JHNY - NY Majestic COLIX

As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 2024
Registration No. 333-153253

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-6

SEC File No 811-8329

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 18 [X]

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 112 [X]

John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B

(Exact Name of Registrant)

John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York

(Name of Depositor)

100 Summit Lake Drive
Valhalla, NY 10595

(Complete address of depositor’s principal executive offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number: 617-572-6000

MICHAEL A. RAMIREZ
John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York
U.S. INSURANCE LAW
197 CLARENDON ST.
BOSTON, MA 02116

(Name and complete address of agent for service)

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after effectiveness of this amendment.

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John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B

John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York
(“John Hancock NY”)

Flexible Premium Variable Universal Life Insurance Policy

MAJESTIC VCOLIX

Prospectus dated April 29, 2024

You may choose to allocate your policy value to one or more of the options that the policies make available for that purpose. These options include our “variable investment accounts,” where the policy value will vary directly with the positive or negative investment experience of underlying investment “portfolios.” To provide you with that investment experience, amounts that you allocate to a variable investment account are held in a corresponding “subaccount” of John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B (“Separate Account”), and the subaccount invests those amounts exclusively in one of the portfolios.

You may also allocate policy value to a “fixed account” that the policy makes available. This prospectus provides detailed information about all such options to which you can allocate your policy value.

Please note that the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Additional information about certain investment products, including variable life insurance, has been prepared by the SEC’s staff and is available at Investor.gov.

important Information you should consider about the policy

FEES AND EXPENSES
Charges for Early Withdrawals	There is a surrender fee assessed upon a withdrawal, lapse, surrender (if such surrender is not subject to a Replacement fee), or if the Base Face Amount is reduced in the first seven policy years from the Policy Date. The maximum surrender charge is 0.768% of Total Face Amount. For example, if the Total Face Amount is $100,000, the highest possible surrender charge would be $768.00.			FEE TABLE Deductions from policy value
Transaction Charges	In addition to surrender charges (if applicable), you may also be charged for the following transactions: A deferred premium charge will be deducted monthly over a ten year period beginning in the policy year following premium payment. A transfer fee may be deducted upon transfers into or out of a variable investment account after you have made more than 12 such transfers in a year. A replacement fee will be assessed upon a policy replacement or “section 1035 exchange” (which is a type of tax-free exchange) in the first ten policy years. An Unscheduled Supplemental Face Amount increase charge will be assessed upon an unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount for ten years from the date of the increase			FEE TABLE Deductions from policy value
Ongoing Fees and Expenses (annual charges)	In addition to surrender charges and transaction charges, you will also be subject to certain ongoing fees and expenses, including a cost of insurance charge, administrative charge, Base Face Amount charge, asset-based risk charge, policy loan costs, and supplementary benefit rider charges. Some of these fees and expenses are based wholly or in part on the characteristics of the insured persons (e.g., age, sex, and underwriting classification). You should view the “policy specifications” page of your policy for rates applicable to your policy.			FEE TABLE Deductions from policy value
	You will also bear expenses associated with the portfolios under the policy, as shown in the following table:			Charges at the portfolio level APPENDIX
	Annual Fee	Minimum	Maximum
	Variable investment options (portfolio fees and expenses)	0.39%	2.58%

RISKS
Risk of Loss	You can lose money by investing in this policy.	PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING IN A POLICY
Not a Short- Term Investment	This policy is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. The policy is unsuitable as a short-term savings vehicle because of substantial policy-level charges, including the premium charge and the surrender charge, as well as potential adverse tax consequences from such short-term use.	Early Surrender or Withdrawal Risk/Not a Short-Term Investment

RISKS
Risks Associated with Investment Options	An investment in this policy is subject to the risk of poor performance and can vary depending on the performance of the account allocation options available under the policy (e.g., portfolios). Each such option (including the fixed account) will have its own unique risks, and you should review these options before making an allocation decision. You can find the prospectuses and other information about the portfolios at dfinview.com/JohnHancock/TAHD/MVCOLIX_NY?site=Majestic.	Investment Risk/Risk of Loss
Insurance Company Risks	Your investment in the policy is subject to risks related to John Hancock NY, including that the obligations (including under the fixed account option), guarantees, or benefits are subject to the claims-paying ability of John Hancock NY. Information about John Hancock NY, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request from your John Hancock NY representative. Our current financial strength ratings can also be obtained by contacting the Service Office at 1-800-448-1616.	Depositor Registrant
Policy Lapse	This policy will go into default if at the beginning of any policy month the policy’s net cash surrender value would be zero or below after deducting the monthly deductions then due. The “net cash surrender value” is your policy value, less any policy debt, and less any applicable surrender charges. This can happen as a result of insufficient premium payments, poor performance of the variable or general account options you have chosen, withdrawals, or unpaid loans or loan interest. If a default is not cured within a 61-day grace period, your policy will lapse without value, and no death benefit or other benefits will be payable. You can apply to reinstate a policy that has gone into default, subject to conditions including payment of a specified amount of additional premiums.	Lapse and Reinstatement

RESTRICTIONS
Investments	There are restrictions that may limit the variable investment account options and general account options (including the fixed account) that you may choose, as well as limitations on the transfer of policy value among those options. These restrictions may include a monthly limit on the number of transfers you may make. We may also impose additional restrictions to discourage market timing and disruptive trading activity. In particular, your allocation options will be affected if you elect to take a loan or receive benefits under certain supplementary benefit riders. Among other things, the policy also allows us to eliminate the shares of a portfolio or substitute shares of another new or existing portfolio, subject to applicable legal requirements.	Limitations on transfers to or from a variable investment account Limitations on transfers out of the fixed account Effect of Loans on Cash Value and Death Benefit Long-Term Care Rider and Overloan Protection Rider Portfolios

RESTRICTIONS
Optional Benefits	There are restrictions and limitations relating to optional benefits, as well as conditions under which an optional benefit may be modified or terminated by us. For example, certain supplementary benefit riders may be subject to underwriting, and your election of an option may result in restrictions upon some of the policy benefits, including availability of investment options.	Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider Overloan Protection Rider More About Certain Optional Benefits

TAXES
Tax Implications	You should consult with a tax professional to determine the tax implications of an investment in and payments received under the policy. There is no additional tax benefit to you if the policy is purchased through a tax-qualified plan. If we pay out any amount of your policy value upon surrender or partial withdrawal, all or part of that distribution would generally be treated as a return of the premiums you’ve paid and not subjected to income tax, with any portion not treated as a return of your premiums includible in your income. Distributions also are subject to tax penalties under some circumstances.	Tax Consequences of Owning a Policy

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Investment Professional Compensation	Some investment professionals may receive compensation for selling the policy, including by means of commissions and revenue sharing arrangements. These investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer or recommend this policy over another investment.	Commissions Paid to Dealers
Exchanges	Some investment professionals may have a financial incentive to offer you a new policy in place of the one you already own, and you should only exchange your policy if you determine, after comparing the features, fees, and risks of both policies, that it is preferable for you to purchase the new policy rather than continue to own the existing policy.	Commissions Paid to Dealers

Overview of the Policy

Purpose

The purpose of the policy is to provide lifetime protection against economic loss due to the death of the insured person and to help you accumulate assets through an investment portfolio. Fees, expenses and tax implications can make variable life insurance unsuitable as a short-term savings vehicle.

Premiums

We call the investments you make in the policy “premiums” or “premium payments.” The Minimum Initial Premium is a dollar amount that is stated in your policy specifications and that must be paid to us in full before your policy will take effect. Premium payments after the initial premium may not be required, but you must pay enough premium to keep the policy in force. That’s why the policy is called a “flexible premium” policy. After the payment of the initial premium, premiums may be paid at any time and in any amount until the insured person’s attained age 121, subject to the need to pay enough premium to keep the policy in force, and to limitations on maximum premium amount.

Federal tax law limits the amount of premium payments you can make relative to the amount of your policy’s insurance coverage. We will not knowingly accept any amount by which a premium payment exceeds this limit. In addition, in order to limit our investment risk exposure under certain market conditions, we may refuse to accept additional premium payments.

We invest each premium payment you make in the variable investment accounts or fixed account as you’ve elected.

The policy offers a number of variable investment accounts. You can find some important information about each portfolio in the APPENDIX, but for a full description of each portfolio, including the investment objectives and strategies, policies, restrictions, and risks, you should read the portfolio’s prospectus carefully before investing in the corresponding variable investment account.

You can also allocate policy value to the fixed account (where it is credited with rates of interest that we declare from time to time but will never be less than a minimum rate guaranteed in your policy specifications). If the net cash surrender value is insufficient to pay the charges when due your policy can terminate (i.e. “lapse”). This can happen because you haven’t paid enough premium or because the investment performance of the variable investment accounts you’ve chosen has been poor.

Policy Features

Death benefit. When the insured person dies, we will pay the death benefit minus any outstanding policy debt and unpaid fees and charges. There are two ways of calculating the death benefit. You choose which one you want in the application.

• Option 1— The death benefit will equal the greater of (1) the Total Face Amount plus any amount payable under a supplementary benefit rider, or (2) the minimum death benefit (as described below). The “Total Face Amount” is the amount of life insurance coverage equal to the “Base Face Amount” plus any “Supplemental Face Amount,” as set forth in your policy.

• Option 2— The death benefit will equal the greater of (1) the Total Face Amount plus any amount payable under a supplementary benefit rider, plus the policy value on the date of death, or (2) the minimum death benefit.

Surrender of the policy. You may surrender the policy in full while the insured person is alive. If you do, we will pay you the policy value less any outstanding policy debt and less any applicable surrender fee. This is called your “net cash surrender value.”

Withdrawals. After the first policy year, you may make a withdrawal of part of your net cash surrender value. Generally, each withdrawal must be at least $500. Your policy value is automatically reduced by the amount of the withdrawal. A withdrawal may also reduce the Total Face Amount.

Policy loans. If your policy is in force and has sufficient policy value, you may borrow from it at any time by completing the appropriate form. Generally, the minimum amount of each loan is $500. The maximum amount you can borrow is determined by a formula as described in your policy. Interest is charged on each loan. If there is an outstanding loan the amount of the loan and accrued interest will be deducted from the death benefit and other policy proceeds.

Fee Table

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning, and surrendering or making withdrawals from the policy. Please refer to your policy specifications for information about the specific fees you will pay each year based on the options you have elected.

The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay at the time that you buy the policy, surrender or make withdrawals from the policy, or transfer policy value between investment options.

TRANSACTION FEES
Charge	When Charge is Deducted	Amount Deducted
Maximum deferred premium charge(1)	Upon making a premium payment (charge deducted monthly over a ten year period beginning in the policy year following the premium payment)	0.11% monthly for ten policy years for each premium payment made in policy years 1-20 0.08% monthly for ten policy years for each premium payment made in policy years 21 and thereafter
Transfer fee(2)	Upon each transfer into or out of a variable investment account beyond an annual limit of twelve	$25.00
Replacement fee(3)	Upon a policy replacement or section 1035 exchange for the first ten policy years
Minimum charge		$6.13 per $1,000 of Total Face Amount
Maximum charge		$37.69 per $1,000 of Total Face Amount
Charge for a representative insured person		$16.80 per $1,000 of Total Face Amount
Unscheduled Supplemental Face Amount increase charge	Upon unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount for ten years from the date of the increase	$2.24 per $1,000 of unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount
Surrender fee(4)	Upon a withdrawal or surrender of the policy (if such surrender is not subject to a Replacement fee) during the first 6 policy years
Minimum charge		$0.88 per $1,000 of Total Face Amount
Maximum charge		$7.68 per $1,000 of Total Face Amount
Charge for representative insured person		$2.40 per $1,000 of Total Face Amount
Overloan Protection Rider(5)	At exercise of benefit
Minimum charge		0.04%
Maximum charge		8.0%
Accelerated Benefit Rider(6)	At exercise of benefit	$150.00

(1) At the end of the first and every policy year thereafter, we calculate a deferred premium charge on the basis of the total of the premiums paid during that policy year, multiplied by a rate not to exceed 0.11% for premium payments made in policy years 1-20 (13% on a cumulative basis) and 0.08% for premium payments made in policy years 21 and thereafter (9% on a cumulative basis). The premium charge is then deducted monthly over ten policy years in 120 equal monthly amounts beginning in the policy year following the premium payment. Currently, the amount deducted is 0.08% for premium payments paid in policy years 1-20 and 0.05% for premium payments paid in policy years 21 and thereafter.

(2) This charge is not currently imposed, but we reserve the right to do so in the policy.

insured person. The maximum rate shown is for a 70 year old male. The minimum shown is for a 20 year old female. The representative insured person rate shown is for a 45 year old male. These charges may not be particularly relevant to your current situation. For more information, contact your John Hancock NY representative.

(4) This fee is applicable only to policies issued with the Surrender Fee Endorsement, which we may also refer to as the “Early Termination Fee Endorsement.” The fee deducted will be equal to the percentage shown in your policy multiplied by the lesser of either the sum of premiums paid to date at the time the fee is applied or the Calculation Limit shown in your policy. The Calculation Limit varies by issue age, sex of the insured person and policy duration. The maximum rate shown is for an 80 year old male. The minimum rate shown is for a 20 year old female. The representative insured person rate shown is for a 45 year old male. The fees shown are the amounts that would apply to a surrender in the first policy year of the charge period assuming the premiums that have been paid are equal to the Calculation Limit in the first policy year. Contact your John Hancock NY representative for more information about whether this fee will be applicable to your policy.

(5) The charge for this rider is determined as a percentage of unloaned account value. The rates vary by the attained age of the insured person at the time of exercise. The rates also differ according to the tax qualification test elected at issue. The maximum rate shown is for an insured person who has reached attained age 75 and the cash value accumulation test has been elected. The minimum rate shown is for an insured person who has reached attained age 120 and the guideline premium test or the cash value accumulation test has been elected.

(6) For riders issued on or after July 18, 2022,only riders that were issued in California will be charged a transaction fee. For riders issued before July 18, 2022, the transaction fee is not currently imposed, but we reserve the right to do so in the policy.

The next table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the policy, not including portfolio fees and expenses.

PERIODIC CHARGES OTHER THAN ANNUAL PORTFOLIO EXPENSES
Charge	When Charge is Deducted	Amount Deducted
Base Policy Charges:
Cost of Insurance(1):	Monthly
Minimum charge		$0.04 per $1,000 of NAR
Maximum charge		$83.33 per $1,000 of NAR
Charge for a representative insured person		$0.22 per $1,000 of NAR
Administrative charge	Monthly	$15.00
Base Face Amount charge(2):	Monthly
Minimum charge		$0.16 per $1,000 of Base Face Amount
Maximum charge		$4.02 per $1,000 of Base Face Amount
Charge for a representative insured person		$0.43 per $1,000 of Base Face Amount
Asset-based risk charge(3)	Monthly	0.13% (monthly rate) of policy value
Maximum policy loan interest rate(4)	Accrues daily Payable annually	4.00% annual rate
Optional Benefit Charges:
Long-Term Care Rider(5)	Monthly
Minimum charge		$0.01 per $1,000 of NAR
Maximum charge		$3.34 per $1,000 of NAR
Charge for representative insured person		$0.08 per $1,000 of NAR
Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider(6)	Monthly
Minimum charge		$0.04 per $1,000 of NAR
Maximum charge		$83.33 per $1,000 of NAR
Charge for representative insured person		$0.22 per $1,000 of NAR

charge is then deducted monthly over ten policy years in 120 equal monthly amounts beginning in the policy year following the premium payment. Currently, the amount deducted is 0.08% for premium payments paid in policy years 1-20 and 0.05% for premium payments paid in policy years 21 and thereafter.

