Great-West Lifeco, Inc. is an international financial service holding company, which engages in the provision of life insurance, health insurance, retirement services, investment management, and reinsurance services. The company is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba and currently employs 33,250 full-time employees. The firm operates in Canada, the United States and Europe under the brands Canada Life, Empower and Irish Life. The firm provides wealth, retirement, workplace benefits and insurance and risk solutions. The firm's segments include United States, Canada, Europe, and Capital and Risk Solutions. The United States segment comprises two distinct lines of business: Empower Workplace, which is aligned with the Retirement line of business, and Empower Wealth. The Canada and Europe segments comprise four distinct lines of business: Retirement, Wealth, Group Benefits and Insurance & Annuities. The Europe segment serves customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany operating under the Canada Life brand in the United Kingdom and Germany and under the Irish Life brand in Ireland along with other acquired brands within the broker market in Ireland. The Capital and Risk Solutions segment includes its reinsurance business.
