Founded in 1891
Headquarters: Winnipeg Manitoba
Clients: 12 Million across Canada
Employees: 18,400 (2008)
Assets Under Management: 218 Billion
Products & Services: Life Insurance (Whole Life, Universal Life, Term Life) and Group Insurance
Financial Strength/ Credit Rating (According to AM Best): A+ (as of 2013)
Claims Paying Ability: IC-1 Exceptional (according to DBRS Limited)
Great West Life has subsidiaries of London Life and Canada Life. Through London Life, Great West Life participates in the international insurance market.
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- Blue Cross Canada
- BMO Life Assurance Company (formerly AIG Life Insurance)
- Canada Life
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- Equitable Life of Canada
- Foresters
- Great West Life
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- La Capitale
- Reliable Life Insurance Canada
- SSQ Financial Group
- Standard Life Assurance Company
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