(2) This charge is not currently imposed, but we reserve the right to do so in the policy.

(3) A replacement fee is imposed for the first ten policy years if you surrender your policy in connection with the purchase of a replacement policy, including a replacement intended to qualify as a tax free exchange under section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code. The fee is a percentage of the premiums we receive in the first policy year that do not exceed the Replacement Fee Calculation Limit stated in your policy. The percentage applied is dependent upon the policy year during which the replacement occurs and grades down proportionately at the beginning of each policy month until it reaches zero. The Replacement Fee Calculation Limit varies by issue age and sex of the insured person. The maximum rate shown is for a 70 year old male. The minimum shown is for a 20 year old female. The representative insured person rate shown is for a 45 year old male. These charges may not be particularly relevant to your current situation. For more information, contact your John Hancock NY representative.

(5) The charge for this rider is determined by multiplying the net amount of insurance for which we are at risk (the net amount at risk or “NAR”) by the applicable rate. The rates vary by the long-term care insurance risk characteristics of the insured person and the rider benefit level selected. The maximum rate shown is for a 75 year old male substandard smoker underwriting risk with a 4% Monthly Acceleration Percentage. The minimum rate shown is for a 20 year old female super preferred non-smoker underwriting risk with a 1% Monthly Acceleration Percentage, which is a percentage of the death benefit you can accelerate each month. The representative insured person rate shown is for a 45 year old male standard non-smoker underwriting risk with a 4% Monthly Acceleration Percentage. The Monthly Acceleration Percentage is stated in the Policy Specifications page of your policy. These charges may not be particularly relevant to your current situation. For more information, contact your John Hancock NY representative.

(6) The Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider charge is determined by multiplying the net amount of insurance for which we are at risk (the net amount at risk or “NAR”) by the applicable cost of insurance rate. The rates vary widely depending upon the length of time the policy has been in effect, the insurance risk characteristics of the insured person and (generally) the sex of the insured person. The maximum rate shown is the rate in the first policy year for a 90 year old male substandard smoker underwriting risk. The minimum rate shown is the rate in the first policy year for a 20 year old female super preferred underwriting risk. The representative insured person rate shown is for a 45 year old male standard non-smoker underwriting risk in the first policy year. These charges may not be particularly relevant to your current situation. For more information, contact your John Hancock NY representative.

The next item shows the minimum and maximum total operating expenses charged by the portfolios that you may pay periodically during the time that you own the policy. A complete list of the portfolios available under the policy, including their annual expenses, may be found at the back of this document.

Annual Portfolio Expenses	Minimum	Maximum
Range of expenses that are deducted from portfolio assets, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses	0.39%	2.58%

General Description of the Policy

Policy Rights

Owner and beneficiary. The owner of the policy is the person who can exercise most of the rights under the policy, such as the right to choose the accounts in which to invest or the right to surrender the policy. In many cases, the person buying the policy is also the person who will be the owner. However, the application for a policy can name another person or entity (such as a trust) as owner. It is possible to name so-called “joint owners” of the policy. If more than one person owns a policy, all owners must join in most requests to exercise rights under the policy. Whenever we’ve used the term “you” in this prospectus, we’ve assumed that the reader is the person who has whatever right or privilege is being discussed. There may be tax consequences if the owner and the insured person are different, so you should discuss this issue with your tax adviser.

While the insured person is alive, you will have a number of options under the policy. These options include:

• Determine when and how much you allocate to the variable investment accounts and any fixed account

• Borrow or withdraw amounts you have in the variable investment account and any fixed account

• Change the beneficiary who will receive the death benefit

• Change the amount of insurance

• Surrender the policy for its net cash surrender value

• Choose the form in which we will pay out the death benefit or other proceeds

You name your beneficiary when you apply for the policy. The beneficiary is entitled to the proceeds we pay following the insured person’s death. Until the death of the insured person you can change your beneficiary by written request. Such a change requires the consent of any named irrevocable beneficiary. A new beneficiary designation will not affect any payments we make before we receive it. If no beneficiary is living when the insured person dies, we will pay the insurance proceeds to the owner or the owner’s estate.

Allocation of Premiums

All premiums received prior to the Issue Date of the policy will be held in the general account and credited with interest from the date of receipt at the rate of return then being earned on amounts allocated to the Money Market variable investment account. After the Issue Date but prior to the Allocation Date, net premiums received are allocated to the Money Market variable investment account. The “Allocation Date” of the policy is the tenth day after the Issue Date. The Issue Date is shown in your policy specifications. On the Allocation Date, the net premiums paid plus return credited, if any, will be allocated among the variable investment accounts or the fixed account in accordance with the policy owner’s instructions. Any net premium received on or after the Allocation Date will be allocated among variable investment accounts or the fixed account as of the business day on or next following the date the premium is received at the Service Office. In your application for a policy, you give us your initial instructions as to how you wish your initial and future premium payments to be allocated among the variable investment and fixed accounts. Your instructions must be in percentages that add up to 100%. By written request and at any time, you may change the variable investment accounts or fixed account in which future premium payments will be invested.

There are restrictions that may limit the variable investment account and fixed account options that you may choose, as well as limitations on the transfer of policy value among those options. For example, your investment options will be limited if you exercise benefits under the Long-Term Care Rider or the Overloan Protection Rider. Specifically, all value you have in the variable investment accounts will automatically be transferred to the fixed account, and, so long as you continue to receive any of those benefits, you will not be permitted to allocate any additional amounts to the variable investment account.

Transfers of Policy Value

You may transfer your policy value from one variable investment account or fixed account to another, subject to the limitations discussed below. To do so, you must tell us how much to transfer, either as a whole number percentage or as a specific dollar amount. A confirmation of each transfer will be sent to you Without our approval, the maximum amount you may transfer to or from any account (fixed or investment) in any policy year is $1,000,000.

We have adopted policies and procedures with respect to frequent transfers of policy value among variable investment accounts.

Limitations on transfers to or from a variable investment account. Our current practice is to restrict transfers into or out of variable investment accounts to two per calendar month (except with respect to those policies described in the following paragraphs). For purposes of this restriction, and in applying the limitation on the number of free transfers, any transfers made during the period from the opening of a business day (usually 9:00 a.m. Eastern time) to the close of that business day (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) are considered one transfer. You may, however, transfer to the Money Market variable investment account even if the two transfers per month limit has been reached, but only if 100% of the account value in all variable investment accounts is transferred to the Money Market variable investment account. If such a transfer to the Money Market variable investment account is made, then for the 30 calendar day period after such transfer no transfers from the Money Market variable investment account to any other variable investment account or any fixed account may be made. If your policy offers a dollar cost averaging or automatic asset allocation rebalancing program, any transfers pursuant to such program are not considered transfers subject to these restrictions on frequent trading.

Policies such as yours may be purchased by a corporation or other entity as a means to informally finance the liabilities created by an employee benefit plan, and to this end the entity may aggregately manage the policies purchased to match its liabilities under the plan. Policies sold under these circumstances are subject to special transfer restrictions. In lieu of the two transfers per month restriction, we will allow the policy owner under these circumstances to rebalance the variable investment accounts in its policies within the following limits: (i) during the 10 calendar day period after any policy values are transferred from one variable investment account into a second variable investment account, the values can only be transferred out of the second variable investment account if they are transferred into the Money Market variable investment account; and (ii) any policy values that would otherwise not be transferable by application of the 10 day limit described above and that are transferred into the Money Market variable investment account may not be transferred out of the Money Market variable investment account into any other variable investment account or any fixed account for 30 calendar days.

Subject to our approval, we may offer policies purchased by a corporation or other entity that has purchased policies to match its liabilities under an employee benefit plan, as described above, the ability to electronically rebalance the variable investment accounts in its policies. Under these circumstances, in lieu of imposing any specific limit upon the number and timing of transfers, we will monitor aggregate trades among the subaccounts for frequency, pattern and size for potentially harmful investment practices. If we detect trading activity that we believe may be harmful to the overall operation of any variable investment account or underlying portfolio, we may impose conditions on policies employing electronic rebalancing to submit trades, including setting limits upon the number and timing of transfers, and revoking privileges to make trades by any means other than written communication submitted via U.S. mail. While we seek to identify and prevent disruptive frequent trading activity, it may not always be possible to do so. Therefore no assurance can be given that the restrictions we impose will be successful in preventing all disruptive frequent trading and avoiding harm to long-term investors.

We will apply these limitations uniformly to each class of policies.

Effective July 27, 2010, we will automatically issue all policies described in this prospectus with the Allocations and Transfers Endorsement. This endorsement limits the amount of policy value under your policy (and certain other policies) that may be transferred to or from an investment account to $1,000,000 during the most recent 12 calendar months.

The above limit applies in aggregate to all policies of the same plan name in which you have an ownership interest (including policies owned by entities associated with you) and/or for which premiums are paid by a single payor (including entities associated with such payor). Any exceptions to the above limit will be made pursuant to uniform standards applied to all policyholders subject to this restriction. For policies issued prior to July 27, 2010, the maximum amount you may transfer without our approval to or from any account in any policy year is $1,000,000 on a per policy basis.

Frequent transfers among variable investment accounts. Variable investment accounts in variable life insurance products can be a prime target for abusive transfer activity because these products value their variable investment accounts on a daily basis and allow transfers among variable investment accounts without immediate tax consequences. As a result, some investors may seek to frequently transfer into and out of variable investment accounts or to make large transfers in reaction to market news or to exploit a perceived pricing inefficiency. Whatever the reason, long-term investors in any variable investment account can be harmed by large or frequent transfer activity. For example, such activity may expose the variable investment account’s portfolio to increased portfolio transaction costs and/or disrupt the portfolio manager’s ability to effectively manage the portfolio’s investments in accordance with the portfolio’s investment objectives and policies. This could include causing

the portfolio to maintain higher levels of cash than would otherwise be the case, or liquidating investments prematurely. Accordingly, frequent or large transfers may result in dilution with respect to interests held for long-term investment and adversely affect policy owners, beneficiaries and the portfolios.

To discourage market timing and disruptive trading activity, we impose restrictions on transfers and reserve the right to change, suspend or terminate telephone, facsimile and internet transaction privileges. We also reserve the right to impose a fee of up to $25 for any transfer beyond an annual limit (which would be 12 or more). No transfer fee will be imposed on any transfer from a variable investment account into any fixed account if the transfer occurs during the following periods:

• within 18 months after the policy’s Issue Date, or

• within 60 days after the later of the effective date of a material change in the investment objectives of any variable investment account or the date you are notified of the change.

While we seek to identify and prevent disruptive trading activity, it may not always be possible to do so. Therefore, no assurance can be given that the restrictions we impose will be successful in preventing all disruptive trading and avoiding harm to long-term investors.

Limitations on transfers out of the fixed account. The most you can transfer out of the enhanced yield fixed account in any one policy year is the greater of (i) the fixed account maximum transfer amount of $2,000, (ii) the enhanced yield fixed account maximum transfer percentage of 10% multiplied by the amount in the enhanced yield fixed account on the immediately preceding policy anniversary, or (iii) the amount transferred out of the enhanced yield fixed account during the previous policy year. Transfers out of the fixed account option in any one policy year are limited to the greater of (i) the fixed account maximum transfer amount of $2,000, (ii) the fixed account maximum transfer percentage of 25% multiplied by the amount of the fixed account on the immediately preceding policy anniversary, or (iii) the amount transferred out of the fixed account during the previous policy year. Any transfer out of the fixed account may not involve a transfer to the Money Market variable investment account. We reserve the right to impose a minimum amount limit on transfers out of any fixed account. We also reserve the right to impose different restrictions on any additional fixed account that we may offer in the future. We may waive the transfer restrictions on the fixed account.

Effective July 27, 2010, we will automatically issue all policies described in this prospectus with the Allocations and Transfers Endorsement. This endorsement limits the combined amount of premiums and policy value under your policy (and certain other policies) that may be allocated and/or transferred to all fixed accounts to $1,000,000 during the most recent 12 calendar months.

The above limit applies in aggregate to all policies of the same plan name in which you have an ownership interest (including policies owned by entities associated with you) and/or for which premiums are paid by a single payor (including entities associated with such payor). Any excess over such limit will be allocated or transferred to your other investment accounts according to your most recent allocation instructions. Any exceptions to the above limit will be made pursuant to uniform standards applied to all policyholders subject to this restriction.

Potential additional limitations. We reserve the right to take other actions to restrict transfers, including, but not limited to: (i) restricting the number of transfers made during a defined period, (ii) restricting the dollar amount of transfers, (iii) restricting transfers into and out of certain variable investment accounts, (iv) restricting the method used to submit transfers, and (v) deferring a transfer at any time we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of the portfolio. We may also impose additional administrative conditions upon or prohibit a transfer request made by a third party giving instructions on behalf of multiple policies, whether owned by the same owner or different owners. If you engage a third party for asset allocation services, then you may be subject to these transfer restrictions because of the actions of that party in providing those services. We will notify the third party you have engaged if we exercise this right. A portfolio also may require us to impose additional trading restrictions if violations of its policies against frequent or disruptive trading in its shares are discovered.

Dollar cost averaging and asset allocation balancer programs. We may offer policy owners a dollar cost averaging (“DCA”) program. Under the DCA program, you will designate an amount that will be transferred monthly from one variable investment account into any other variable investment account or a fixed account. If insufficient funds exist to effect a DCA transfer, the transfer will not be effected and you will be so notified. We do not apply any minimum amount requirements for participation in the DCA program. You can participate in both the dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing programs at the same time. Under the asset allocation balancer program you will designate an allocation of policy value among variable investment accounts. We will move amounts among the variable investment accounts at specified intervals you select—

annually, semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. A change to your premium allocation instructions will automatically result in a

change in asset allocation balancer instructions so that the two are identical unless you either instruct us otherwise or have elected the dollar cost averaging program. This asset allocation balancer program only applies to policy value in the variable investment accounts. No fee is charged for these programs. We reserve the right to cease to offer these programs as of 90 days after written notice is sent to you.

General Account

The fixed account is part of our general account. Our general account consists of all assets owned by us other than those in the Separate Account and any other separate accounts which we have established and may establish. Any interest credited to a policy owner from an investment in a fixed account and any guaranteed benefits we may provide under the policy that exceed the value of amounts held in the Separate Account will be paid from the Company’s general account and will be subject to the Company’s financial strength and claims paying ability. Subject to applicable law, John Hancock NY has sole discretion over the investment of the assets of the general account and policy owners do not share in the investment experience of, or have any preferential claim on, those assets. John Hancock NY bears full investment risk for all amounts allocated to the fixed account.

Because of exemptive and exclusionary provisions, interests in our fixed account have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and our general account has not been registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”). Accordingly, neither the general account nor any interests therein are subject to the provisions of these acts. Disclosures regarding the general account, however, are subject generally to applicable provisions of federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in the prospectus.

Effective July 27, 2010, we will automatically issue all policies described in this prospectus with the Allocations and Transfers Endorsement. This endorsement limits the combined amount of premiums and policy value that may be allocated and/or transferred to all fixed accounts under your policy (and certain other policies).

The fixed account options. Policy value allocated to any fixed account will accrue interest daily at an effective annual rate that we determine and that depends on a number of significant considerations in addition to the actual investment experience we expect for the general account. We currently offer only one fixed account—the standard fixed account.

We provide for a second fixed account option for policies purchased before April 30, 2012—the Enhanced Yield Fixed Account. Policy owners who purchased their policy prior to April 30, 2012, may continue to allocate premium or transfer policy value to and from the Enhanced Yield Fixed Account pursuant to the terms of the policy. The Enhanced Yield Fixed Account and the standard fixed account are referred to as “fixed account options” in this prospectus.

