Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a prominent financial services company with operations spanning Canada, the United States, and Europe. The firm specializes in life and health insurance, retirement and investment solutions, asset management, and reinsurance. Its comprehensive insurance offerings include life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, critical illness, health and dental protection, and creditor insurance. For individuals, families, businesses, and organizations, the company provides diverse retirement and wealth-building products, such as savings plans, income-generating solutions, and annuities. This encompasses individual product solutions and employer-sponsored retirement savings plans that offer saving, investment, and advisory services, as well as broader wealth management options like payout annuities, equity release mortgages, pensions, and various investment products. Great-West Lifeco also delivers extensive asset management services to a wide array of institutional clients, including pension schemes, insurance companies, wealth and fiduciary managers, and sovereign wealth funds, while also managing assets for third-party institutional investors. Furthermore, its reinsurance segment covers life, annuity/longevity, mortgage surety, and property catastrophe risks. The company markets its offerings through key brands such as Canada Life, Irish Life, and Empower. Distribution is achieved via a broad network comprising sales forces, brokers, consultants, financial advisors, banks, managing general agencies, and other institutional channels. Established in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1891, Great-West Lifeco Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation.