Foreign multinational

Great-West Lifeco

Entities in the directory
7
Countries
3

Great-West Lifeco is an insurance group with 7 entities licensed in 3 countries in Europe. Below is each licensed entity by market, as its national register records it: the legal name, the class it is licensed for and how it is owned.

The group's parent company is publicly traded. The listing belongs to the parent, not to the licensed entities below, and is not part of any licence register. Source: wikidata.org, last checked 2026-09-13.

Internationally Active Insurance Groups

Controlled by Canada Life Assurance Company, identified as an Internationally Active Insurance Group under the IAIS Common Framework. Group-wide supervisor: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada. IAIS register as of 3 June 2026.

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Map of countries where Great-West Lifeco has licensed entities

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Entities in the directory

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CompanyCountryClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
Canada Life InternationalTSX: GWOGuernsey, Jersey and Isle of ManLLifeGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalGFSC / JFSC / IOMFSAPartial93 Confidence: Low
Irish Life Health Designated Activity CompanyTSX: GWOIrelandHHealth / MedicalGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalCBIVerified99 Confidence: Medium
Canada Life Assurance Europe PLCTSX: GWOIrelandLLifeGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalCBIVerified53 Confidence: Low
Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland) Designated Activity CompanyTSX: GWOIrelandLLifeGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalCBIVerified87 Confidence: Low
Irish Life Assurance PlcTSX: GWOIrelandLLifeGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalCBIVerified—
Canada Life Re Ireland DACTSX: GWOIrelandRReinsurerGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalCBIVerified84 Confidence: Low
Canada Life LimitedTSX: GWO
UK-incorporated insurer; activities: Capital redemption, Life and annuity, Linked long-term, Marriage and birth, Pension fund management, Permanent health
United KingdomCCompositeGreat-West LifecoIAIGForeign multinationalPRAVerified100 Confidence: Medium

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works