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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Life Insurance Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-21 19:20:49.730011+00","research_date":"2026-09-20","source_snapshot_sha256":"2d49fd029c2d07706c36cb72afdba4becb7c502be2b5edf3a7922eab8c68ba0c","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":24,"qualified_finalists":10,"ranking_unit":"Life insurance carrier"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"John Hancock is a good, but not automatically best, fit for business owners seeking indexed universal life insurance. Two of seven platforms named John Hancock during the ranking stage, and all seven evaluated it at the fit stage, where five rated it \"good\" and two rated it \"mixed.\" The strongest reason to consider it is a flexible IUL lineup — Accumulation IUL, Protection IUL, and survivorship versions — backed by an A+ AM Best financial-strength rating on John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) . 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