans offered in an open architecture environment, John Hancock's popular Lifestyle and Lifecycle portfolios are available on an investment-only basis. This gives you access to:

  • Our asset allocation portfolios, that are now available on all of the major Mutual Fund Trading Networks and through many leading record keepers.
  • Our award-winning enrollment support and materials*****
  • Our highly accredited fund selection and monitoring process

If You Have A 401(k)

Roll-in to your John Hancock 401(k) Plan, so you no longer need to dig around for your assets.

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or

Rollover to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA)

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Visit The Websites

Plan Participants (employees) jhpensions.com

Contact info, participant statements, education and guidance

JHpensions.com»
Financial Consultants www.jh401kadvisor.com

Detailed product and compensation information, sales tools and more

jh401kadvisor.com»
Third Party Administrators jhpensions.com/tpaadmin

Sign in to get account information and administration tools

JHpensions.com/tpaadmin»
Plan Sponsors jhpensions.com/er

Detailed product information, forms, client accounts and more

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* Both John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (John Hancock USA) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York (John Hancock New York) do business under certain instances using the John Hancock Retirement Plan Services name. Group annuity contracts are issued by John Hancock USA, 601 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02116, which is licensed and offers products in all states, except New York. Product features and availability may differ by state. Guarantees of withdrawals provided under the “Guaranteed Income for Life” are supported by John Hancock USA’s general account and are contingent on the claims paying ability of John Hancock USA. Group annuity contracts and administrative services or recordkeeping agreements issued in New York are only issued by John Hancock New York, 100 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, New York 10595, which is licensed in New York. Guarantees of withdrawals provided under the “Guaranteed Income For Life” are supported by John Hancock New York’s general account and are contingent on the claims paying ability of John Hancock New York. Guarantees are subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions set forth in the Rider. You should consider the objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the investment options to which the feature applies and the limitations, terms and conditions of the feature as set forth in the Lifetime Income Benefit Rider before selecting this feature.
**Largest provider of 401(k) plans across all plan sizes among life insurance companies, mutual fund companies and banks. CFO Magazine 2008 Recordkeeper Survey data (for year-end 2007)
***As of September 30, 2008
****2006 LIMRA International 401(k) Scorecard, John Hancock sold more plans in every segment <500 (1-24, 25-99, 100-249, 250-499) than any other provider in the survey. The survey comprised of 18 companies.
*****EZRoute®, 2008 Insight Award for Customer Advocacy in Financial Services, Insight Forums.

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Please keep in mind that mutual fund shares: Are not FDIC insured | May lose value | Come with no bank guarantee | Are not insured by any government agency

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