The effective annual rate we declare for the fixed account will never be less than 2%. We reserve the right to offer one or more additional fixed accounts with characteristics that differ from those of the current fixed account, but we are under no obligation to do so. Any interest we credit in excess of the guaranteed interest crediting rate will be based on our sole discretion. Additionally, interest credited on a non-guaranteed basis varies over time is rarely the same year-over-year and there may be extended periods of time during which no interest above the guaranteed minimum is declared.

Premiums

Purchase Procedures

Generally, the policy is available with a minimum Total Face Amount at issue of $100,000 and a minimum Base Face Amount at issue of $50,000. At the time of issue, the insured person must have an attained age of no more than 90. The insured person must meet certain health and other insurance risk criteria called “underwriting standards.”

The Minimum Initial Premium is set forth in your policy specifications. Factors that determine the minimum initial premium amount generally include the insured persons’ age, sex and risk classification including any additional ratings; the Total Face Amount of insurance and election of any Supplemental Face Amount; choice of Death Benefit Option 1 vs. Option 2; and any selected supplementary benefit riders. Premium payments after the initial premium may not be required, but you must pay enough premium to keep the policy in force. That’s why the policy is called a “flexible premium” policy.

If you pay premiums by check or money order, they must be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars and made payable to “John Hancock.” We will not accept credit card checks. We will not accept starter or third party checks if they fail to satisfy our administrative requirements. Premiums after the first must be sent to the John Hancock NY Service Office at the appropriate address shown on the back cover of this prospectus. We will also accept premiums by wire or by exchange from another insurance company, or via an electronic funds transfer program (any owner interested in making monthly premium payments must use this method).

Premium Amount

In addition to the Minimum Initial Premium, your policy specifications will also show the “Planned Premium” that you chose for the policy. Payment of Planned Premiums is not necessarily required, however. You need only pay enough premium to keep the policy in force.

The amount and frequency of the Planned Premium are determined by you, in consultation with your financial advisor, based upon your financial objectives for the policy. Depending upon the amount and timing of your actual premium payments, investment results, changing objectives and other factors, you may need to change the amount and frequency of your premium payments from the Planned Premium amount in order for the policy to continue to support your financial objectives. You may be required to pay additional premiums beyond the Planned Premium amount in order to keep your policy from lapsing. You should request in-force illustrations periodically in order to help assure that you are keeping on track with your objectives.

Federal tax law limits the amount of premium payments you can make relative to the amount of your policy’s insurance coverage. Also, in order to limit our exposure to unanticipated investment risk, we may refuse to accept additional premium payments. For example, with large premium payments in an environment of decreasing interest rates, we may not be able to acquire investments for our general account that will sufficiently match the liabilities we are incurring under our fixed account guarantees. Excessive allocations may also interfere with the effective management of our variable investment accounts, if we are unable to make an orderly investment of the additional premium into the variable investment accounts. Also, we may refuse to accept or limit an amount of premium if the amount of the premium would increase our insurance risk exposure, and the insured person doesn’t provide us with adequate evidence that he or she continues to meet our requirements for issuing insurance.

We will notify you in writing of our refusal to accept premium and will promptly thereafter take the necessary steps to return the premium to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing limits on the premium that we will accept, we will not refuse to accept any premium necessary to prevent the policy from terminating.

Premium Due Dates

A policy will go into default if at the beginning of any policy month the policy’s net cash surrender value would be zero or below after deducting the monthly deductions then due. Therefore, a policy could lapse eventually if increases in policy value (prior to deduction of policy charges) are not sufficient to cover policy charges. We will notify you of the default and will allow a 61-day grace period in which you may make a premium payment sufficient to bring the policy out of default. The required payment will be equal to the amount necessary to bring the net cash surrender value to zero, if it was less than zero on the date of default, plus an amount equal to three times the monthly deductions due on the date of default, plus any applicable premium charge. If the insured person should die during the grace period, the policy value used in the calculation

Standard Death Benefits

Effectiveness and Policy Date. After you apply for a policy, we gather and evaluate all the information we need to decide whether to issue a policy to you and, if so, what the insured person’s risk classification should be. After we approve an application for a policy and assign an appropriate insurance risk classification, we will prepare the policy for delivery. The policy will take effect only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

• The policy is delivered to and received by the applicant.

• The Minimum Initial Premium is received by us.

• The insured person is living and there has been no deterioration in the insurability of the insured person since the date of the application.

If all of the above conditions are satisfied, the policy will take effect on the date shown in the policy as the “Policy Date.” That is the date on which we begin to take monthly deductions. Policy months, policy years and policy anniversaries are all measured from the Policy Date. Under limited circumstances, we may backdate a policy, upon request, by assigning a Policy Date earlier than the date the application is signed. However, in no event will a policy be backdated earlier than the earliest date allowed by state law, which is generally three months to one year prior to the date of application for the policy. The most common reasons for backdating are to preserve a younger age at issue for the insured person or to retain a common monthly deduction date in certain corporate-owned life insurance cases involving multiple policies issued over time. If used to preserve age, backdating will result in lower insurance charges. However, monthly deductions will begin earlier than would otherwise be the case.

Temporary insurance coverage. If a specified amount of premium is paid with the application for a policy and other conditions are met, we will provide temporary term life insurance coverage on the insured person for a period prior to the time coverage under the policy takes effect. Such temporary term coverage will be subject to the terms and conditions described in the Temporary Life Insurance Agreement and Receipt attached to the application for the policy, including conditions to coverage and limits on amount and duration of coverage.

Option 1 and Option 2. When the insured person dies, we will pay the death benefit minus any outstanding policy debt and unpaid fees and charges. There are two ways of calculating the death benefit. You must choose which one you want in the application. The two death benefit options are described below.

See the OTHER BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER THE POLICY and More About Certain Optional Benefits sections for more information about riders that may increase the death benefit.

For the same premium payments, the death benefit under Option 2 will tend to be higher than the death benefit under Option 1. On the other hand, the monthly insurance charge will be higher under Option 2 to compensate us for the additional insurance risk. Because of that, the policy value will tend to be higher under Option 1 than under Option 2 for the same premium payments.

Poor investment performance of the portfolios, expenses, and deduction of charges under the policy all will reduce the policy value and net cash surrender value and may also reduce the death benefit. However, favorable investment performance may increase the policy value, net cash surrender value, and death benefit. Therefore, if you experience better investment performance or lower expenses and charges than you assumed, you may be able to reduce your premium payments while maintaining the death benefit and other values under your policy; or if you continue to pay premiums at the same level, the death benefit and other values under your policy may increase. Conversely, if the investment performance falls short of what you assumed, or the expenses or charges are higher, the death benefit and other values under your policy may decrease unless you pay additional premiums.

Base Face Amount and Supplemental Face Amount. Total Face Amount is composed of the Base Face Amount and any Supplemental Face Amount you elect. The Supplemental Face Amount you can have generally cannot exceed 900% of the Base Face Amount at the Issue Date. Thereafter, scheduled and unscheduled increases to the Supplemental Face Amount cannot exceed 400% of the Total Face Amount at the Issue Date.

You should consider a number of factors in determining whether to elect coverage in the form of Base Face Amount or in the form of Supplemental Face Amount. Some of these factors include the following:

• As shown in the Fee Tables, there is a charge per $1,000 of Base Face Amount. This means for the same amount of Total Face Amount, your Face Amount charges deducted from policy value will be higher if you elect greater proportions of Base Face Amount at issue versus Supplemental Face Amount.

• However, if you elect greater proportions of Supplemental Face Amount coverage at issue, the guaranteed limit upon the asset- based risk charge we provide will be higher. As shown in the Fee Tables, the “maximum” guaranteed charge of 0.13% of policy value is for a policy with 10% Base Face Amount and 90% Supplemental Face Amount at issue. A policy with 50% Base Face Amount Amount and 50% Supplemental Face Amount at issue would have a guaranteed charge of 0.09%. For a policy with 100% Base Face Amount and 0% Supplemental Face Amount at issue, the guaranteed charge would be 0.03% of policy value. Please see the Fee Tables for a description of the guaranteed and current asset-based risk charges in all policy years. The asset- based risk charge percentages assessed on a current basis may be the same for both Base Face Amount and Supplemental Face Amount.

• Also, after the insured person reaches or would have reached age 121, any Supplemental Face Amount will terminate. If your priority is to maximize the death benefit when the insured person reaches or would have reached age 121, then you may wish to maximize the proportion of the Base Face Amount.

The charges applied to Base Face Amount will tend to result in lower cash value accumulation, or alternatively higher premium payments, for the same amount of death benefit compared to Supplemental Face Amount coverage. However, if the Company should increase the asset-based risk charges under your policy to the maximum limits, the higher guaranteed asset-based risk charge resulting from a higher amount of Supplemental Face Amount at issue could increase the policy’s risk of lapse, requiring additional premium payments. You should also consider that the amount of compensation paid to the selling broker-dealer will be higher if you elect greater proportions of Base Face Amount coverage at issue.

Ultimately, individual needs and objectives vary. You should discuss your individual needs with your registered representative.

Minimum death benefit. In order for a policy to qualify as life insurance under Federal tax law, there has to be a minimum amount of insurance in relation to policy value. There are two tests that can be applied under Federal tax law—the “guideline premium test” and the “cash value accumulation test.” You must elect which test you wish to have applied at issue. Once elected, the test cannot be changed without our approval.

Under the guideline premium test, we compute the minimum death benefit each business day by multiplying the policy value on that date by the death benefit factor applicable on that date. A table showing the factor for each age will appear in the policy, and the following table shows those factors for selected ages:

Attained Age	Applicable Factor
40 and under	250%
45	215%
50	185%
55	150%
60	130%
65	120%
70	115%
75	105%
90	105%
95 and above	100%

Under the cash value accumulation test, we compute the minimum death benefit each business day by multiplying the policy value on that date by the death benefit factor applicable on that date. The factor decreases as attained age increases. A table showing the factor for each age will appear in the policy.

These death benefit factors are subject to change based on the issue date of your policy. Please refer to your policy and contact your John Hancock NY representative for the death benefit factors that are specific to your policy.

The cash value accumulation test may be preferable if you want to fund the policy so that the minimum death benefit will increase earlier than would be required under the guideline premium test, or if you want to fund the policy at the “7 pay” limit for the full seven years.

To the extent that the calculation of the minimum death benefit under the selected life insurance qualification test causes the death benefit to exceed our limits, we reserve the right to return premiums or distribute a portion of the policy value so that the resulting amount of insurance is maintained within our limits. Alternatively, if we should decide to accept the additional amount of insurance, we may require additional evidence of insurability.

Calculation and payment of the death benefit. We will ordinarily pay any death benefit within seven days after we receive the last required form or request and any other documentation that may be required. You may choose to receive proceeds from the policy as a single sum. If we do not have information about the desired manner of payment within seven days after the date we receive documentation of the insured person’s death, we will pay the proceeds as a single sum. As permitted by state law and our current administrative procedures, death claim proceeds may be placed into an interest-bearing John Hancock retained asset account in the beneficiary’s name. The interest earned in a John Hancock retained asset account is normally subject to income tax. You should consult with your tax advisor if you have any questions regarding taxation of the interest earned. We will provide the beneficiary with a checkbook, so checks may be written for all or a part of the proceeds. The retained asset account is part of our general account and is subject to the claims of our creditors. It is not a bank account and it is not insured by the FDIC. We may receive a benefit from managing proceeds held in a retained asset account. Alternatively, you can elect to have proceeds of $1,000 or more applied to any of the other payment options we may offer at the time. You cannot choose an option if the monthly payments under the option would be less than $50. We will issue a supplementary agreement when the proceeds are applied to any alternative payment option. That agreement will spell out terms of the option in full. Please contact our Service Office for more information.

Changes you may make. Subject to certain limitations and conditions, you may request a change from death benefit Option 2 to Option 1 or a reduction in your policy’s Face Amount. However, you may not request a change from Option 1 to Option 2 or a Face Amount increase.

Requesting an increase or decrease in coverage. After the first policy year, you may make a written request for an unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount. We must receive your written request within two months of your next policy anniversary. Unscheduled increases are also subject to a charge for ten years from the date of the increase. Generally, each such increase must be at least $50,000. You will have to provide us with evidence that the insured person qualifies for the same risk classification that applied to them at issue. Generally, an approved increase will take effect on the policy anniversary on or next following the date we approve the request. If you elect scheduled increases to your Supplemental Face Amount when you apply for the policy you may not elect to purchase the Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider. Any unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount after issue would first require that you terminate the Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider you may have elected at issue.

After the first policy year, we may approve a reduction in the Base Face Amount or the Supplemental Face Amount, but only if the remaining Total Face Amount will be at least $100,000 and the remaining Base Face Amount will be at least $50,000, and the remaining Total Face Amount will at least equal the minimum required by the tax laws to maintain the policy’s life insurance status. An approved decrease will take effect on the monthly deduction date on or next following the date we approve the request. We reserve the right to require that the Supplemental Face Amount be fully depleted before the Base Face Amount can be reduced.

Change of death benefit option. The death benefit option may be changed from Option 2 to Option 1 after the first policy year. If you request in writing, and we approve a change from Option 2 to Option 1, your Total Face Amount after the change will equal your Total Face Amount before the change plus the policy value as of the effective date of the change. If you change from Option 2 to Option 1, your death benefit will change from one that may increase over time due to the investment experience of the underlying variable investment accounts to one that is a level death benefit. Changing from Option 2 to Option 1 can also lower the monthly Cost of Insurance charge since this charge is lowered when the NAR is reduced; all other charges under the policy would remain the same. We reserve the right to limit a request for a change if the change would cause the policy to fail to qualify as life insurance for tax purposes.

A change in the death benefit option from Option 2 to Option 1 will result in a change in the policy’s Total Face Amount, in order to avoid any change in the amount of the death benefit. The new Total Face Amount will be equal to the Total Face Amount prior to the change plus the policy value as of the date of the change. The change will take effect on the monthly deduction date on or next following the date the written request for the change is received at our Service Office.

Additional Information About Standard Death Benefits

Tax consequences of coverage changes. If you change the death benefit option, the Federal tax law test (“guideline premium test” or “cash value accumulation test”) that you elected at issue will continue to apply.

A change in the death benefit option or Total Face Amount will often change the policy’s limits under the Federal tax law test that you elected. To avoid having the policy cease to qualify as life insurance for tax purposes, we reserve the right to (i) refuse or limit a change in the death benefit option or Total Face Amount and (ii) change the Guideline Single Premium or Guideline Level Premium, as applicable.

Limitations on payment of death benefit. If the insured person commits suicide within certain time periods (generally within two years from the Issue Date of the policy), the amount payable will be equal to the premiums paid, less the amount of any policy debt on the date of death, and less any withdrawals. Also if an application misstated the age or sex of the insured person, we will adjust, if necessary, the Base Face Amount, any Supplemental Face Amount, and every other benefit to that which would have been purchased at the correct age or sex by the most recent cost of insurance charge.

Surrenders and Withdrawals

Surrender and Withdrawal

You may surrender the policy in full at any time, in which case we will pay you the policy’s full net cash surrender value and coverage under the policy and any riders and other benefits under the policy will cease. If you surrender your policy in connection with the purchase of a replacement policy, including a replacement intended to qualify as a tax free exchange under section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code, there may also be a replacement fee deducted from the net cash surrender value. Also, if your policy is issued with the Surrender Fee Endorsement, we will deduct a surrender fee if you surrender your policy during the first 7 policy years, provided the surrender is not subject to a replacement fee. After the first policy year, you may take a withdrawal of part of your net cash surrender value once in each policy month. The amount of payment you will receive upon a surrender or withdrawal is based on values calculated as of the day we receive your request in good order or, if that is not a business day, on the next day that is. We generally pay that amount to you within seven days thereafter.

