# JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE TRUST ADVISERS LLC

JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE TRUST ADVISERS LLC of BOSTON, MA is an SEC-registered investment adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 16009
- Type: SEC-registered investment adviser
- SEC file number: 801-28947
- Location: 200 BERKELEY ST., BOSTON, MA, 02116-5022
- Phone: 617-663-3000
- Latest filing: 2026-03-25
- Regulatory AUM: $68.6B
- Discretionary AUM: $68.6B
- Clients: 192
- Accounts: 50

## Business model

- Compensation: % of AUM

## Officers, owners & control persons (37)

_Showing 25 of 37 people._

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Trevor Edmund Swanberg | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| Philip Joseph Fontana | DIRECTOR | — |
| Kristie Marie Feinberg | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | — |
| Andrew John Mcfetridge | DIRECTOR | — |
| Betsy Anne Seel | CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL | — |
| Effie E Georgountzos | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| Jeffrey Howard Nataupsky | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| LONG JEFFREY HAROLD | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | — |
| COSTANTINI MARC | AUTHORIZED AGENT | — |
| KNOX FRANCIS VINCENT | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER | — |
| VRYSEN JOHN GYSBERTUS | AUTHORIZED AGENT; DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE VP AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE VP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | — |
| BOYLE JAMES RICHARD | AUTHORIZED AGENT; DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN | — |
| HARTSTEIN KEITH FREDERICK | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | — |
| DANELLO JOHN JOSEPH | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER; SECRETARY AND CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL; SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | — |
| SPECA BRUCE ROBERT | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | — |
| DESPREZ JOHN DAVID | AUTHORIZED AGENT | — |
| MACDONALD EDWARD PAUL | CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL; SECRETARY AND CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL | — |
| RIZZO CHARLES ARTHUR | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER / DIRECTOR; DIRECTOR | — |
| MCHAFFIE HUGH CHARLES | DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN | — |
| LIBBEY DAVID WILLIAM | EXECUTIVE SIGNING OFFICER | — |
| MCCARTHY KENNETH WILLIAM JR | AUTHORIZED SIGNING OFFICER | — |
| FITZGERALD JOHN DAVID | AUTHORIZED SIGNING OFFICER | — |
| PARROTT LYNN FRANCIS | MEMBER | — |
| FONTANA VICTOR JOSEPH | DIRECTOR | — |
| KINZLER THOMAS M | CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL | — |


## Disclosures (47)

_Showing 10 of 17 distinct disclosure events._

| Initiated | Type | Allegations | Status | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | regulatory | BC FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY FOUND THE CONTRACT AND RELATED ADVERTISING UNFAIR AND POTENTIALLY MISLEADING; FAILURES IN PRIVACY / OUTSOURCING COMPLIANCE; FAILURES IN COMMUNICATION WITH INSURED CAUSING HARM. | Final | — |
| 2025-07-15 | regulatory | AS THE RESULT OF A MARKET CONDUCT EXAMINATION COVERING THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED TO INSTITUTE AND MAINTAIN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS INSURANCE CODE AND ILLI… | Final | $81K |
| 2025-06-23 | regulatory | JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A,), FAILED TO NOTIFY THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION INSURANCE DIVISION ("THE DIVISION") WHEN IT TERMINATED ITS INSURANCE APPOINTMENT CONTRACT WITH AT LEAST NINE PRODUCERS FOR CAUSE FOR REASONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO T… | Final | $65K |
| 2023-10-16 | regulatory | THE VIRGINIA BUREAU OF INSURANCE ALLEGED THAT JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) IN CERTAIN INSTANCES VIOLATED THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AND THE VIRGINIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, RELATING TO THE CONDITIONS OF A RATE INCREASE FOR A LONG-TERM CARE RATE INSURANCE POLICY BY FAILING TO FILE A NOTICE WI… | Final | $9K |
| 2023-05-17 | regulatory | PURSUANT TO A TARGETED MARKET CONDUCT EXAMINATION, THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION INSURANCE DIVISION ALLEGED THAT JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A) FAILED TO COMPLY WITH RHODE ISLAND LAWS AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE OVERSIGHT OF REPLACEMENT TRANSACTIONS. | Final | $95K |
| 2023-03-21 | regulatory | A MARKET CONDUCT EXAM FOUND THAT JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A) VIOLATED REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS PRACTICES FROM JANUARY 1, 2021, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022. | Final | $53K |
| 2022-03-17 | regulatory | PURSUANT TO A MARKET CONDUCT EXAMINATION, THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ALLEGED THAT JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) FAILED TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRODUCER APPOINTMENTS. | Final | $68K |
| 2021-02-01 | regulatory | THE STATE OF WASHINGTON INSURANCE OFFICE OF THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER IDENTIFIED A VIOLATION OF RCW 48.23A.080(8) IN WHICH JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (USA) FAILED TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE COMMISSIONER UPON CHANGES TO THE ILLUSTRATION ACTUARY. | Final | $1K |
| 2019-11-26 | regulatory | STARTING IN JANUARY 2013, JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) MISINTERPRETED THE STATE OF VERMONT'S STATUTE REGARDING HOW DEATH CLAIM INTEREST WAS TO BE CALCULATED, AND OVERLOOKED A PREVIOUS CONSENT ORDER WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL REGULATION COVERING DEATH CLAIM INTEREST. UPO… | Final | $800K |
| 2017-12-12 | regulatory | THE OREGON DIVISION OF FINANCIAL REGULATION HAS COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION INTO JOHN HANCOCK'S HANDLING OF ADULT FOSTER HOME CLAIMS IN OREGON. THE DIVISION'S INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT JOHN HANCOCK VIOLATED ORS 743.656 (1)(B)(D) ON SEVEN OCCASIONS WHEN IT INCORRECTLY DENIED COVERED SERVICES. THE CO… | Final | $49K |


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- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/16009/brochure
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- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/16009

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