John Hancock Insurance Group has named Marianne Harrison as the new president of John Hancock Long-Term Care Insurance.

In her new position, Ms Harrison will be responsible for all functions within the long-term care (LTC) insurance business line, including sales, marketing, finance, claims, product, operations and technology.

Ms Harrison is a chartered accountant and holds a bachelor of arts in english from the University of Western Ontario and a diploma in accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Jim Boyle, president of John Hancock Insurance Group, said: We are extremely pleased to have Marianne, with her considerable financial acumen and broad gauged business experience, relocate to Boston to lead our LTC insurance line.