# Sun Life

> Sun Life is a Toronto-headquartered international financial-services group that combines life and health insurance, workplace benefits, wealth products and institutional asset management. Its unusually broad model connects household protection and employer-sponsored care with investment platforms including MFS Investment Management and SLC Management; as of June 30, 2026, it reported C$1.70 trillion in assets under management and served clients across major North American and Asian markets.

- **Founded:** 1865
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** Matthew Hamilton Gault (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 68,800 employees and 99,000+ advisers as of December 31, 2025.
- **Products:** Individual insurance, Workplace benefits, Stop-loss and health solutions, Wealth and retirement, Institutional asset management
- **Notable:** Introduced what it describes as the world's first unconditional life-insurance policy in 1880., Expanded internationally by the 1890s and operated in 55 countries by 1920., Demutualized and became publicly listed in 2000; its shares now trade in Toronto, New York and the Philippines under SLF.

## Products & services

- **Individual insurance** — Life, health and related protection products for individuals and families, distributed through advisers and regional channels.
- **Workplace benefits** — Employer-sponsored dental, vision, life, disability, absence, paid leave and supplemental health benefits, plus digital administration and claims tools.
- **Stop-loss and health solutions** — Protection for self-funded employers against high-cost claims, combined with clinical review, care navigation and cost-management services.
- **Wealth and retirement** — Mutual funds, retirement savings, pensions, financial advice and workplace savings products for individuals and plan sponsors.
- **Institutional asset management** — Public markets through MFS and alternative assets through SLC Management and specialist firms including BGO and Crescent Capital.
- **Sun Life Private Wealth** — An integrated platform for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, families and advisers across global wealth hubs.

## Achievements

- Introduced what it describes as the world's first unconditional life-insurance policy in 1880.
- Expanded internationally by the 1890s and operated in 55 countries by 1920.
- Demutualized and became publicly listed in 2000; its shares now trade in Toronto, New York and the Philippines under SLF.
- Reported more than 85 million clients across 28 markets at year-end 2025.
- Reached C$1.70 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026.
- Named the world's most sustainable insurance company by Corporate Knights in 2025, according to Sun Life's company history.
- Donated more than C$60 million to diabetes prevention, awareness and care programs since 2012.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Reported Q2 underlying net income of C$1.123 billion, up 11% year over year, and C$1.696 trillion in assets under management.
- **2026-07** — Launched Sun Life Private Wealth for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, families and advisers across global wealth hubs.
- **2026-07** — Joined Lightworks, Scotiabank and TELUS as a founding member of an AI Consortium focused on governed enterprise AI infrastructure.
- **2026-07** — Completed the US$350 million acquisition of Bell Partners and placed the U.S. multifamily investment manager under BGO.
- **2026-06** — Partnered with Medzown to help U.S. stop-loss clients connect eligible employees with clinical trials for complex diseases.
- **2026-03** — Released its 2025 annual and sustainability reports, including C$3.472 billion in reported net income for the year.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sunlife.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sun-life-financial
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SunLife
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SunLifeGlobal
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/SLFCanada/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/sun-life
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-10