Standard Life (Canada)
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Type | Subsidiary of ( Manulife ) |
---|---|
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1833 |
Defunct | 2016 |
Headquarters | Montreal , Quebec , Canada |
Key people
|
Charles Guay ( President & CEO ) |
Products | Insurance |
Number of employees
|
2,000 |
Parent | Manulife |
Website | https://www.manulife.ca/for-you/sl-transition.html |
The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (also known as Standard Life ) was an investment, retirement and financial protection company and is now part of Manulife Financial. [1]
History
Standard Life first established a presence in Canada through John George Irvine, who took an agency in Quebec in 1834. [2] Spencer Campbell Thomson , son of the manager of the Standard Life Assurance Company , visited Canada in 1882 and approved a new Canadian head office in St James Street. [3]
On January 30, 2015, the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc joined Manulife . [1]
References
- 1 2 Melnitzer, Julius (January 30, 2015). "Manulife acquisition of Standard Life wins strong market support | Financial Post" . Financial Post .
- ↑ Moss, Michael S. (2000). Standard Life, 1825-2000 : the building of Europe's largest mutual life company . Mainstream Pub. p. 38. ISBN 1-84018-290-3 . OCLC 43376705 .
- ↑ Moss 2000, p.128