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Registration Nos. 333-168694 and 333-168694-1
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.)
Supplement dated September 26, 2011 to PROSPECTUSES dated August 8, 2011
This Supplement applies to INFLATION GUARD ANNUITY Contracts issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.). It supplements prospectuses dated August 8, 2011, for these Contracts.

You should read this Supplement together with the current prospectus for the Contract you purchased (the “Annuity Prospectus”), and retain all documents for future reference. We define certain terms in this Supplement. If a term is not defined in this Supplement, it has the meaning given to it in the Annuity Prospectus. If you would like another copy of the Annuity Prospectus, please contact our Annuities Service Center at 800-824-0335 to request a free copy. You may also visit our website at www.jhannuities.com.
Changes to Historical Rates for CPI and S&P
We replace the table that appears in “Appendix D: Historical rates for CPI and S&P” with the following:
Appendix D: Historical rates for CPI and S&P
Year over Year change in CPI-U and S&P 500 Indices since 1950
Using January values of each year
                                 
            CPI Index           S&P 500
Index
            Year over           Year over
    CPI   Year   S&P 500   Year
Month   Index   % Change   Index   % Change
1/31/1950
    23.50       --       17.05       --  
1/31/1951
    25.40       8.09 %     21.66       27.04 %
1/31/1952
    26.50       4.33 %     24.14       11.45 %
1/31/1953
    26.60       0.38 %     26.38       9.28 %
1/31/1954
    26.90       1.13 %     26.08       -1.14 %
1/31/1955
    26.70       -0.74 %     36.63       40.45 %
1/31/1956
    26.80       0.37 %     43.82       19.63 %
1/31/1957
    27.60       2.99 %     44.72       2.05 %
1/31/1958
    28.60       3.62 %     41.70       -6.75 %
1/31/1959
    29.00       1.40 %     55.42       32.90 %
1/31/1960
    29.30       1.03 %     55.61       0.34 %
1/31/1961
    29.80       1.71 %     61.78       11.10 %
1/31/1962
    30.00       0.67 %     68.84       11.43 %
1/31/1963
    30.40       1.33 %     66.20       -3.83 %
1/31/1964
    30.90       1.64 %     77.04       16.37 %
1/31/1965
    31.20       0.97 %     87.56       13.66 %
1/31/1966
    31.80       1.92 %     92.88       6.08 %
1/31/1967
    32.90       3.46 %     86.61       -6.75 %
1/31/1968
    34.10       3.65 %     92.24       6.50 %
1/31/1969
    35.60       4.40 %     103.01       11.68 %
1/31/1970
    37.80       6.18 %     85.02       -17.46 %
1/31/1971
    39.80       5.29 %     95.88       12.77 %
1/31/1972
    41.10       3.27 %     103.94       8.41 %
1/31/1973
    42.60       3.65 %     116.03       11.63 %
1/31/1974
    46.60       9.39 %     96.57       -16.77 %
1/31/1975
    52.10       11.80 %     76.98       -20.29 %
1/31/1976
    55.60       6.72 %     100.86       31.02 %
1/31/1977
    58.50       5.22 %     102.03       1.16 %
1/31/1978
    62.50       6.84 %     89.25       -12.53 %
1/31/1979
    68.30       9.28 %     99.93       11.97 %
1/31/1980
    77.80       13.91 %     114.16       14.24 %

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Appendix D: Historical rates for CPI and S&P
Year over Year change in CPI-U and S&P 500 Indices since 1950
Using January values of each year
                                 
            CPI Index           S&P 500
Index
            Year over           Year over
    CPI   Year   S&P 500   Year
Month   Index   % Change   Index   % Change
1/31/1981
    87.00       11.83 %     129.55       13.48 %
1/31/1982
    94.30       8.39 %     120.40       -7.06 %
1/31/1983
    97.80       3.71 %     145.30       20.68 %
1/31/1984
    101.90       4.19 %     163.41       12.46 %
1/31/1985
    105.50       3.53 %     179.63       9.93 %
1/31/1986
    109.60       3.89 %     211.78       17.90 %
1/31/1987
    111.20       1.46 %     274.08       29.42 %
1/31/1988
    115.70       4.05 %     257.07       -6.21 %
1/31/1989
    121.10       4.67 %     297.47       15.72 %
1/31/1990
    127.40       5.20 %     329.08       10.63 %
1/31/1991
    134.60       5.65 %     343.93       4.51 %
1/31/1992
    138.10       2.60 %     408.79       18.86 %
1/31/1993
    142.60       3.26 %     438.78       7.34 %
1/31/1994
    146.20       2.52 %     481.61       9.76 %
1/31/1995
    150.30       2.80 %     470.42       -2.32 %
1/31/1996
    154.40       2.73 %     636.02       35.20 %
1/31/1997
    159.10       3.04 %     786.16       23.61 %
1/31/1998
    161.60       1.57 %     980.28       24.69 %
1/31/1999
    164.30       1.67 %     1279.64       30.54 %
1/31/2000
    168.80       2.74 %     1394.46       8.97 %
1/31/2001
    175.10       3.73 %     1366.01       -2.04 %
1/31/2002
    177.10       1.14 %     1130.20       -17.26 %
1/31/2003
    181.70       2.60 %     855.70       -24.29 %
1/31/2004
    185.20       1.93 %     1131.13       32.19 %
1/31/2005
    190.70       2.97 %     1181.27       4.43 %
1/31/2006
    198.30       3.99 %     1280.08       8.36 %
1/31/2007
    202.42       2.08 %     1438.24       12.36 %
1/31/2008
    211.08       4.28 %     1378.55       -4.15 %
1/31/2009
    211.14       0.03 %     825.88       -40.09 %
1/31/2010
    216.69       2.63 %     1073.87       30.03 %
1/31/2011
    220.22       1.63 %     1286.12       19.76 %
Sources:   The US Consumer Price Index — All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) — is compiled monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 
The S&P 500 Index is a trademark of Standard & Poor’s™.
You should retain this Supplement for future reference.
Supplement dated September 26, 2011
09/11:   333-168694
333-168694-1

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