Additional Information Regarding Surrender and Withdrawal

The surrender of the policy terminates the life insurance coverage and other policy benefits. If you surrender your policy, we will pay you the policy value less any policy debt and surrender charge that then applies. You must return your policy when you request a surrender.

With withdrawals, your policy value is automatically reduced by the amount of any withdrawal. Because it reduces the policy value, any withdrawal will reduce your death benefit under either Option 1 or Option 2. Under Option 1, such a withdrawal may also reduce the Total Face Amount. Generally, any such reduction in the Total Face Amount will be implemented by first reducing any Supplemental Face Amount then in effect. We reserve the right to approve reductions in the Base Face Amount prior to eliminating the Supplemental Face Amount. You should consider a number of factors in determining whether to continue coverage in the form of Base Face Amount or Supplemental Face Amounts. A reduction in Base Face Amount or Supplemental Face Amount will result in a reduction of the charge associated with that component of the coverage.

Generally, each withdrawal must be at least $500. We will not permit a withdrawal if it would cause your surrender value to fall below three months’ worth of monthly deductions. We reserve the right to refuse any withdrawal that would cause the policy’s Total Face Amount to fall below $100,000 or the Base Face Amount to fall below $50,000. Also, if your policy is issued with the Surrender Fee Endorsement, there may be a pro-rata surrender fee deducted from your policy value. If such a reduction in Total Face Amount would cause the policy to fail the Internal Revenue Code’s (“Code”) definition of life insurance, we will not permit the withdrawal.

Loans

Availability of Loans, Limitations and Interest

If your policy is in force and has sufficient policy value, you may borrow from it at any time before the insured person has reached age 121 by completing the appropriate form. We process policy loans as of the business day on or next following the day we receive the loan request. You can repay all or part of a loan at any time. Policy loans permanently affect the calculation of your policy value and may also result in adverse tax consequences. The amount of the outstanding loan (which includes accrued and unpaid interest) is subtracted from the amount otherwise payable when the policy proceeds become payable.

Generally, the minimum amount of each loan is $500. The maximum amount you can borrow is the greater of (i) 90% of net cash surrender value and (ii) the amount determined as set out below.

• We first determine the net cash surrender value of your policy.

• We then subtract an amount equal to the monthly deductions then being deducted from policy value times the number of full policy months until the next policy anniversary.

• We then multiply the resulting amount by the difference between the effective annual rate then being charged on loans and the effective annual rate then being credited on the loan account.

• We then subtract the third item above from the second item above.

Interest is charged on each loan. You can pay the interest or allow it to become part of the outstanding loan balance. The maximum effective annual interest rate we can charge for the loan account is 4.00% in the first 10 policy years and 3.00% thereafter. However, we reserve the right to increase the percentage after the tenth policy year to as much as 3.25%. Accrued interest will be added to the loan daily and will bear interest at the same rate as the original loan amount.

The amount of the loan is placed in a special loan account as collateral for the loan. This special loan account will earn interest at an effective annual rate of 3.00%.

Effect of Loans on Cash Value and Death Benefit

Unless otherwise specified by you, the amount of the loan is deducted from the variable investment accounts and any fixed account in the same proportion as the policy value is then allocated among them. Amounts in the loan account do not participate in the investment experience of the variable investment accounts or the fixed account, and therefore loans can affect the policy value and death benefit whether or not the loan is repaid. The policy value, the net cash surrender value, and any death benefit are permanently affected by any loan, whether or not it is repaid in whole or in part. This is because the variable investment accounts or any fixed account and the special loan account will generally have different rates of investment return.

Other Effects of Loans

Taking a loan on the policy increases the risk that the policy may lapse because of the difference between the interest rate charged on the loan and the interest rate credited to the special loan account. When a loan is outstanding, the amount in the loan account is not available to help pay for any policy charges. If, after deducting your policy loan, there is not enough net cash surrender value to cover the policy charges, your policy could lapse. Also, whenever the outstanding loan equals or exceeds your policy value after the insured person reaches age 121, the policy will terminate 31 days after we have mailed notice of termination to you (and to any assignee of record at such assignee’s last known address) specifying the amount that must be paid to avoid termination, unless a repayment of at least the amount specified is made within that period.

The tax consequences of a loan interest credited differential of 0% are unclear. You should consult a tax adviser before effecting a loan to evaluate possible tax consequences. If we determine that a loan will be treated as a distribution from your policy because of the differential between the loan interest rate and the rate being credited on the special loan account, we reserve the right to increase the rate charged on the loan to a rate that would, in our reasonable judgment, result in the transaction being treated as a loan under Federal tax law. The right to increase the rate charged on the loan is restricted in some states.

Loan Repayments

You can repay all or part of a loan at any time. Each repayment will be allocated among the accounts as set out below.

• The repayment will be applied to the policy value by transferring amounts from the loan account to the other accounts as follows:

• First, an amount will be transferred to the fixed account that is equal to the remaining loan repayment multiplied by the ratio of the amount borrowed from the fixed account divided by the sum of the amounts borrowed from the fixed account and the variable investment accounts, if any.

• The remainder of the repayment, if any, will be allocated among the accounts in the same way a new premium payment would be allocated (unless otherwise specified by you).

If you want a payment to be used as a loan repayment, you must include instructions to that effect. Otherwise, all payments will be assumed to be premium payments. We process loan repayments as of the day we receive the repayment. Loan repayments received prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) will be applied on the same day it was received. Loan repayments received after the close of the NYSE will be applied as of the next business day.

Other Benefits Available Under the Policy

In addition to the standard death benefits associated with your policy, other standard and/or optional benefits may also be available to you. The following tables summarize information about those benefits. Information about the fees associated with each benefit included in the tables may be found in the FEE TABLE.

STANDARD BENEFITS
Name of Benefit	Purpose	Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations
Dollar cost averaging	Under the dollar cost averaging program, you will designate an amount that will be transferred monthly from one variable investment account into any other variable investment account or a fixed account.	We reserve the right to cease to offer this program after written notice to you.
Asset allocation balancing	Under the asset allocation balancer program, you will designate a percentage allocation of policy value among variable investment accounts. We will automatically transfer amounts among the variable investment accounts at intervals you select (annually, semi-annually, quarterly, or monthly) to reestablish your chosen allocation.	We reserve the right to cease this program after written notice to you.

OPTIONAL BENEFITS
Name of Benefit	Purpose	Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations
Long Term Care Rider	Provides for periodic advance payments to you of a portion of the death benefit if the insured person becomes chronically ill as defined in the policy and has received qualified long-term care service while the policy is in force. If you elect this rider, you will also have an option to apply to have a portion of the policy’s death benefit advanced to you in the event of terminal illness.	There is a maximum amount of death benefit that we will advance for each month of qualification. Each advance reduces the remaining death benefit under your policy and causes a proportionate reduction in your policy value. We restrict your policy value’s exposure to market risk when benefits are paid under the Long-Term Care Rider by transferring all policy value to the fixed account. In addition, you will not be permitted to transfer policy value or allocate any additional premium payment to a variable investment account or an indexed account while rider benefits are paid. There is a significant risk that ownership of a policy with this rider by anyone other than the insured person will cause adverse tax consequences.

STANDARD BENEFITS
Name of Benefit	Purpose	Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations
Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider	Provides an additional death benefit payable upon the death of the insured person.	This benefit is available to you only if you elect death benefit Option 1. You must terminate this rider before you can elect any increase to your Supplemental Face Amount.

STANDARD BENEFITS
Name of Benefit	Purpose	Brief Description of Restrictions/Limitations
Overloan Protection Rider	Prevents your policy from lapsing on any date if policy debt exceeds the death benefit.	The benefit is subject to a number of eligibility requirements relating to, among other things, the number of years the policy has been in force, the attained age of the insured person, the death benefit option elected and the tax status of the policy. When the Overloan Protection Benefit in this rider is invoked, all values in the variable investment accounts are transferred to the fixed account and will continue to grow at the current fixed account interest rate. Thereafter, policy changes and transactions are limited as set forth in the rider. Any supplementary benefit rider requiring a monthly deduction will automatically be terminated. When the Overloan Protection Rider causes the policy to be converted into a fixed policy, there is risk that the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the policy has been effectively terminated and that the outstanding loan balance should be treated as a distribution.
Accelerated Benefit Rider	Allows you to make a one-time request to accelerate a portion of your death benefit should the insured person become terminally ill and have a life expectancy of one year or less.	Payment of the benefit amount will reduce your death benefit, cash value or loan value under your policy. This rider is only available with policies that are individually owned.

More About Certain Optional Benefits

When you apply for a policy, you can request any of the optional supplementary benefit riders that we then make available. Availability of any rider, the benefits it provides and the charges for it may vary by state. Our rules and procedures will govern eligibility for any rider and, in some cases, the configuration of the actual rider benefits. Each rider contains specific details that you should review before you decide to choose the rider. You may request an example illustrating the operation of any of the following optional supplementary benefit riders by contacting the Service Office at 1-800-448-1616. Charges for most riders will be deducted from the policy value. We may change these charges (or the rates that determine them), but not above any applicable maximum amount stated in your policy specifications. We may add to, delete from or modify the list of optional supplementary benefit riders.

• Long-Term Care Rider. This rider provides for periodic advance payments to you of a portion of the death benefit if the insured person becomes “chronically ill” so that such person: (1) is unable to perform at least two activities of daily living without substantial human assistance or has a severe cognitive impairment; and (2) is receiving certain qualified services described in the rider. The decision to add this rider must be made at issuance of the policy. If you elect this rider, you will also have an option to apply to have a portion of the policy’s death benefit advanced to you in the event of terminal illness. In addition, there is a significant risk that ownership of a policy with this rider by anyone other than the insured will cause adverse tax consequences.

We determine a maximum amount of death benefit that we will advance for each month of qualification. This amount, called the “Maximum Monthly Benefit Amount,” is equal to the amount of the death benefit that may be accelerated under the rider (as of the day the insured qualifies for benefits) multiplied by the Monthly Acceleration Percentage, which is the percentage of the death benefit you can accelerate each month. The Monthly Acceleration Percentage must be selected when you apply for the policy. The actual amount of any advance is based on the expense incurred by the insured person, up to the Maximum Monthly Benefit Amount, for each day of qualified long-term care service in a calendar month, as described in the rider. We will recalculate the Maximum Monthly Benefit Amount if you make a withdrawal of policy value, and for other events described in the rider. Each advance reduces the remaining death benefit under your policy, and causes a proportionate reduction in your policy value. If you have a policy loan, we will use a pro-rata portion of each death benefit advance to repay indebtedness. For example, if current indebtedness is $10,000, the death benefit is $100,000, and the gross advance is $2,000, then the net advance would be $1,800 = $2,000 X (1—($10,000/ $100,000)). As a result of the advance, the indebtedness will be reduced by $200.

We restrict your policy value’s exposure to market risk when benefits are paid under the Long-Term Care Rider. We do this in several ways. First, before we begin paying any Monthly Benefit, we will transfer all policy value from the investment accounts to the fixed account. (The amount to be transferred will be determined on the business day immediately following the date we approve a request for benefits under the rider.) In addition, you will not be permitted to transfer policy value or allocate any additional premium payment to an investment account while rider benefits are paid. Your participation in any of the automatic investment plans will also be suspended during this period.

If the insured person no longer qualifies for rider benefits and your policy remains in force, you will be permitted to invest new premium payments or transfer existing policy value in the investment accounts. (The restriction on transfers from the fixed account will continue to apply.)

Finally, please note that there is a significant risk that ownership of a policy with this rider by anyone other than the insured person will cause adverse tax consequences. If the owner of the policy is not the insured person, benefit payments may be included in the owner’s income, and the death benefit may be part of the estate of the insured person for purposes of Federal estate tax.

• Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider. You may elect to have your policy issued with an optional Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider. This rider provides an additional death benefit payable upon the death of the insured person. The Return of Premium Death Benefit has an initial value equal to your initial premium times the “Percentage of Premium” you select (which may range between 0% and 100%). We show the Percentage of Premium you select in the policy specifications page. This benefit is only available to you if you elect death benefit Option 1. It may not be used in conjunction with the Long-Term Care Rider.

Example: Assume that you have chosen a Return of Premium Benefit of 100% of premiums paid to age 121, and the annual premium amount is $10,000. If you pay that premium for 40 years prior to the date of the insured person’s death, the rider will increase the death benefit paid by $400,000 [40 years x $10,000].

• Overloan Protection Rider. This rider will prevent your policy from lapsing on any date if policy debt exceeds the death benefit. The benefit is subject to a number of eligibility requirements relating to, among other things, the number of years the policy has been in force, the attained age of the life insured, the death benefit option elected and the tax status of the policy.

When the Overloan Protection Benefit in this rider is invoked, all values in the investment accounts are immediately transferred to the standard fixed account and will continue to grow at the current standard fixed account interest rate. Transfer fees do not apply to these transfers. Thereafter, policy changes and transactions are limited as set forth in the rider; for example, death benefit increases or decreases, additional premium payments, policy loans, withdrawals, surrender and transfers are no longer allowed. Any outstanding policy debt will remain. Interest will continue to be charged at the policy’s specified loan interest rate, and the policy’s loan account will continue to be credited with the policy’s loan interest credited rate. Any supplementary benefit rider requiring a monthly deduction will automatically be terminated.

When the Overloan Protection Rider causes the policy to be converted into a fixed policy, there is risk that the Internal Revenue Service could assert that the policy has been effectively terminated and that the outstanding loan balance should be treated as a distribution. Depending on the circumstances, all or part of such deemed distribution may be taxable as income. You should consult a tax adviser as to the risks associated with the Overloan Protection Rider.

• Accelerated Benefit Rider. This rider allows you to make a one-time request to accelerate a portion of your death benefit should the insured person become terminally ill and have a life expectancy of one year or less.

Before we can pay the benefit amount under this rider, the following conditions must be met: (1) you must provide us with written evidence satisfactory to us that that the insured person is terminally ill and has a life expectancy of one year or less, (2) we must receive a written consent of any assignee or any irrevocable beneficiary under the policy and (3) you must claim the benefit voluntarily and not as a way to satisfy a creditor’s claim or for government benefits.

If you satisfy the above conditions, we will pay you up to 50% of the eligible death benefit, up to a maximum of $1,000,000 per qualifying policy on the insured person. You will receive your payment in one lump sum. You cannot make another claim under this rider after we have paid the benefit. We will not make a payment if it would be less than $10,000. If more than one policy owner makes a claim, we will pay the benefit in proportion to the amount of eligible death benefit each has on the insured person.

Example: Assume that your policy’s eligible death benefit is $1,000,000 and that you qualify for an accelerated benefit under this rider. If you elect to take the maximum accelerated benefit of 50%, the amount of such rider benefit will be $1,000,000 x 50% = $500,000. If you submit the claim prior to the insured person’s date of death you will receive the $500,000 as a one-time lump sum amount, then the amount of any death benefit that is paid will be reduced by $500,000 plus interest and the death benefit paid will be $500,000 less applicable interest.

Payment of the benefit amount will reduce your death benefit, cash value or loan value under your policy. You should consult your tax adviser and social service agencies before you decide to receive the benefit under this rider. This rider is only available with policies that are individually owned.

Taxes

Tax Consequences of Owning a Policy

Tax consequences will vary based on your own particular circumstances, and for further information you should consult a qualified tax adviser. This material does not constitute tax or legal advice and neither John Hancock NY nor any of its agents, employees or registered representatives are in the business of offering such advice.

