Canada Life Financial

Canada Life Financial Corporation (TSX: CL) is a Canadian company that offers life, health, and disability insurance for groups and individuals. Canada Life is based in Toronto, Ontario at the historic Canada Life Building on University Avenue. It also commissioned the Canada Life Building in Montreal.

Clarica Life Assurance

Clarica Life was a Canadian insurer based in Waterloo, Ontario. Founded in 1870 as Mutual Life of Canada, it is now part of Sun Life Financial group of companies. Clarica provides investments services in addition to insurance services. The investment services are provided as agents of CI Investments.

The Co-operators

The Co-operators, founded in 1945, is a Canadian insurance co-operative owned by 40 members. It is one of the largest wholly Canadian-owned multiline insurers, offering auto, home, life, farm, travel, and business insurance as well as investments. The company was started by farmers in Saskatchewan, in 1945.

Desjardins Financial Security

Desjardins Financial Security is the life and health insurance arm of Desjardins Group, the leading financial institution in Quebec and the largest cooperative financial group in Canada. Desjardins Financial Security has branches in several cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax and St. John's.

Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company

The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, commonly shortened to The Dominion, has been in operation since 1887. Its first president was Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. Not only is it one of Canada's oldest insurance companies, it is also one of the largest. The company has offices across Canada and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH NYSE: FFH) is a financial holding company based in Toronto, Ontario, which is engaged in property, casualty, and life insurance and reinsurance, investment management, and insurance claims management. The company operates primarily through several subsidiaries, including Odyssey Re, Northbridge Financial, and Crum & Forster.

The Guarantee Company of North America

The Guarantee Company of North America (GCNA), founded in 1872, is currently the largest purveyor of contract surety and fidelity bonding in Canada. Today the GCNA is the largest provider of insurance to government and governmental organizations across Canada.

Harvard Developments

Harvard Developments is the name of a commercial development and holding corporation in the Canadian city of Regina, Saskatchewan. It is involved in commercial and residential development, plus radio broadcasting and insurance. It is the descendant of firms controlled by the Hill family of Regina.

Hub International

Hub International Limited is an insurance brokerage based in Chicago, Illinois. The company has 200+ offices across the United States and Canada. The company offers three types of commercial products and services: property and casualty products, employee benefits and risk management services. It offers two types of personal products and services: property and casualty products, and life, health and financial products and services.

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is a provincial crown corporation in British Columbia created in 1973 by the NDP government of British Columbia. The original purpose of ICBC was to provide universal public auto insurance in British Columbia. Its responsibilities have expanded to include driver licensing and vehicle registration and licensing.

London Life Insurance Company

London Life Insurance Company is a Canadian life insurance company best known for its "Freedom 55" slogan, evocative of saving money to an extent that would allow one to retire at age 55. London Life is a subsidiary of The Great-West Life Assurance Company, which in turn is controlled by Power Financial Corporation.

Manulife Financial

Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC, TSX: MFC, SEHK: 945, PSE: MFC), also known as The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, is a major Canadian insurance company and financial services provider. Although its global head office is located in Toronto, with its Canadian operations based out of Waterloo, Ontario, Manulife has worldwide operations, most notably in the United States (through its subsidiary, John Hancock Insurance) and in 19 unique Asian countries and territories.

Manulife Financial is the largest insurance company in North America and the world's fourth largest, based on market capitalization. Manulife ranks number 91 on the Forbes Global 2000 list (2008 edition); by that measure, it is the second largest company in Canada.

Maritime Life

The Maritime Life Assurance Company was a Canadian insurance company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1922 and in 2004 it became fully integrated with Manulife Financial, with the Maritime Life brand being retired. In 2004 it employed 2700 employees.

The Maritime Life headquarters were located in Armdale, Nova Scotia (part of Halifax) near the head of the Northwest Arm. After the merger with Manulife Financial, the signage of the buildings was changed and the facility became Manulife's central Halifax office.

National Bank of Canada

National Bank of Canada (Banque Nationale du Canada) (TSX: NA) is the sixth largest bank in Canada. The bank's headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec, and it has 546 branches nationwide, of which 454 are in Quebec. The bank also has representative offices or branches in Havana, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Nassau, and New York, and a subsidiary in Florida.

Saskatchewan Government Insurance

Created in 1945, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) is a provincial Crown corporation that has been developed over the years into two linked operations.

The Saskatchewan Auto Fund is the province’s compulsory public auto insurance program, operating the driver’s licensing and vehicle registration system. The Auto Fund is financially self-sustaining, operating on a break-even basis over time. The Saskatchewan Auto Fund claims that it does not receive money from, nor pay dividends to, the government.

SGI CANADA sells property and casualty insurance on properties such as homes, farms, businesses and automobile insurance in seven Canadian provinces. It operates as SGI CANADA in Saskatchewan, SGI CANADA Insurance Services Ltd. in Manitoba and Alberta, the Coachman Insurance Company in Ontario and as a major partner in the Insurance Company of Prince Edward Island in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

The Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) (Quebec automobile insurance corporation) is a crown corporation (government-owned company) in Quebec. Created in 1977, it provides public auto insurance which insures all drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists involved in road collisions whether or not they are at fault. The SAAQ was formerly known as the Régie de l'assurance automobile du Québec (Quebec Automobile Insurance Board). In Quebec public auto insurance is limited to coverage of personal injuries while damage to property is covered by private insurers.

Standard Life (Canada)

The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (also known as Standard Life) is a major investment, retirement and financial protection company through various products and services. The Standard Life group has been a prominent player in the Canadian marketplace since 1833.

They currently employ over 2,000 people across Canada who work from 25 offices across the country. They are divided into different groups including group savings and retirement, group insurance, individual life insurance, savings and retirement, mutual funds and portfolio management.

Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF, NYSE: SLF, PSE: SLF) is a leading international financial services company known primarily as a life insurance company. Sun Life ranks number 187 on the Forbes Global 2000 list (2008 edition).

Sun Life and its partners provide insurance, retirement and investment solutions for individuals and businesses around the world including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda.

The Great-West Life Assurance Company

The Great-West Life Assurance Company (known more commonly Great-West Life, and its official French name is La Great-West, compagnie d'assurance-vie) (TSX: GWO) is a life and health insurance company. Its headquarters is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co. was established as a farmers' mutual insurance carrier in 1896 in Wawanesa, Manitoba under the laws of Canada and was subsequently incorporated by an Act of Parliament on May 1, 1929. It was founded by Alonzo Fowler Kempton. Executive offices are located in Winnipeg with several branch offices and service offices located throughout Canada.

Today, the company employs 1,800 people in Canada and the U.S. as well as 1,300 independent brokers in Canada.