John Hancock Life Insurance
A lot of different products are sold under the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Label. The company is best known for their life insurance policies and has been in operation ever since its opening in Boston in 1862. However, A Canadian company called Manulife Financial acquired the company in 2004. Instead of absorbing the John Hancock brand, they chose to keep its original name. Manulife Financial is based in Toronto, employs more than 34,000 staff members, and has 63,000 agents working for the brand
Sotheby’s
It might come off as a surprise to find out that a Chinese life insurance company is interested in a luxury art broker. Sotheby’s first started in London way back in 1744. They eventually opened a shop in New York City before opening more locations all around the world. It was announced in 2016 that a Chinese company named Taikang Life Insurance Co. Ltd. would be the new majority shareholder of Sotheby’s. A French-Israeli businessman named Patrick Drahi later bought Sotheby’s in 2019.