Federal, state and local tax laws, regulations and interpretations can change from time to time. As a result, the tax consequences to you and the beneficiary may be altered, in some cases retroactively. The policy may be used in various arrangements, including non- qualified deferred compensation or salary continuation plans, split dollar insurance plans, executive bonus plans, retiree medical benefit plans and others. The tax consequences of such plans may vary depending on the particular facts and circumstances of each individual arrangement. Therefore, if the value of using the policy in any such arrangement depends in part on the tax consequences, a qualified tax adviser should be consulted for advice.

Generally, death benefits paid under policies such as yours are not subject to income tax unless policy ownership has been transferred in exchange for payment. Earnings on your policy value are ordinarily not subject to income tax as long as we don’t pay them out to you. If we do distribute any amount of your policy value, all or part of that distribution would generally be treated as a return of the premiums you’ve paid and not subjected to income tax. Any portion not treated as a return of your premiums would be includible in your income.

Distributions for tax purposes include amounts received upon surrender or partial withdrawals and may include the charges for certain supplementary benefit riders as described below. You may also be deemed to have received a distribution for tax purposes if you assign all or part of your policy rights or change your policy’s ownership. Amounts you borrow are generally not taxable to you. If you use policy value to pay down a policy loan, the amount so applied will be treated as a distribution.

Please note that certain distributions associated with a reduction in death benefit or other policy benefits within the first fifteen years after issuance of the policy are ordinarily taxable in whole or in part.

Some of the tax rules change if your policy becomes a “modified endowment contract.” This can happen if you’ve paid premiums in excess of limits prescribed by the tax laws. In that case, additional taxes and penalties may be payable for policy distributions of any kind, including loans.

We expect the policy to receive the same Federal income and estate tax treatment as fixed benefit life insurance policies. Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) defines a life insurance contract for Federal tax purposes. For a policy to be treated as a life insurance contract, it must satisfy either the cash value accumulation test or the guideline premium test. We will monitor compliance with these standards. If we determine that a policy does not satisfy the definition of life insurance under section 7702, we may take whatever steps are appropriate and reasonable to bring it into compliance with section 7702.

It is possible that, despite our monitoring, a policy might fail to qualify as a life insurance contract under section 7702 of the Code. This could happen, for example, if we inadvertently failed to return to you any premium payments that were in excess of amounts permitted under section 7702, or if any of the funds failed to meet certain investment diversification or other requirements of the Code. If this were to occur, you would be subject to income tax on the income credited to the policy from the date of issue to the date of the disqualification and for subsequent periods.

If the policy complies with section 7702, the death benefit proceeds under the policy ordinarily should be excludible from the beneficiary’s gross income under section 101 of the Code. (As noted above, a transfer of the policy for valuable consideration may limit the exclusion of death benefits from the beneficiary’s income.)

Tax consequences of ownership or receipt of policy proceeds under Federal, state and local estate, inheritance, gift and other tax laws will depend on the circumstances of each owner or beneficiary. If the person insured by the policy is also its owner, either directly or indirectly through an entity such as a revocable trust, the death benefit will be includible in his or her estate for purposes of the Federal estate tax. If the owner is not the person insured, the value of the policy will be includible in the owner’s estate upon his or her death. Even if ownership has been transferred, the death proceeds or the policy value may be includible in the former owner’s estate if the transfer occurred less than three years before the former owner’s death or if the former owner retained certain kinds of control over the policy. You should consult your tax adviser regarding these possible tax consequences.

Increases in policy value as a result of interest or investment experience will not be subject to Federal income tax unless and until values are received through actual or deemed distributions. In general, unless the policy is a modified endowment contract, the owner will be taxed only on the amount of distributions that exceed the premiums paid under the policy. An exception to this general rule occurs in the case of a decrease in the policy’s death benefit or any other change that reduces benefits under the policy in the first fifteen years after the policy is issued and that results in a cash distribution to the policy owner. Changes that reduce benefits include partial withdrawals and reductions in face amount that result in a distribution that is required to keep the policy in compliance with section 7702. For purposes of this rule any distribution within the two years immediately before a reduction in benefits will also be treated as if it were a result of the reduction. A cash distribution that reduces policy benefits will be taxed in whole or in part (to the extent of any gain in the policy) under rules prescribed in section 72(e) of the Code. The taxable amount is subject to limits prescribed in section 7702(f)(7). Any taxable distribution will be ordinary income to the owner (rather than capital gain).

Tax Consequences of Electing Certain Supplementary Benefit Riders

Long-term care riders. If you have elected a Long-Term Care Rider, monthly deductions from policy value to pay the rider charges will reduce your investment in the contract but will not be included in income even if you have recovered all of your investment in the contract.

In addition, if you have elected a long-term care rider, the rider’s benefits generally will be excludible from gross income under the Code. The tax-free nature of these accelerated benefits is contingent on the rider meeting specific requirements under section 101 and/or section 7702B of the Code. The riders are intended to meet these standards.

We caution you that there is a significant risk that ownership by anyone other than the person insured by the policy will cause adverse tax consequences. If the owner of the policy is not the insured person, benefit payments may be included in the owner’s income, and the death benefit may be part of the insured person’s estate for purposes of the Federal estate tax. A policy with a long-term care rider should not be purchased by or transferred to a person other than the insured person unless you have carefully reviewed the tax implications with your tax adviser.

Accelerated benefit rider. If you have elected the Accelerated Benefit Rider, we intend for the rider’s benefits to be excludible from gross income under Section 101 of the Code. Nevertheless, you should consult your tax adviser as to the income tax consequences to you.

Effect on the Company’s Taxes

We are taxed as a life insurance company. Under current tax law rules, we include the investment income (exclusive of capital gains) of the Separate Account in our taxable income and take deductions for investment income credited to our policy holder reserves. We are also required to capitalize and amortize certain costs instead of deducting those costs when they are incurred. We do not currently charge the Separate Account for any resulting income tax costs, other than a charge we may impose against the Separate Account to compensate us for the cost of a delay in the deductibility of deferred acquisition costs (the “DAC tax” adjustment) pursuant to section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code. We also claim certain tax credits or deductions relating to foreign taxes paid and dividends received by the series funds. These benefits can be material. We do not pass these benefits through to the Separate Account, principally because: (i) the deductions and credits are allowed to us and not the policy owners under applicable tax law; and (ii) the deductions and credits do not represent investment return on the Separate Account assets that is passed through to policy owners.

The policies permit us to deduct a charge for any taxes we incur that are attributable to the operation or existence of the policies or the Separate Account. Currently, we do not anticipate making any specific charge for such taxes other than any DAC tax charge and premium taxes where applicable. If the level of the current taxes increases, however, or is expected to increase in the future, we reserve the right to make a charge in the future.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Policy

Lapse Risk

If the net cash surrender value is insufficient to pay the charges when due your policy can terminate (i.e., “lapse”). For example, this can happen because you haven’t paid enough premium, because the performance of the variable investment or general account options you’ve chosen has been poor, or because of a combination of all factors. Since withdrawals and policy charges reduce your policy value, these also increase the risk of lapse. Policy loans also increase the risk of lapse. There is no guarantee that your policy will not lapse even if you pay your planned premium.

Investment Risk/Risk of Loss

The policy offers a number of variable investment accounts, as listed in the APPENDIX. The investment performance of any variable investment account may be good or bad, and you may lose money on amounts you invest in a policy. Your policy value will increase or decrease based on the investment performance of the variable investment accounts you’ve chosen. The variable investment accounts cover a broad spectrum of investment styles and strategies, some variable investment accounts are riskier than others. These risks (and potential rewards) are discussed in detail in the prospectuses of the portfolios. The death benefit may also increase or decrease with investment experience.

An investment in a policy is also subject to risks related to John Hancock NY, including that the obligations (including under the fixed account option), guarantees, or benefits are subject to the claims-paying ability of John Hancock NY. Information about John Hancock NY, including its financial strength ratings, is available upon request from your John Hancock NY representative. Our current financial strength ratings can also be obtained by contacting the Service Office at 1-800-448-1616.

Transfer Risk

There is a risk that you will not be able to transfer your policy value from one variable investment account to another because of limitations on the dollar amount or frequency of transfers you can make. The limitations on transfers out of the fixed account are more restrictive than those that apply to transfers out of variable investment accounts. If you purchase certain supplementary benefit riders you will be subject to special transfer restrictions.

To discourage market timing and disruptive trading activity, we impose restrictions on transfers and reserve the right to change, suspend or terminate telephone, facsimile and internet transaction privileges. While we seek to identify and prevent disruptive trading activity, it may not always be possible to do so. Therefore, no assurance can be given that the restrictions we impose will be successful in preventing all disruptive trading and avoiding harm to long term investors.

Early Surrender or Withdrawal Risk/Not a Short-Term Investment

This policy is not a short-term investment and is not appropriate for an investor who needs ready access to cash. Depending on the policy value at the time you are considering surrender, there may be little or no surrender value payable to you.

Tax Risks

In order for you to receive the tax benefits extended to life insurance under the Code, your policy must comply with certain requirements of the Code. We will monitor your policy for compliance with these requirements, but a policy might fail to qualify as life insurance in spite of our monitoring, which can have adverse tax consequences. If the policy were determined not to qualify as life insurance under the Code, you would be taxed on any income or gains those assets generate. In other words, you would lose the value of the so-called “tax-deferred inside build-up” that is a major benefit of life insurance.

There is a tax risk associated with policy loans. Although no part of a loan is treated as income to you when the loan is made unless your policy is a “modified endowment contract,” surrender or lapse of the policy with a loan outstanding would result in the loan being treated as a distribution at the time of lapse or surrender. This could result in a considerable tax bill. Under certain circumstances involving large amounts of outstanding loans and an insured person of advanced age, you might find yourself having to choose between high premium requirements to keep your policy from lapsing and a significant tax burden if you allow the lapse to occur.

Tax consequences of ownership or receipt of policy proceeds (including surrender or withdrawal proceeds) under Federal, state and local estate, inheritance, gift and other tax laws can vary greatly depending upon the circumstances of each owner or beneficiary. There can also be unfavorable tax consequences on such things as the change of policy ownership or assignment of ownership interests. For these and all the other reasons mentioned above, we recommend you consult with a qualified tax adviser before buying the policy and before exercising certain rights under the policy.

There are tax risks associated with the election of certain supplementary benefit riders. (See “Tax Consequences of Electing Certain Supplementary Benefit Riders”).

Cybersecurity Risks

Our business and operations are highly dependent upon the effective operation of our computer systems and those of our third-party business partners. As a result, there are potential operational and information security risks associated with attack, damage, or unauthorized access to the technologies and systems on which our business depends. These risks include, among other things, the unauthorized access, theft, loss, misuse, corruption, and destruction of data maintained online or digitally, denial of service on websites and other operational disruption, and unauthorized release of confidential customer information. Cyber-attacks affecting us, any third-party administrator, the underlying portfolios, intermediaries, and other affiliated or third-party service providers may adversely affect us and your policy value. For instance, cyber-attacks may interfere with the processing of actions taken on your policy, including the processing of transactions and orders from our website or with the underlying portfolios, impact our ability to calculate unit values or an underlying portfolio to calculate a net asset value, or cause the release and possible destruction of confidential customer or business information. Cybersecurity risks may also impact the issuers of securities in which the underlying portfolios invest, which may cause the portfolios underlying your policy to lose value. While measures have been implemented that are designed to reduce cybersecurity risks, there can be no guarantee or assurance that we, the underlying portfolios, or our service providers will not suffer losses affecting your policy due to cyber-attacks or information security breaches in the future.

Additional Information Regarding the Policy

Charges

Under the policies, we deduct the charges discussed immediately below under “Deductions from premium payments” and “Deductions from policy value.” Although the Fee Table in this prospectus provides disclosure about the maximum rates we are permitted to charge, we currently deduct some of the charges at less than those maximum rates. As a general matter, however, we also are permitted to increase or decrease the rate at which we are deducting any charge, provided that the rate can never exceed the maximum set forth in your policy (including in any applicable supplementary benefit rider) and as disclosed in the Fee Table. By contacting the John Hancock NY Service Office or your John Hancock NY representative at any time, you can obtain information about the then-current rate of any charges that are applicable to your particular circumstances and/or obtain a personalized illustration that will demonstrate the manner in which those specific current charges impact the values under your policy.

Deductions from policy value.

Deferred premium charge. At the end of the first and every policy year thereafter, we calculate a deferred premium charge on the basis of the premiums paid during that policy year, multiplied by a rate not to exceed 0.11% (13% on a cumulative basis). The premium charge is then deducted monthly over ten policy years in 120 equal monthly amounts.

Administrative charge. A monthly charge to help cover our administrative costs. We currently do not impose this charge but we reserve the right to charge a fee not to exceed $15.00.

Base Face Amount charge. A monthly charge (currently during the first 10 policy years) to primarily help cover sales costs. To determine the charge we multiply the amount of Base Face Amount at issue by a rate that varies by duration (policy year) and by the insured person’s sex, risk classification, and issue age.

Unscheduled Supplemental Face Amount Increase charge. A monthly charge assessed against the policy value for each unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount. The charge is determined by multiplying the amount of the unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount by the applicable rate for ten years from the date of the increase.

Cost of insurance charge. A monthly charge for the cost of insurance. To determine the charge, we multiply the net amount of insurance for which we are then at risk by a cost of insurance rate. The rate is derived from an actuarial table. The table in your policy will show the maximum cost of insurance rates. The cost of insurance rates that we currently apply are generally less than the maximum rates. The current rates will never be more than the maximum rates shown in the policy. The cost of insurance we use will depend on age of the insured person at issue, the insurance risk characteristics and (usually) sex of the insured person, and the length of time the policy has been in effect. Regardless of the table used, cost of insurance rates generally increase each year that you own your policy, as the insured person’s age increases. (The insured person’s “age” on any date is his or her age on the birthday nearest that date.) For death benefit Option 1, the net amount at risk is equal to the greater of zero, or the result of (a) minus (b) where:

(a) is the Total Face Amount, plus the death benefit payable under any Supplementary Benefit riders where charges are deducted from the Policy Value and are based on the Net Amount at Risk, as of the first day of the Policy Month, divided by 1.0024663; and

(b) is the policy value as of the first day of the Policy Month after the deduction of all other monthly deductions.

Since the net amount at risk for death benefit Option 1 is based on a formula that includes as factors the death benefit and the policy value, the net amount at risk is affected by the investment performance of the investment accounts chosen, payment of premiums and charges assessed.

If the minimum death benefit is greater than the Total Face Amount, the cost of insurance charge will reflect the amount of that additional benefit.

For death benefit Option 2, the net amount at risk is equal to the Total Face Amount of insurance divided by 1.0024663.

Replacement fee. A Replacement fee is imposed for the first ten policy years if you surrender your policy in connection with the purchase of a replacement policy, including a replacement intended to qualify as a tax free exchange under section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code. The fee is a percentage of the premiums we receive in the first policy year that do not exceed the

Replacement Fee Calculation Limit stated in your policy. The percentage applied is dependent upon the policy year during which replacement occurs and grades down proportionately at the beginning of each policy month until it reaches zero. The Replacement Fee Calculation Limit varies by issue age and sex of the insured person.

Surrender fee. Effective July 27, 2010, we will automatically issue the Surrender Fee Endorsement with all policies described in this prospectus that we determine according to our underwriting standards present a heightened risk of early termination. These standards will be (i) designed to identify cases that expose us to potential increased costs resulting from early surrenders or withdrawals, (ii) will be uniformly applied and reasonable, and (iii) will not unfairly discriminate against any purchaser. For example, we will take into account factors such as the nature of the purchaser (individual or corporate), the size and business type of any corporate purchaser, and the purposes for which the insurance is being purchased.

