About Sun Life

Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of protection and wealth accumulation products/services to individuals and corporate customers. Chartered in 1865, Sun Life Financial and its partners now have operations in key markets worldwide, including Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda. As of March 31, 2009, the Sun Life Financial group of companies had total assets under management of $375 billion.

Wiki Says

As of September 30, 2008, Sun Life had more than 28,000 employees and 147,590 advisors in 22 countries serving more than 25 million customers worldwide. Birla Sun Life is ranked as one of the top six privately-owned life insurers in India. In Canada, Sun Life is ranked No. 1 in several lines of business including defined contribution pension plans, group RRSPs and deferred profit sharing plans. Sun Life Financial Inc. shares trade on the Toronto, New York and Philippines stock exchanges. It is one of Standard and Poor’s Global 1200 companies.

Sun Life Insurance Says

Sun Life offers a range of individual life insurance and group life insurance solutions. It also sells policies that include components such as critical illness insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance.

Term policies are temporary and provide death benefits only. Permanent policies accrue a cash value that can offer protection in later years. The value of these policies can supplement a retirement income or pay for other unexpected expenses. Some life insurance policies offer flexible premiums and payouts.

Contact Sun Life at:

Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company of New York
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 1115
New York, NY 10165 
Telephone: (212) 983-6352

Sources: Sun Life press release, May 21, 2009; “Sun Life Financial”, Wikipedia, June 1, 2009; “Life Insurance”, Sun Life Financial web site

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