Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
John Hancock Life Insurance Company
Current Parent Company:
Manulife Financial
Penalty:
$24,400,000
Year:
2009
Date:
August 21, 2009
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description:
allegations that the company sold lower-grade policies to African-Americans prior to 1959
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
private litigation
Court:
District of Connecticut
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Case ID:
3:04-cv-1099
Case Name:
Norflet vs. John Hancock Financial Svc, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
HQ Country of Parent:
Canada
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent:
insurance
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.