If your policy is issued with the Surrender Fee Endorsement, we will assess a fee upon the surrender of your policy during the first 6 policy years (if such surrender is not subject to a Replacement fee). The charge deducted will be equal to the percentage shown in your policy multiplied by the lesser of either the sum of premiums paid to date at the time the charge is applied or the Calculation Limit shown in the policy. The Calculation Limit varies by issue age, sex of the insured person and policy duration. The percentage applied is dependent upon the policy year during which the transaction occurs.

For example, assume a policy owner with the Surrender Fee Endorsement requests a full surrender in policy year 5, where the Calculation Limit equals $60,000, the total premiums paid to date equals $50,000 and the applicable Surrender fee percentage for policy year 5 is 2%. The resulting Surrender fee for the full surrender will equal $1,000 (2% multiplied by the lesser of $60,000 or $50,000). No Replacement fee is assessed.

A pro-rata portion of the Surrender fee will be deducted upon a request for a withdrawal during the first 6 policy years. The pro-rata Surrender fee is equal to the Surrender fee at the time of the withdrawal multiplied by the ratio of (a) divided by (b); where (a) and (b) equal the following:

(a) is the lesser of:

(1) the amount of the withdrawal currently being taken, or

(2) the excess, if any, of the sum of all premiums paid to date at the time of the withdrawal, minus the sum of all withdrawals previously taken; and

(b) is the sum of all premiums paid to date at the time of withdrawal.

The sum of all pro-rata Surrender fees applicable to withdrawals will never exceed the amount of the Surrender fee at the time of the withdrawal. We will deduct any applicable pro-rata Surrender fee in the same manner that we deduct monthly deductions. If a Replacement fee will be deducted with respect to the surrender of this policy, any pro-rata portion of the Surrender fee which has been deducted during the first 6 policy years will be subtracted from the amount of the Replacement fee which would otherwise be deducted.

For example, assume a policy owner with the Surrender Fee Endorsement has taken a withdrawal for which we assessed a pro-rata Surrender fee of $1,000. If the policy is later replaced or exchanged after the Surrender fee charge period, and the applicable Replacement fee is determined to be $3,000, then we would assess a reduced Replacement fee equal to $2,000 ($3,000-$1,000).

Asset-based risk charge. A monthly charge to help cover sales, administrative and other costs. The charge is a percentage of that portion of your policy value allocated to the variable investment accounts. This charge does not apply to any fixed account or the loan account.

Supplementary benefit rider charges. A charge for any supplementary insurance benefits added to the policy by means of a rider. Maximum charges for the various riders are shown in the Fee Table above under “Transaction Fees” or “Periodic Charges Other than Annual Portfolio Expenses,” as appropriate. These charges are also specified in the rider’s provisions or the policy specifications. The charges that we currently apply to the Accelerated Benefit Rider and the Return of Premium Deat Benefit Rider are less than the maximum charges and are subject to change; however, the current charges will never be more than the maximum charges shown. You can obtain information about the specific charges applicable to you from your John Hancock NY representative.

Loan interest charge. We will charge interest on any amount you borrow from your policy. The interest charged on any loan is an effective annual rate of 4.00% in the first ten policy years and 3.00% thereafter. However, we reserve the right to increase the percentage after the tenth policy year to as much as 3.25%.

Transfer fee. We currently do not impose a fee upon transfers of policy value among the variable investment accounts, but reserve the right to impose a fee of up to $25 for any transfer beyond an annual limit (which will not be less than 12) to compensate us for the costs of processing these transfers.

Charges at the portfolio level. The portfolios must pay investment management fees and other operating expenses from portfolio assets. These fees and expenses are different for each portfolio and reduce the investment return of each portfolio. Therefore, they also indirectly reduce the return you will earn on any variable investment accounts you select. Expenses of the portfolios are not fixed or specified under the terms of the policy, and those expenses may vary from year to year. See APPENDIX.

Additional Information About How Certain Policy Charges Work

The deferred premium and Base Face Amount charges help to compensate us for the cost of selling our policies. The amount of the charges in any policy year does not specifically correspond to sales expenses for that year. We expect to recover our total sales expenses over the life of the policies. To the extent that the deferred premium and Base Face Amount charges do not cover total sales expenses, the sales expenses may be recovered from other sources, including the asset-based risk charge and other charges with respect to the policies, or from our general assets. Similarly, administrative expenses not fully recovered by the administrative charge may also be recovered from such other sources. We also may make a profit from any charge and can use any such profits to defray any of our expenses under the policies or for any other proper corporate purpose.

Unless we agree otherwise or you do not have sufficient funds in any fixed account or variable investment accounts, we deduct the monthly deductions from your policy’s variable investment accounts and any fixed account in proportion to the amount of policy value you have in each of those accounts.

Other Charges We Could Impose in the Future

Except for a portion of the deferred premium charge, we currently make no specific charge for our Federal income taxes. However, if we incur, or expect to incur, income taxes attributable to any subaccount of the Separate Account or this class of policies in future years, we reserve the right to make a charge for such taxes. Any such charge would reduce what you earn on any affected accounts. However, we expect that no such charge will be necessary.

Under current laws, we may incur state and local taxes (in addition to premium taxes) in several states. At present, these taxes are not significant. If there is a material change in applicable state or local tax laws, we may make charges for such taxes.

Our right to increase any charge up to the maximum rate shown in the policy specifications applies to then outstanding policies, as well as to policies issued after the increase.

Commissions Paid to Dealers

We pay compensation to broker-dealers for the promotion and sale of the policies, and for providing ongoing service in relation to policies that have already been purchased. We may also pay a limited number of broker-dealers commissions or overrides to “wholesale” the policies; that is, to provide marketing support and training services to the broker-dealer firms that do the actual selling. The compensation paid is not expected to exceed 35.5% of target premium, and 4.25% of premium in excess of target, paid in the first policy year, 5.75% of target and 3.75% of excess premium paid in years 2-5, 4.75% of target and 3.75% of excess premium paid in years 6-10 and 2% of target and excess of target premium paid in policy years 11 and thereafter. In addition, JH Distributors is expected to pay compensation in policy years 6-15 not exceeding 0.15% of the net cash surrender value and 0.10% of the net cash surrender value in years 16 and thereafter, with the net cash surrender value determined as of the end of each previous policy anniversary. You should consider that the amount of compensation paid to the selling broker-dealer will generally be less if you elect greater portions of Supplemental Face Amount at issue. In addition, a broker-dealer may receive compensation in an amount per $1,000 of unscheduled increase in Supplemental Face Amount. This compensation schedule is exclusive of additional compensation and revenue sharing and inclusive of overrides and expense allowances paid to broker-dealers for sale of the policies (not including riders). Under their own arrangements, broker-dealers determine how much of any amounts received from us is to be paid to their registered representatives.

To the extent permitted by SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules and other applicable laws and regulations, we may enter into special compensation or reimbursement arrangements (“revenue sharing”), either directly or through JH Distributors, with selected broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries. In consideration of these

arrangements, a firm may feature our policy in its sales system, give us preferential access to sales staff, or allow JH Distributors or its affiliates to participate in conferences, seminars or other programs attended by the firm’s sales force. We hope to benefit from these revenue sharing and other arrangements through increased sales of our policies.

Selling broker-dealers and other financial intermediaries may receive, directly or indirectly, additional payments in the form of cash, other compensation or reimbursement. These additional compensation or reimbursement arrangements may include, for example, payments in connection with the firm’s “due diligence” examination of the policies, payments for providing conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited registered representatives and other employees, payment for travel expenses, including lodging, incurred by registered representatives and other employees for such seminars or training programs, seminars for the public or client seminars, advertising and sales campaigns regarding the policies, payments to assist a firm in connection with its systems, operations and marketing expenses and/or other events or activities sponsored by the firms. We may contribute to, as well as sponsor, various educational programs, sales promotions, and/or other contests in which participating firms and their sales persons may receive gifts and prizes such as merchandise, cash or other rewards as may be permitted under FINRA rules and other applicable laws and regulations.

You should contact your registered representative for more information on compensation arrangements in connection with your purchase of a policy. We provide additional information on special compensation or reimbursement arrangements involving broker- dealers and other financial intermediaries in the Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).

Lapse and Reinstatement

Lapse. A policy will go into default if at the beginning of any policy month the policy’s net cash surrender value would be zero or below after deducting the monthly deductions then due. Therefore, a policy could lapse eventually if increases in policy value (prior to deduction of policy charges) are not sufficient to cover policy charges. See “Premium Due Dates” above.

Reinstatement. By making a written request, you can reinstate a policy that has gone into default and terminated at any time within the three-year period following the date of termination subject to the following conditions:

(a) You must provide to us evidence of the insured person’s insurability that is satisfactory to us; and

(b) You must pay a premium equal to the amount that was required to bring the policy out of default immediately prior to termination, plus the amount needed to keep the policy in force for at least the next three policy months.

If the reinstatement is approved, the date of reinstatement will be the later of the date we approve your request or the date the required payment is received at our Service Office. In addition, any surrender charges will be reinstated to the amount they were at the date of default. The policy value on the date of reinstatement, prior to the crediting of any net premium paid in connection with the reinstatement, will be equal to the policy value on the date the policy terminated. Any policy debt not paid upon termination of a policy will be reinstated if the policy is reinstated.

Generally, the suicide exclusion and incontestability provisions will apply from the effective date of reinstatement. A surrendered policy cannot be reinstated.

Variations

We may vary the charges and other terms of our policies where special circumstances result in sales or administrative expenses, mortality risks or other risks that are different from those normally associated with the policies, subject to the maximum charges described in this prospectus. For example, with respect to policies issued to a class of associated individuals or to a trustee, employer or similar entity where we anticipate that the sales to the members of the class will result in lower than normal sales or administrative expenses, lower taxes or lower risks to us, we may offer the policies with reduced charges or with additional or enhanced features or benefits. We will make these programs available in accordance with our established administrative procedures in effect at the time of the application for a policy. The factors we consider in determining the eligibility of a particular group for such a program are: (i) the nature of the association and its organizational framework; (ii) the method by which sales will be made to the members of the class; (iii) the facility with which premiums will be collected from the associated individuals and the association’s capabilities with respect to administrative tasks; (iv) the anticipated lapse and surrender rates of the policies; (v) the size of the class of associated individuals and the number of years it has been in existence; (vi) the aggregate amount of premiums paid; and (vii) any other such circumstances which result in a reduction in sales or administrative expenses, lower taxes or lower risks. Any reduction in charges or feature or benefit enhancement will be reasonable and will apply uniformly to all prospective policy investors in the class and will not unfairly discriminate against any owner.

Policy or Separate Account Changes

We reserve the right to make any changes in the policy necessary to ensure the policy is within the definition of life insurance under the Federal tax laws and is in compliance with any changes in Federal or state tax laws.

In our policies, we reserve the right to make certain changes if they would serve the best interests of policy owners or would be appropriate in carrying out the purposes of the policies. These changes include the following:

• Changes necessary to comply with or obtain or continue exemptions under the Federal securities laws

• Adding or removing fixed accounts or variable investment accounts

• Combining variable investment accounts

• Closing the variable investment accounts to new allocations or transfers

• Changes in the form of organization of any separate account

Any such changes will be made only to the extent permitted by applicable laws and only in the manner permitted by such laws. When required by law, we will obtain your approval of the changes and the approval of any appropriate regulatory authority.

We also reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, including approval of owners if so required, (1) to transfer assets determined by John Hancock NY to be associated with the class of policies to which your policy belongs from the Separate Account to another separate account or subaccount, (2) to deregister the Separate Account under the 1940 Act, (3) to substitute for the fund shares held by a subaccount any other investment permitted by law, and (4) to take any action necessary to comply with or obtain any exemptions from the 1940 Act. Any such change will be made only if, in our judgment, the change would best serve the interests of owners of policies in your policy class or would be appropriate in carrying out the purposes of such policies. We would notify owners of any of the foregoing changes and to the extent legally required, obtain approval of affected owners and any regulatory body prior thereto. Such notice and approval, however, may not be legally required in all cases.

When We Pay Policy Proceeds

We will ordinarily pay any death benefit, withdrawal, surrender value or loan within seven days after we receive the last required form or request (and, with respect to the death benefit, any other documentation that may be required). You may choose to receive proceeds from the policy as a single sum. If we do not have information about the desired manner of payment within seven days after the date we receive documentation of the insured person’s death, we will pay the proceeds as a single sum. As permitted by state law and our current administrative procedures, death claim proceeds may be placed into an interest-bearing John Hancock retained asset account in the beneficiary’s name. The interest earned in a John Hancock retained asset account is normally subject to income tax. You should consult with your tax advisor if you have any questions regarding taxation of the interest earned. We will provide the beneficiary with a checkbook, so checks may be written for all or a part of the proceeds. The retained asset account is part of our general account and is subject to the claims of our creditors. It is not a bank account and it is not insured by the FDIC. We may receive a benefit from managing proceeds held in a retained asset account. Alternatively, you can elect to have proceeds of $1,000 or more applied to any of the other payment options we may offer at the time. You cannot choose an option if the monthly payments under the option would be less than $50. We will issue a supplementary agreement when the proceeds are applied to any alternative payment option. That agreement will spell out terms of the option in full. Please contact our Service Office for more information.

We reserve the right to defer payment of that portion of your policy value that is attributable to a premium payment made by check for a reasonable period of time (not to exceed fifteen days) to allow the check to clear the banking system. We will not delay payment longer than necessary for us to verify a check has cleared the banking system.

We reserve the right to defer payment of any death benefit, loan or other distribution that is derived from a variable investment account if (1) the NYSE is closed (other than customary weekend and holiday closings) or trading on the NYSE is restricted; (2) an emergency exists, as determined by the SEC, as a result of which disposal of securities is not reasonably practicable or it is not reasonably practicable to fairly determine the policy value; or (3) the SEC by order permits the delay for the protection of owners. Transfers and allocations of policy value among the variable investment accounts may also be postponed under these circumstances. If we need to defer calculation of separate account values for any of the foregoing reasons, all delayed transactions will be processed at the next values that we do compute.

General Description of Registrant, Depositor and Portfolios

Depositor

Your policy is issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, 100 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla, New York 10595.

Registrant

The “registrant” of the policies with the SEC is the John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B, a separate account operated by us under New York law (the “Separate Account”). Each subaccount of the Separate Account invests its assets in one of the portfolios shown in the APPENDIX.

The Separate Account’s assets are our property. Each policy provides that amounts we hold in the Separate Account pursuant to the policies cannot be reached by any other persons who may have claims against us and can’t be used to pay any obligations of John Hancock NY other than those arising out of policies that use the Separate Account. Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, the Separate Account reflect the Separate Account’s own investment experience and not the investment experience of John Hancock NY’s other assets. All obligations under the policies (including under any fixed account options), guarantees, or benefits are obligations of John Hancock NY and are subject to its claims paying ability.

We normally compute policy values for each business day as of the close of the NYSE on that day (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). In case of emergency or other disruption resulting in the NYSE closing at a time other than the regularly scheduled close, the close of our business day may be the regularly scheduled close of the NYSE or another time permitted by the SEC and applicable regulations. Over time, the amount you’ve invested in any variable investment account will increase or decrease the same as if you had invested the same amount directly in the corresponding portfolio and had reinvested all of that portfolios’ dividends and distributions in additional portfolio shares, except that we will deduct certain additional charges which will reduce your policy value. We describe these charges under “Charges at the portfolio level.” For certain policy years, we also will apply a policy credit to your policy value.

Portfolios

Information regarding each portfolio, including (i) its name; (ii) its investment objective; (iii) its investment adviser and any sub- investment adviser; (iv) current expenses; and (v) performance is available in the APPENDIX to this prospectus. Each portfolio has issued a prospectus that contains more detailed information about the portfolio. You can obtain the prospectus (hard copy or electronic) and additional information about any portfolio, at the addresses or phone number set forth in the first paragraph of the APPENDIX. On each business day, shares of each series are purchased or redeemed by us for each subaccount based on, among other things, the amount of net premiums allocated to the subaccount, distributions reinvested, and transfers to, from and among subaccounts, all to be effected as of that date. Such purchases and redemptions are effected at each series fund’s net asset value per share determined for that same date. A “business day” is any date on which the NYSE is open for trading.

We will purchase and redeem series fund shares for the Separate Account at their net asset value without any sales or redemption charges. Shares of a series fund represent an interest in one of the funds of the series fund which corresponds to a subaccount of the Separate Account. Any dividend or capital gains distributions received by the Separate Account will be reinvested in shares of that same fund at their net asset value as of the dates paid. We normally calculate the unit values for each variable investment account once every business day as of the close of that day, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Sales and redemptions within any variable investment account will be transacted using the unit value calculated as follows after we receive your request either in writing or other form that we specify: If we receive your request before the close of our business day, we’ll use the unit value calculated as of the end of that business day. If we receive your request at or after the close of our business day, we’ll use the unit value calculated as of the end of the next business day. If a scheduled transaction falls on a day that is not a business day, we’ll process it as of the end of the next business day.

Voting Portfolio Shares

We will vote all portfolio shares that we hold in the Separate Account for policy owners in proportion to instructions timely received by us from policy owners from all our Separate Accounts that are registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. We will vote all portfolio shares that we otherwise are entitled to vote (including our own shares and other shares for which we

receive no instructions) on any matter in proportion to the instructions timely received by us and any affiliated insurance companies with respect to the matter from policy owners in separate accounts of these insurance companies that are registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act. The effect of this proportional voting is that a small number of policy owners can determine the outcome of a vote. The voting privileges described above reflect our understanding of applicable Federal securities law requirements. To the extent that applicable law, regulations or interpretations change to eliminate or restrict the need for such voting privileges, we reserve the right to proceed in accordance with any such revised requirements.

We will determine the number of portfolio shares for which voting instructions may be given not more than 90 days prior to the meeting. Proxy material will be distributed to each person having the voting interest under the policy together with appropriate forms for giving voting instructions.

We determine the number of a portfolio’s shares held in a subaccount attributable to each owner by dividing the amount of a policy’s variable investment account value held in the subaccount by the net asset value of one share in the series fund. Fractional votes will be counted. We determine the number of shares as to which the owner may give instructions as of the record date for a series fund’s meeting. Owners of policies may give instructions regarding the election of the Board of Trustees or Board of Directors of a series fund, ratification of the selection of independent auditors, approval of series fund investment advisory agreements and other matters requiring a shareholder vote.

Legal Proceedings

There are no legal proceedings to which the Depositor, the Separate Account or the principal underwriter is a party or to which the assets of the Separate Account are subject that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Separate Account or the ability of the principal underwriter to perform its contract with the Separate Account or of the Depositor to meet its obligations under the policy.

Financial Statements

The financial statements of the Separate Account, as well as the consolidated financial statements of John Hancock NY are in the SAI. The financial statements of John Hancock NY have relevance for the policies only to the extent that they bear upon its ability to meet its obligations under the policies. You may request an SAI by contacting our Service Office at a phone number or address shown on the back cover of this prospectus.

Appendix: Portfolios Available Under The Policy

The following is a list of portfolios available under the policies. More information about the portfolios is available in the prospectuses for the portfolios, which may be amended from time to time. You can find the prospectuses and other information about the portfolios at dfinview.com/JohnHancock/TAHD/MVCOLIX_NY?site=Majestic. You can also request this information at no cost by calling 1-800-448-1616 or by sending an email request to webmail@jhancock.com.

The current expenses and performance information below reflect fees and expenses of the portfolios, but do not reflect the other fees and expenses that your policy may charge. Expenses would be higher and performance would be lower if these other charges were included. Each portfolio’s past performance is not necessarily an indication of future performance.

Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To approximate the aggregate total return of a broad-based U.S. domestic equity market index.	500 Index Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited	0.25%*	25.95	15.40	11.75
To seek income and capital appreciation.	Active Bond Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.66%	6.48	1.67	2.40
To seek to provide high total return (including income and capital gains) consistent with preservation of capital over the long term.	American Asset Allocation Trust - Series I Capital Research and Management Company (Adviser to the Master Fund, American Fund Insurance Series)	0.93%	13.90	8.80	6.86
To seek to provide long-term growth of capital.	American Global Growth Trust - Series I Capital Research and Management Company (Adviser to the Master Fund, American Fund Insurance Series)	1.06%*	22.12	13.20	9.17
To seek to provide growth of capital.	American Growth Trust - Series I Capital Research and Management Company (Adviser to the Master Fund, American Fund Insurance Series)	0.97%*	37.99	18.24	13.94
To seek to provide long-term growth of capital and income.	American Growth-Income Trust - Series I Capital Research and Management Company (Adviser to the Master Fund, American Fund Insurance Series)	0.91%*	25.68	12.95	10.52
To seek to provide long-term growth of capital.	American International Trust - Series I Capital Research and Management Company (Adviser to the Master Fund, American Fund Insurance Series)	1.17%*	15.39	4.44	3.02
To provide long-term growth of capital. Current income is a secondary objective.	Blue Chip Growth Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.77%*	49.59	13.58	12.39

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Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To seek long-term growth of capital.	Capital Appreciation Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Jennison Associates LLC	0.76%*	52.95	18.07	14.18
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Capital Appreciation Value Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.89%*	18.31	12.48	10.30
To seek total return consisting of income and capital appreciation.	Core Bond Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Allspring Global Investments, LLC	0.63%*	5.89	1.11	1.74
To seek long-term growth of capital.	Disciplined Value International Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Boston Partners Global Investors, Inc.	0.79%*	20.05	8.47	3.10
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Emerging Markets Value Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	1.03%*	15.15	5.42	3.06
To provide substantial dividend income and also long-term growth of capital.	Equity Income Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.71%*	9.52	11.15	7.88
To seek growth of capital.	Financial Industries Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.89%*	5.21	9.70	7.08
To seek long-term growth of capital.	Fundamental All Cap Core Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.71%*	35.44	18.38	12.32
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Fundamental Large Cap Value Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.73%*	23.49	17.64	10.24
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Global Equity Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.89%*	20.17	8.99	4.58

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Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Health Sciences Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	1.00%*	4.26	10.56	10.94
To realize an above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years, consistent with reasonable risk.	High Yield Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Western Asset Management Company, LLC	0.81%*	12.87	4.95	3.58
To seek to track the performance of a broad-based equity index of foreign companies primarily in developed countries and, to a lesser extent, in emerging markets.	International Equity Index Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/SSGA Funds Management, Inc.	0.34%*	15.42	6.97	3.71
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	International Small Company Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	1.00%*	13.59	7.06	4.27
To provide a high level of current income consistent with the maintenance of principal and liquidity.	Investment Quality Bond Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Wellington Management Company LLP	0.71%*	6.57	1.41	2.00
To seek a balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on growth of capital.	Lifestyle Balanced Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.64%	13.72	6.96	5.41
To seek a high level of current income with some consideration given to growth of capital.	Lifestyle Conservative Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.66%*	9.18	3.68	3.34
To seek long-term growth of capital. Current income is also a consideration.	Lifestyle Growth Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.62%	16.97	9.14	6.77
To seek a balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on income.	Lifestyle Moderate Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.65%*	12.21	5.86	4.73

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Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To seek growth of capital and current income while seeking to both manage the volatility of return and limit the magnitude of portfolio losses.	Managed Volatility Balanced Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.76%	12.00	4.67	3.86
To seek current income and growth of capital, while seeking to both manage the volatility of return and limit the magnitude of portfolio losses.	Managed Volatility Conservative Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.75%	5.50	1.80	2.41
To seek long term growth of capital while seeking to both manage the volatility of return and limit the magnitude of portfolio losses.	Managed Volatility Growth Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.79%	13.81	5.25	3.76
To seek current income and growth of capital while seeking to both manage the volatility of return and limit the magnitude of portfolio losses.	Managed Volatility Moderate Portfolio - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.75%	10.79	4.21	3.78
To seek long-term growth of capital.	Mid Cap Growth Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Wellington Management Company LLP	0.90%	18.87	12.39	9.79
Seeks to approximate the aggregate total return of a mid cap U.S. domestic equity market index.	Mid Cap Index Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited	0.41%*	16.00	12.20	8.86
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Mid Value Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.96%*	18.65	13.09	9.35
To obtain maximum current income consistent with preservation of principal and liquidity.	Money Market Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.28%*	4.81	1.68	1.07
To seek maximum total return, consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management.	Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Wellington Management Company LLP	0.88%*	8.21	2.72	2.22

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Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To seek to achieve a combination of long- term capital appreciation and current income.	Real Estate Securities Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Wellington Management Company LLP	0.76%*	13.06	7.74	8.00
To seek long-term growth of capital. Current income is incidental to the fund’s objective.	Science & Technology Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	0.99%*	54.73	18.67	15.76
To seek income and capital appreciation.	Select Bond Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.60%*	6.15	1.39	1.92
To seek a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. Maintaining a stable share price is a secondary goal.	Short Term Government Income Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.67%*	3.87	0.51	0.66
Seeks to approximate the aggregate total return of a small cap U.S. domestic equity market index.	Small Cap Index Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited	0.48%*	16.52	9.60	6.85
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Small Cap Opportunities Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and GW&K Investment Management, LLC	0.84%*	18.12	13.99	7.92
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Small Cap Stock Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Wellington Management Company LLP	1.08%*	16.31	11.18	7.43
To seek long-term capital appreciation.	Small Cap Value Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Wellington Management Company LLP	0.99%*	14.07	8.85	6.07
To seek long-term growth of capital.	Small Company Value Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.	1.16%*	13.52	9.25	6.59
To seek a high level of current income.	Strategic Income Opportunities Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.74%*	7.53	3.31	2.85

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Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To seek to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Bloomberg Index”) (which represents the U.S. investment grade bond market).	Total Bond Market Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.25%*	5.29	0.81	1.58
Seeks to approximate the aggregate total return of a broad U.S. domestic equity market index.	Total Stock Market Index Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (North America) Limited	0.53%*	25.58	14.44	10.78
The fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with the maintenance of liquidity and the preservation of capital.	Ultra Short Term Bond Trust - Series NAV John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC/Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC	0.62%*	4.74	1.61	1.09

Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
Seeks to provide maximum capital appreciation.	M Capital Appreciation Fund M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc./Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC	1.00%	23.56	12.56	8.90
Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.	M International Equity Fund M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc./Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	0.76%	16.00	7.70	2.45
Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.	M Large Cap Growth Fund M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc./DSM Capital Partners LLC	0.77%	32.04	15.98	12.39
Seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation.	M Large Cap Value Fund M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc./Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC	0.65%	7.60	10.16	6.96
The Portfolio seeks maximum real return consistent with preservation of real capital and prudent investment management.	PIMCO VIT All Asset Portfolio - Series M Pacific Investment Management Company LLC/Research Affiliates, LLC	2.49%*	7.83	5.69	3.73
To seek to provide capital appreciation.	TOPS® Aggressive Growth ETF - Class 2 ValMark Advisers, Inc./Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC	0.54%	17.37	10.55	7.42

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In addition to this prospectus, John Hancock NY has filed with the SEC an SAI that contains additional information about John Hancock NY and the Separate Account, including information on our history, services provided to the Separate Account, and the audited financial statements for John Hancock NY and the Separate Account. The SAI is incorporated by reference into this prospectus and personalized illustrations of death benefits, policy values and surrender values are available, without charge, upon request. You may obtain the personalized illustrations from your John Hancock NY representative. You can view the SAI and other information about your Policy at dfinview.com/JohnHancock/TAHD/MVCOLIX_NY?site=Majestic. The SAI may also be obtained, without charge, by contacting the John Hancock NY Service Office. You should also contact the John Hancock NY Service Office to request any other information about your policy or to make any inquiries about its operation.

Reports and other information about the Separate Account are available on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of such information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by submitting an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

1940 Act File No. 811-8329—1933 Act File No. 333-153253
EDGAR Contract Identifier No. C000070693

Statement of Additional Information
dated April 29, 2024

for interests in

John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B
(Name of Registrant)

JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
(“John Hancock NY”)
(Name of Depositor)

This is a Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) relating to the following variable life insurance and variable universal life insurance policies issued by John Hancock NY and providing for allocation of premiums and policy values to the John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B:

Name of Policy (and SEC EDGAR Identifier #)	Name of Policy (and SEC EDGAR Identifier #)
Accumulation SVUL (C000049289)	Majestic VCOLIX (C000070693)
Accumulation Survivorship Variable Universal Life 2020 (C000221085)	Majestic VULX (C000067662)
Accumulation Variable Universal Life (C000027562)	Protection SVUL (C000049288)
Accumulation Variable Universal Life 08 (C000069367)	Protection Variable Universal Life (C000027560)
Accumulation Variable Universal Life 2014 (C000141201)	Protection Variable Universal Life 09 (C000076061)
Accumulation Variable Universal Life 2019 (C000217917)	Protection Variable Universal Life 2012 (C000113134)
Corporate VUL (C000027561)	Protection Variable Universal Life 2017 (C000198121)
Corporate VUL 08 (C000069368)	Simplified Life (C000142068)
Majestic Accumulation Variable Universal Life 2019 (C000217918)	SPVL (C000027558)
Majestic Performance Variable Universal Life (C000034066)	Survivorship VUL (C000027559)
Majestic Survivorship VULX (C000062402)	VUL Accumulator (C000027556)
Majestic Survivorship Variable Universal Life 2020 (C000221086)	VUL Protector (C000027557)

This Statement of Additional Information is not the prospectus. The prospectus, dated the same date as this SAI, may be obtained from a John Hancock NY representative or by contacting our Service Office by mail at Life Post Issue, John Hancock Insurance Company, PO Box 55979, Boston, MA 02205, or telephone at 1-800-732-5543.

Table Of Contents

	Page No.
General Information and History	2
Depositor	2
Registrant	2
Services	2
Underwriters	2
Principal Underwriter	2
Offering and Commissions	2
Other Payments	3
Additional Information	3
Sales Load	3
Underwriting Procedures	3
Financial statements	3

General Information and History

Depositor

Under the Federal securities laws, the entity responsible for organization of the registered separate account underlying the variable life insurance policy is known as the “Depositor.” The Depositor is John Hancock NY, a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of New York in 1992. We are a licensed life insurance company in the state of New York. Until 2004, John Hancock NY had been known as The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company of New York.

The Depositor is a wholly owned subsidiary of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), a life insurance company domiciled in Michigan. The Depositor’s ultimate parent is Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”), a publicly traded company based in Toronto, Canada. MFC is the holding company of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Manulife Financial.

Registrant

Under the Federal securities laws, the registered separate account underlying the variable life insurance policy is known as the “Registrant.” John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B (the “Registrant” or “Separate Account”), is a separate account established by the Depositor under New York law on May 6, 1997. The Separate Account meets the definition of “separate account” under the Federal securities laws and is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”). Such registration does not involve supervision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the management of the Separate Account or of the Depositor.

