Sun Life

Sun Life is a financial services company founded in 1865, providing life insurance, health and dental benefits, wealth management and retirement solutions to individuals, families and businesses. The company has operated for nearly 160 years and reports $1.54 trillion in assets under management. It serves clients across Canada, the United States, Asia and Europe.

Its benefits business is substantial: through employee and government benefits programmes, Sun Life helps approximately 50 million Americans access health and dental coverage. Wealth management solutions are designed to help clients build wealth across generations, while retirement planning and life insurance form part of a wider range of financial protection products.

Technical work spans digital solutions, financial technology, employee and government benefits platforms, and wealth management technology. The stated focus is on making health and benefits easier to access and on combining deep industry expertise with continued development of digital offerings as client needs change.

The company describes its mission as helping clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives, with a client-centric approach and a long institutional history underpinning its work.