- CEO
- David Harney
- Full Time Employees
- 33,250
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Life
- Address
- 100 Osborne Street North Winnipeg Canada R3C 1V3
- IPO Date
- Jun 25, 2021
- Business
- Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a Canadian international financial services holding company focused on life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. Founded in 1891 and headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the company operates primarily in Canada, the United States, and Europe through brands including Canada Life, Empower, and Irish Life; its segments comprise the U.S. (Empower Workplace retirement services and Empower Wealth management), Canada (retirement, wealth, group benefits, insurance and annuities), Europe (serving the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Isle of Man with insurance, pensions, savings, annuities, and group insurance), and Capital and Risk Solutions (reinsurance). Core products and services include individual and group life, accidental death and dismemberment, disability, critical illness, health, dental, and creditor insurance; retirement plans, annuities, segregated funds, workplace benefits, investment management, pensions, and wealth solutions for individuals, employers, associations, and small businesses, with reinsurance offered globally including in the U.S., Barbados, Bermuda, and Ireland. In recent developments, Great-West Lifeco has reported record base earnings growth, including double-digit increases in Q3 2025 base earnings per share to $1.33 (up 15% year-over-year) driven by strong performance in U.S., European, and reinsurance operations; the company increased its 2025 share buyback program to $1.5 billion under its Normal Course Issuer Bid, having already repurchased $995 million year-to-date as of November 2025, alongside prior announcements of additional $500 million buybacks in Q2 2025.