Separate Account B’s subaccounts are made available as the variable investment accounts under variable life insurance and variable universal life insurance policies issued by John Hancock NY. New subaccounts may be added and made available to policy owners from time to time. Existing subaccounts may be modified or deleted at any time.

Services

Administration of policies issued by the Depositor and of registered separate accounts organized by the Depositor may be provided by other affiliates. Neither the Depositor nor the separate accounts are assessed any charges for such services.

Custodianship and depository services for the Registrant are provided by State Street Investment Services (“State Street”). State Street’s address is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111.

Audit services are provided by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Ernst & Young LLP’s address is 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116.

Underwriters

Principal Underwriter

John Hancock Distributors LLC (“JH Distributors”), a Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), is the principal distributor and underwriter of the securities offered through the prospectus. JH Distributors acts as the principal distributor of a number of other life insurance and annuity products we and our affiliates offer or maintain. JH Distributors also acts as the principal underwriter of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (the “Trust”), whose securities are used to fund certain variable investment options under the policies and under other life insurance and annuity products we offer or maintain.

JH Distributors' principal address is 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. JH Distributors is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

Offering and Commissions

We offer the policies for sale, on a continuous basis, through individuals who are licensed as insurance agents and who are registered representatives of broker-dealers that have entered into selling agreements with JH Distributors.

The aggregate dollar amount of underwriting commissions paid to JH Distributors by the Depositor and its affiliates in connection with the sale of variable life products in 2023, 2022, and 2021, was $100,002,438, $110,625,049, and $99,954,847, respectively. JH Distributors did not retain any of these amounts during such periods.

The registered representative through whom your policy is sold will be compensated pursuant to the registered representative’s own arrangement with his or her broker-dealer. Compensation to broker-dealers for the promotion and sale of the policies is not paid directly by policy owners but will be recouped through the fees and charges imposed under the policy.

Other Payments

Additional compensation and revenue sharing arrangements may be offered to certain broker-dealer firms and other financial intermediaries. The terms of such arrangements may differ among firms we select based on various factors. In general, the arrangements involve three types of payments or any combination thereof:

• Fixed dollar payments: The amount of these payments varies widely. JH Distributors may, for example, make one or more payments in connection with a firm’s conferences, seminars or training programs, seminars for the public, advertising and sales campaigns regarding the policies, to assist a firm in connection with its systems, operations and marketing expenses, or for other activities of a selling firm or wholesaler. JH Distributors may make these payments upon the initiation of a relationship with a firm, and at any time thereafter.

• Payments based upon sales: These payments are based upon a percentage of the total amount of money received, or anticipated to be received, for sales through a firm of some or all of the insurance products that we and/or our affiliates offer. JH Distributors makes these payments on a periodic basis.

• Payments based upon “assets under management”: These payments are based upon a percentage of the policy value of some or all of our (and/or our affiliates’) insurance products that were sold through the firm. JH Distributors makes these payments on a periodic basis.

Additional Information

Sales Load

We expect to recover our total sales expenses over the life of the policies through policy charges, including the premium, surrender and face amount charges. The amount of the charges in any policy year does not specifically correspond to sales expenses for that year, and to the extent that the premium, surrender and face amount charges do not cover total sales expenses, the sales expenses may be recovered from other sources, including the asset-based risk charge and other charges with respect to the policies, or from our general assets.

Underwriting Procedures

A policy will not be issued until the underwriting process has been completed to our satisfaction. The underwriting process generally includes the obtaining of information concerning the insured person's age, medical history, occupation and other personal information. This information is then used to determine the cost of insurance charge.

Financial statements

The statutory-basis financial statements of John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 incorporated in this SAI by reference to the report on Form N-VPFS filed April 8, 2024 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The financial statements of John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B (File No. 811-08329) as of December 31, 2023 and for each of the periods indicated in the Financial Statements incorporated in this SAI by reference to the report on Form N-VPFS filed April 8, 2024 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The business address of Ernst & Young LLP is 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02116.

Item 31. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of NEW YORK

Name and Principal Business Address	Position with Depositor
Brooks Tingle 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116	Chair, Director, President & Chief Executive Officer
Nora Newton Crouch 804 Pepper Avenue Richmond, VA 23226	Director
Thomas Edward Hampton 1900 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006	Director
J. Stephanie Nam 1 West 72nd Street, Apt. 35 New York NY 10023	Director
Ken Ross 200 Berkeley St. Boston, MA 02116	Director, Vice President
Shamus Weiland 200 Bloor Street E. Toronto, ON M4W 1E5	Director
Henry H. Wong 200 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116	Director, Vice President
Executive Vice Presidents
Andrew G. Arnott**	Global Head of Retail, GWAM
Christopher Paul Conkey**	Global Head of Public Markets
Scott S. Hartz**	Chief Investment Officer – US Investment
Senior Vice Presidents
John Addeo**	Global Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer
John C.S. Anderson**	Global Head of Corporate Finance
Kevin J. Cloherty**	Deputy General Counsel, Global Markets
Mike Dallas**	Global Head of Employee Experience
Aimee DeCamillo*	Global Head of Retirement
Peter DeFrancesco*	Head of Digital – Direct to Consumer
Michael F Dommermuth***	Head of Wealth & Asset Management
Kristie Feinberg*	Head of MIM US and Europe
Maryscott Greenwood**	Global Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs
Len van Greuning*	Chief Information Officer MIM
Anne Hammer*	Global Chief Communications Officer
John B Maynard**	Deputy General Counsel, Legacy, Reinsurance & Tax
Steven E. Medina**	Global Equity Chief Investment Officer
Joelle Metzman**	GWAM Chief Risk Officer
Sinead O’Connor*	Head of Actuarial Policy
Wayne Park*	Head of US Retirement
Gerald Peterson**	Global Head of Operations, GWAM
Nicole Rafferty***	Global Head of Contact Centers
Susan Roberts*	Head of LTC Customer Care Transformation
Ian Roke**	Global Head of Asset & Liability Management
Thomas Samoluk**	US General Counsel and US Government Relations
Anthony Teta*	US Head of Inforce Management
Nathan Thooft**	Global MAST Chief Investment Officer
Anne Valentine-Andrews***	Global Head of Private Markets
Blake Witherington**	US Chief Credit Officer

Name and Principal Business Address	Position with Depositor
Vice Presidents
Lynda Abend*
Mark Akerson*
Kenneth D’Amato**
Jay Aronowitz**
Kevin Askew**
William Auger*
Jack Barry*
P.J. Beltramini*
Zahir Bhanji***
Jon Bourgault**
Paul Boyne**
Ian B. Brodie**
Ted Bruntrager*	CCO & Chief Risk Officer
Grant Buchanan***
Ginger Burns**
Brendan Campbell*
Yan Rong Cao*
Rick A. Carlson**
Patricia Rosch Carrington**
Alex Catterick****
Ken K. Cha*
Diana Chan***	Head of Treasury Operations
Christopher M. Chapman**
Sheila Chernicki*
Teresa H. Chuang**
Eileen Cloherty*
Maggie Coleman***
Catherine Z. Collins**
Meredith Comtois*
Thomas D. Crohan**
Susan Curry**
Kenneth Dai***	Treasury
Michelle M. Dauphinais*
Frederick D Deminico**
Susan P Dikramanjian**
William D Droege**
Jeffrey Duckworth**
Marc Feliciano**
Katie M. Firth**
Carolyn Flanagan**
Lauren Marx Fleming**
Philip J. Fontana**
Laura Foster***
Matthew Gabriel*
Paul Gallagher**
Melissa Gamble**
Scott B. Garfield**
Jeffrey N. Given**
Thomas C. Goggins**
Dara Gough*
Howard C. Greene**
Erik Gustafson**
Neal Halder*
Jeffrey Hammer***
Lindsay L. Hanson*
Richard Harris***	Appointed Actuary
Jessica Harrison***

Name and Principal Business Address	Position with Depositor
John Hatch*	Chief Operations Officer – US Segment
Justin Helferich***
Michael Hession*
Philip Huvos*
Sesh Iyengar**
Tasneem Kanji**
Geoffrey Grant Kelley**
Recep C. Kendircioglu**
Neal P. Kerins*
Michael P King***
Heidi Knapp**
Hung Ko***
Robert Krempus***
Diane R. Landers**
Michael Landolfi**
Tracy Lannigan**	Corporate Secretary
Jessica Lee***
Scott Lively**
David Loh***
Jeffrey H. Long**
Jennifer Lundmark*
Edward P. Macdonald**
Patrick MacDonnell**
Shawn McCarthy**
Andrew J. McFetridge**
Jonathan McGee**
Katie L. McKay**
Eric S. Menzer**
Stella Mink***
Michelle Morey*
Scott Morin*
Catherine Murphy*	Deputy Appointed Actuary
Richard Myrus**
Lisa Natalicchio*
Jeffrey H. Nataupsky**
Scott Navin**
Jeffrey Packard**
Pragya Pandit*
Onay Payne***
Gary M. Pelletier**
David Pemstein**
Jessica Portelance***
Jason M. Pratt**
Ed Rapp**
Todd Renneker**
Chet Ritchie*
Charles A. Rizzo**
Emily Roland**
Josephine M. Rollka*
Barbara H. Rosen-Campbell**
Caryn Rothman**
Devon Russell*
Paul Sanabria**
Emory W. Sanders*
Jeffrey R. Santerre**
Marcia Schow**
Christopher L. Sechler**
Garima Vijay Sharma***

Name and Principal Business Address	Position with Depositor
Estelle Shaw-Latimer***
Thomas Shea**
Lisa Shepard**
Alex Silva*	CFO - US Insurance
Susan Simi**
Darren Smith**
Jayanthi Srinivasan***
Brittany Straughn*
Katherine Sullivan**
Trevor Swanberg**
Robert E. Sykes, Jr.**
Wilfred Talbot*
Gary Tankersley*	Head of US Retirement Distribution
Michelle Taylor-Jones*
Brian E. Torrisi**
Simonetta Vendittelli*	Chief Financial Officer and Controller
Gina Goldych Walters**
Adam Weigold**
Jonathan T. White**
Bryan Wilhelm*
Karin Wilsey**
Adam Wise**
Jeffrey Wolfe**
Thomas Zakian**
Michael Zargaj*

*Principal Business Office is 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

**Principal Business Office is 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116

***Principal Business Office is 200 Bloor Street, Toronto, Canada M4W1E5

****Principal Business Office is 250 Bloor Street, Toronto, Canada M4W1E5

Item 32. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or the Registrant

The Registrant is a separate account of the Depositor operating as a unit investment trust. The Registrant supports benefits payable under the Depositor's variable life insurance policies by investing assets allocated to various investment options in shares of John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust (formerly, John Hancock Trust) and other mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as open-end management investment companies of the “series” type.

As of the effective date of the registration statement, the Company and its affiliates are controlled by Manulife Financial Corporation.

Item 33. Indemnification

The Form of Selling Agreement or Service Agreement between John Hancock Distributors LLC (“JH Distributors”) and various broker-dealers may provide that the selling broker-dealer indemnify and hold harmless JH Distributors and the Company, including their affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents against losses, claims, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), arising out of or based upon a breach of the Selling or Service Agreement, or any applicable law or regulation or any applicable rule of any self-regulatory organization or similar provision consistent with industry practice.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 34. Principal Underwriters

(a) Set forth below is information concerning other investment companies for which JH Distributors, the principal underwriter of the contracts, acts as investment adviser or principal underwriter.

Name of Investment Company	Capacity in Which Acting
John Hancock Variable Life Account S	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Variable Life Account U	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Variable Life Account V	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Variable Life Account UV	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account R	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account T	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account W	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account X	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account Q	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account A	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account N	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account H	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account I	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account J	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account K	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account L	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) Separate Account M	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account B	Principal Underwriter
John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York Separate Account A	Principal Underwriter

(b) John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) is the sole member of JH Distributors and the following comprise the Board of Managers and Officers of JH Distributors.

Name	Title
Rick Carlson**	Vice President, US Taxation
Jeffrey H. Long**	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Financial Operations Principal
Edward P. Macdonald**	Vice President, General Counsel
Gary Tankersley*	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Alex Silva*	Director
Christopher Walker***	Director, Vice President, Investments
Tracy Lannigan**	Vice President, Corporate Secretary

*Principal Business Office is 200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116

**Principal Business Office is 197 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02116

***Principal Business Office is 200 Bloor Street, Toronto, Canada M4W1E5

Compensation received, directly or indirectly, from the Registrant by John Hancock Distributors LLC, the sole principal underwriter of the contracts funded by the Separate Account during the last fiscal year:

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Name of Principal Underwriter	Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions	Compensation on Events Occasioning the Deduction of a Deferred Sales Load	Brokerage Commissions	Other Compensation
John Hancock Distributors LLC	$0	$0	$0	$0

Item 35. Location of Accounts and Records

The information required by this item is included in the most recent Form N-CEN filed with the SEC by the Separate Account.

Item 36. Management Services

All management services contracts are discussed in Part A or Part B.

Item 37. Fee Representation

Representation of Insurer Pursuant to Section 26 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the policies issued pursuant to this registration statement, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by the Company.

Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/23) (%)
Investment Objective	Portfolio and Adviser/Subadviser	Current Expenses	1-Year	5-Year	10-Year
To seek to provide income and capital appreciation.	TOPS® Balanced ETF - Class 2 ValMark Advisers, Inc./Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC	0.55%	11.39	6.39	4.51
To seek to preserve capital and provide moderate income and moderate capital appreciation.	TOPS® Conservative ETF - Class 2 ValMark Advisers, Inc./Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC	0.56%	9.19	4.84	3.37
To seek to provide capital appreciation.	TOPS® Growth ETF - Class 2 ValMark Advisers, Inc./Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC	0.54%	16.09	9.48	6.54
To seek to provide capital appreciation.	TOPS® Moderate Growth ETF - Class 2 ValMark Advisers, Inc./Milliman Financial Risk Management, LLC	0.54%	13.47	7.96	5.58

Signatures	Title
* Simonetta Vendittelli	Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, and Controller
* Brooks Tingle	Chair, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
* Nora N. Crouch	Director
* Thomas Edward Hampton	Director
* J. Stephanie Nam	Director
* Ken Ross	Director
* Shamus Weiland	Director
* Henry H. Wong	Director
/s/Michael A. Ramirez Michael A. Ramirez, as Attorney-In-Fact

Other Benefits Available Under the Policy	25
More About Certain Optional Benefits	27
Long-Term Care Rider.	27
Return of Premium Death Benefit Rider.	27
Overloan Protection Rider.	28
Accelerated Benefit Rider.	28
Taxes	29
Tax Consequences of Owning a Policy	29
Tax Consequences of Electing Certain Supplementary Benefit Riders	30
Effect on the Company’s Taxes	30
Principal Risks of Investing in the Policy	31
Lapse Risk	31
Investment Risk/Risk of Loss	31
Transfer Risk	31
Early Surrender or Withdrawal Risk/Not a Short-Term Investment	31
Tax Risks	31
Cybersecurity Risks	32
Additional Information Regarding the Policy	33
Charges	33
Deductions from policy value.	33
Charges at the portfolio level.	35
Additional Information About How Certain Policy Charges Work	35
Other Charges We Could Impose in the Future	35
Commissions Paid to Dealers	35
Lapse and Reinstatement	36
Lapse.	36
Reinstatement.	36
Variations	36
Policy or Separate Account Changes	37
When We Pay Policy Proceeds	37
Coverage at and After Age 121	38
General Description of Registrant, Depositor and Portfolios	39
Depositor	39
Registrant	39
Portfolios	39
Voting Portfolio Shares	39
Legal Proceedings	40
Financial Statements	40
Appendix: Portfolios Available Under The Policy	Appendix-1