In Brief: Hancock Teams Up With AnnuityNet

April 09, 2001, 1:00 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

BOSTON John Hancock Financial Services Inc. has begun a partnership with AnnuityNet and is using it to market its new eVariable Annuity.

The product is available through AnnuityNETAdvisor.com, a management system for financial advisers, and TDWaterhouse.coms Annuity Center, which was created by AnnuityNet.

The product has 31 funds, and its advisers include AIM Advisors Inc., Fidelity Investments, Janus Capital Corp., MFS Investment Management, and T. Rowe Price.

AnnuityNet, of Leesburg, Va., also offers products from GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co., Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., and Keyport Life Insurance Co.

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