- CEO
- Duncan Newton Rowell Jackman
- Full Time Employees
- 1,236
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Life
- Address
- 165 University Avenue Toronto ON Canada M5H 3B8
- IPO Date
- Oct 15, 2010
- Business
- E-L Financial Corporation Limited operates as an investment and insurance holding company in Canada with two primary operating segments, E-L Corporate and Empire Life Insurance Company; E-L Corporate oversees investments in global equities and fixed income securities held directly and indirectly through common shares, investment funds, closed-end investment companies including a 56.6% interest in United Corporations Limited, and other private companies, as well as significant associate interests comprising a 34.9% stake in Algoma Central Corporation and a 24.9% stake in Economic Investment Trust Limited; Empire Life, in which E-L Financial holds a 99.5% interest, underwrites individual and group life and health insurance policies; segregated funds; mutual funds; annuity products; investment and retirement solutions; wealth management products; and employee benefit plans distributed to individuals, professionals, businesses, and Canadians through independent financial advisors, managing general agents, national account firms, group solutions brokers, and representatives. The company, incorporated in 1968 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, focuses on accumulating shareholder value through long-term capital appreciation, dividend, and interest income from its investments, with operations primarily in Canada and global investment exposure. Recent developments include a proposed 100-for-one common share split approved in May 2025 with payment on May 30, 2025; renewal of its normal course issuer bid in March 2025 permitting repurchases of up to 173,086 common shares through March 2026; entry into an automatic purchase plan in 2025; a $200 million offering of 4.000% senior unsecured notes due June 22, 2050 announced earlier; sustained quarterly dividends on common and preference shares; strong financial performance with net income attributable to common shareholders of $365 million for the second quarter of 2025 and consolidated assets under management at Empire Life reaching $20 billion as of June 30, 2025; and common shareholders' equity of $8,416 million as of December 31, 2024.