Manulife and ACTA extend their Corporate Partnership through 2019
Manulife is the retail travel insurance supplier of choice for ACTA
The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) and Manulife are proud to announce the renewal of their Corporate Partnership through to 2019. This Platinum Level Corporate Partnership will ensure that more Canadians receive the information they need to get the travel insurance they require for their travel plans. Under the partnership, ACTA and Manulife will work closely on industry outreach initiatives and advocate on behalf of travel agencies for issues related to travel health insurance.
“Our travel agency partnerships allow us to continue to educate Canadians about travel insurance and ensure they have the information needed to make informed purchase decisions to protect their travel plans and their investment ,” said Robert Iafrate, Associate Vice President Travel Insurance, Manulife. “We are extremely pleased to continue to support the interests of ACTA and their membership for this important component of their business model.”
Wendy Paradis, President of ACTA, expressed her strong support for the renewal of the corporate partnership. “Our corporate partnership with Manulife is extremely important to the members of our association. As vacationing trends continue to become more sophisticated Canadian travelers need to be protected without confusion, misinterpretation or doubt," Paradis says. "Manulife is both a leader and key supporter of the travel insurance industry and Travel Agents. We are very excited to have renewed our partnership and are pleased to recognize Manulife as a Platinum level Corporate Partner of ACTA."
ACTA and Manulife are committed to work together in support of the travel agency community. "It is critical for our members to have access to relevant content and information," Paradis adds. "Our Corporate partnership with Manulife gives our members a travel insurance resource to pass onto their clients."
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About Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group providing forward-thinking solutions to help people with their big financial decisions. We operate as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2015, we had approximately 34,000 employees, 63,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving 20 million customers. At the end of September 2016, we had $966 billion (US$736 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made more than $24.4 billion in benefits, interest and other payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under ‘945’ in Hong Kong. Follow Manulife on Twitter @ManulifeNews or visit manulife.com or johnhancock.com.
About ACTA
Established in 1977, the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA), is a national trade association representing the retail travel sector of Canada's tourism industry. ACTA is an industry led, nonprofit, membership based organization. With over 40 years of successful representation, ACTA remains the premier association for the retail travel industry in Canada. Our membership base includes an essential cross-section of small, medium and large agencies that represents 80% of all booking transactions by travel agencies in Canada.
Fore more information, please contact:
Marco Pozzobon
Director, Digital and Communications | ACTA
905-282-9294 ext.123
mpozzobon@acta.ca
