SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: October 25, 2002

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Commission File Number: 33-62895

MASSACHUSETTS		04-2664016
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

John Hancock Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02117

(Address of principal executive offices)

(617) 572-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Item 5. Other Information.

On October 25, 2002, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference. John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Company, is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.

Exhibit No.		Item

99		Press Release of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., dated October 25, 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Date: October 25, 2002		By: /s/ Ronald Bocage
		Ronald Bocage Vice President & Counsel

HANCOCK JOHN VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE CO 8-K