John Hancock hires government relations VP

BOSTON: John Hancock hired Linda Watters as VP of government relations. Watters, who started November 2, will oversee state legislative and regulatory relations as well as the company's relationship with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Watters previously worked as MD of financial risk management for KPMG in Chicago, and as commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services for the State of Michigan from 2003 to 2007.