Friday, April 3, 2009

Sun Life Insurance in Canada

Sun Life Financial (SLF) of Canada believes that "life's brighter under the sun". The company is an international financial services provider and offers a diverse range of both wealth protection and wealth accumulation products and services to individuals and corporate clients alike. Sun Life Financial has a long history, having been chartered in 1865. Today the company, along with its partners, has significant global operations which are established in: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Bermuda, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan. As of September 30th, 2008, the Sun Life Financial group was managing CDN$389 billion worth of assets for clients worldwide.

Sun Life Financial is still a Canadian company first and foremost, and they are ranked highly by all industry standards: revenue, earnings, assets under management, and life insurance in force. The company has a business relationship with 20% of all Canadians, to whom they offer a wide array of financial products and services for individuals, businesses, and public and charitable firms which include: life and health insurance products, retirement savings products, trust services and investment funds, mortgages, and beyond.

Sun Life Financial;s company's products and services are widely used for diverse needs including individual life and health insurance and wealth management, Group Retirement Services, and Group Benefits. SLF educates their clients about:

* Needing a holistic financial plan guided by a trained, knowledgeable professional
* Needing to factor in health care costs when calculating retirement planning
* The need to take advantage of "free money" at work (SLF finds this to be a particularly Canadian problem)
* Using the Canadian provision of the Tax-Free Savings Account for help with retirement planning
* Knowledge of the options available for retirement income strategies such as the guaranteed income for life choice
* How to use segregated funds in a total (holistic) financial plan

The author lives with her husband in Maryland, with their two dogs and cat. She put together the website http://www.affordable-life-insurance-guru.com in order to help the everyday person navigate the often confusing world of life insurance.

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