Standard Life (Canada)

Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1833
Defunct2016
FateBecame part of Manulife
HeadquartersMontreal, Quebec, Canada
ProductsInsurance

The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada (also known as Standard Life) was an investment, retirement and financial protection company that is now part of Manulife.[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 on St. James Street in Montreal.[3]

On January 30, 2015, the Canadian operations of Standard Life plc joined Manulife.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Melnitzer, Julius (January 30, 2015). "Manulife acquisition of Standard Life wins strong market support | Financial Post". Financial Post.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Moss 2000, p.128
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