- CEO
- David Harney
- Full Time Employees
- 33,250
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Life
- Address
- 100 Osborne Street North Winnipeg MB Canada R3C 1V3
- IPO Date
- Jun 3, 2022
- Business
- Great-West Lifeco Inc. is an international financial services holding company providing a diverse range of offerings including life and health protection, retirement income solutions, asset management, and reinsurance across North America and Europe. Its Canadian operations, primarily under the Canada Life brand, deliver comprehensive individual and group insurance and wealth management, contributing approximately 30% of adjusted earnings. In the United States, the company's Empower brand stands as a leading provider of employer-sponsored retirement plans and a prominent recordkeeper, accounting for roughly 32% of adjusted earnings. Great-West Lifeco also maintains a significant presence throughout European markets, notably in the UK, Ireland, and Germany, offering various wealth and protection products through entities such as Canada Life and Irish Life, which together contribute about 20% of adjusted earnings. The Capital and Risk Solutions segment, encompassing its reinsurance activities primarily across the U.S., Barbados, Bermuda, and Ireland, makes up the remaining share of adjusted earnings. The firm exceeded $3 trillion in assets under administration in 2024, growing to over $3.3 trillion total client assets as of the third quarter of 2025.