For Immediate Release April 15, 2014

Hanoi - "Manulife - My Family", one the best-selling life insurance products of Manulife Vietnam, has been named "Most Trusted Product 2014." The award is based on results from the Trusted products, Perfect services, Favourite brands 2014 survey by the Intellectual Property and Creativity Magazine in cooperation with the Vietnam Science and Entrepreneurs' Union under the supervision and consultancy of the Vietnam Association of Intellectual Property.

"We are particularly proud of this award because it is based on the views of ordinary Vietnamese. It is their needs and plans for their families that motivate us in our work. This award marks a milestone towards our ultimate goal - to offer financial protection solutions that guarantee peace of mind for the Vietnamese people. We would also like to sincerely thank our clients, as it is their support that has helped us win this award. It is also recognition of our strong commitment to product and service quality throughout the 15 years of operations in Vietnam", shared Mr. Robin Macpherson - Acting Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Vietnam."

Launched in May 2011, "Manulife - My Family" has quickly become a best-selling solution for many Vietnamese looking for financial protection for themselves and their families. Addressing popular concerns about the country's high rate of critical illnesses, especially cancer, "Manulife - My Family" offers clients financial coverage against 31 major critical diseases until the age of 85. In addition, it provides hospitalization medical cash up to the age of 75 while requiring only a 15-year premium payment period. Clients can claim the insurance benefits right after being diagnosed with one of listed diseases. With this timely financial support, they can pursue proper treatments, thus increasing the chances of being cured.

About Manulife Vietnam
Manulife Vietnam is a member of Manulife Financial and its vision is to be the most professional financial services organization in Vietnam. Established in June 1999, Manulife Vietnam is proud to be the first 100% foreign-owned life insurer in Vietnam. The Company has a network of close to 30 sales offices in 23 major cities, serving over 420,000 policies through more than 13,000 professional agents.

As one of the top players in the market, Manulife Vietnam offers a wide range of innovative life insurance products which are supported by the most effective and value-added services in the market today. Whatever their stage in life, Manulife Vietnam can help its clients feel more financially secure with a life insurance plan that meets their specific needs - whether it's family protection, education, and retirement or investment solutions. An advantage of Manulife Vietnam is Manulife Asset Management (Vietnam) Company Ltd - MAMV, which is one of the first fund management companies established in Vietnam and professionally operates fund management and investments, further expanding Manulife Vietnam's product offerings for its customers.

Besides its professional agency force, Manulife Vietnam is the market leader in bancassurance through the partnership with leading foreign and local banks. It is also the only life insurer in the market that has developed a micro-insurance program for poor women in the rural areas in partnership with Vietnam Women's Union. This meaningful program supports the government in universalizing insurance knowledge, contributing to the social welfare, decreasing poverty and instilling the habit of savings to the Vietnamese people.

About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial is a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were approximately C$599 billion (US$563 billion) as at December 31, 2013. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

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 manulife.com.

For more information, please contact:

In Vietnam:
Tran Phu Anh Tuan
Head of Marketing
Manulife (Vietnam) Limited
Tel: (84-8) 5416 6888
Fax: (84-8) 5416 1818
Email: tuan_tran_phu@manulife.com

In Asia:
David Norris 
Regional Communications
Manulife Financial,  
Tel: (852) 2202 1749
Fax: (852) 2510 5889
david_norris@manulife.com

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