Manulife Partners with Adaptive ML to Accelerate AI Platform Optimization
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 22 2025
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Source: PRnewswire
- Partnership Accelerates AI Progress: Manulife has selected Adaptive ML to provide model fine-tuning technology, leveraging a reinforcement learning engine to optimize open-source small language models, thereby enhancing accuracy and efficiency in enterprise applications, which ultimately improves customer experience and business value.
- Real-Time Model Optimization: The Adaptive ML system continuously learns and adjusts AI models in real-time, ensuring that Manulife maintains a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, driving its transformation into an AI-powered organization.
- Diverse Application Exploration: The multi-year agreement will explore new applications such as automating underwriting quotes and executing complex processes, with initial use cases set to accelerate broader deployment of the platform, enhancing business responsiveness.
- Commitment to Sustainability: By utilizing a model fine-tuning engine alongside small language models, Manulife aims to reduce energy consumption while maintaining performance, reinforcing its commitment to responsible AI and sustainability.
Analyst Views on MFC
Wall Street analysts forecast MFC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for MFC is 40.09 USD with a low forecast of 37.21 USD and a high forecast of 51.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
11 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 37.370
Low
37.21
Averages
40.09
High
51.00
Current: 37.370
Low
37.21
Averages
40.09
High
51.00
About MFC
Manulife Financial Corporation is an international financial services provider. It provides financial advice and insurance, operating as Manulife across Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. Its segments include Wealth and asset management businesses (Global WAM), Insurance and annuity products (Asia, Canada and U.S.), and the Corporate and Other segment. Wealth and asset management businesses branded as Manulife Investment Management, provide investment advice and solutions to retirement, retail, and institutional clients. It also includes Manulife Comvest Credit Partners, a private credit asset management platform. Insurance and annuity products include a variety of individual life insurance, individual and group long-term care insurance and guaranteed and partially guaranteed annuity products. Products are distributed through multiple distribution channels, including insurance agents, brokers, banks, financial planners and direct marketing.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
