Manulife Subsidiaries Upgraded to 'AAA' by S&P

BMO Capital Markets, 7 November 2006Standard and Poor�s has announced an upgrade of Manulife Financial Corp. and its related subsidiaries. Manulife Financial�s senior unsecured debt rating improves to AA from AA-, and Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. is now attributed a financial strength rating of AAA. The rating agency indicated that the upgrade was attributable to Manulife�s leading and