$2,400,000,000

Medium-Term Notes

For the Period: 8/21/2006 to 8/28/2006

Coupon	Interest	Maturity	Callable	Survivor's Option	Price¹	Yield²	Moody's	S&P	CUSIP
FLT (a)	Monthly^(†)	8/15/09	NO	YES^§	100.00	FLT	Aa3	AA+	41013NV54
5.000%	Semi-Annual^(†††)	8/15/11	8/15/08(‡)	YES^§	100.00	5.000%	Aa3	AA+	41013NV70
FLT (b)	Monthly^(†)	8/15/11	NO	YES^§	100.00	FLT	Aa3	AA+	41013NV62
5.800%	Quarterly^(††)	8/15/31	8/15/11(‡)	YES^§	100.00	5.842%	Aa3	AA+	41013NV88

Settlement Date - Thursday, August 31, 2006

Pricing Supplement as of Monday, August 28, 2006

^(†) First Payment date 9/15/2006

^(††) First Payment date 11/15/2006

^(†††) First Payment date 2/15/2007

^§ The limit for any individual deceased owner or beneficial interest is $200,000 annually. Limit in aggregate is 1% of outstanding principal amount of FreddieNotes as of the end of the most recent fiscal year. For complete details, see the offering circular.

(a) 12-month percent change in CPI-U + 150 bps, reset monthly, but in no case less than 0%. The initial coupon rate is 5.82%. (June CPI-U 4.32% + Spread 1.50%)

(b) 12-month percent change in CPI-U + 168 bps, reset monthly, but in no case less than 0%. The initial coupon rate is 6.00%. (June CPI-U 4.32% + Spread 1.68%)

(‡) Callable One Time Only at 100% on the call date above with 30 days notice.

¹Prices are quoted as a percentage of par.

² Yields are quoted on a semi-annual bond equivalent yield basis.

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John Hancock Life Insurance Company has filed a registration statement (including prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and the other documents John Hancock Life Insurance Company and Manulife Financial Corporation have filed with the SEC for more complete information about John Hancock Life Insurance Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, John Hancock Life Insurance Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling (866) 658-3267.

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