Canada Life Ireland
Canada Life is one of Ireland's leading life, pension and investment providers. Established in Ireland in 1903, the Canada Life Group has grown to be a modern and dynamic international financial services business. It is part of Great-West Life, one of the world's leading life assurance companies, from a country ranked the most financially sound in the world*.
With a reputation for financial strength, stability and consistently high financial ratings from the rating agencies, Canada Life is the only life assurance group in Ireland to have a AA rating** from Standard & Poor's. The Canada Life Group employs over 500 people in Ireland and serves as a hub for the company's expanding presence in Europe. We distribute our products through a network of over 1,500 brokers and a further 160 sales associates nationwide.
If you would like to talk to one of our consultants about Life Insurance Products from Canada Life please contact us.
Caledonian
Caledonian has been operating in Ireland for over 180 years and building on the foundations of Caledonian Insurance Company and Guardian Life, the Caledonian Life brand was launched in January 2001 as a new force in the Irish financial services sector.
Dedicated to selling market leading Protection products and offering excellent service to their clients, Caledonian Life has offices in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. Caledonian products are only available from authorised Brokers, who offer impartial financial advice to help you meet your needs.
As part of The Royal Liver Group Caledonian Life offers you all the benefits of a mutual organisation. Established in 1850, The Royal Liver Group has over 1 million members, approximately 3 million policies in force and is currently responsible for total assets of €3.6 billion.
If you would like to talk to one of our consultants about Life Insurance Products from Caledonian Life please contact us.
Irish Life
Founded in 1939, Irish Life has been taking care of our customers’ financial future for 70 years. They are proud to be part of the Irish Life & Permanent group of companies, one of Ireland’s largest and most successful financial organisation and the market leader in provision of life, pension and investment products.
Irish Life Retail uses a variety of distribution channels including a network of supporting intermediaries, a 200 strong direct sales force, 175 franchises and the branch network of Permanent tsb. In addition, our products are provided on a wholesale basis into the branch network of a number of other financial institutions.
Our company values are:
- Relentless Pursuit of Customer Satisfaction
- A Great Place to Work
- A Team of Winners
If you would like to talk to one of our consultants about Life Insurance Products from Irish Life please contact us.
Zurich
Zurich Life Assurance plc is a member of Zurich Financial Services group a leading multi-line insurance provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East as well as other markets. Founded in 1872, Zurich Financial Services group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries.
As one of Ireland's most successful life insurance companies, we offer a full range of Zurich Life Pension, Investment and Protection products. Our investment team, based in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, is responsible for funds under management of approximately €10.9 billion, of which pension assets amount to €6.1 billion (as at 30th September 2011).
They are committed to the provision of excellent customer service and have won a number of industry service awards, including the Professional Insurance Brokers Association ‘Broker Service Award of Excellence’ 2010, for the eighth year in a row, and we are fourteen times winner of the Irish Brokers Association ‘Service Excellence Award’.
If you would like to talk to one of our consultants about Life Insurance Products from Zurich please contact us.
Hibernian Aviva
Hibernian is part of the international group AVIVA and has recently re-branded under the parent company name. It is both a general and a life insurer.
The Company has demonstrated their commitment to the Irish market with a long term sponsorship agreement on the Old Lansdowne Road stadium, now known as the Aviva stadium.
There are both home insurance and life insurance products available from Aviva. The home insurance scheme was arranged by the Professional Brokers association and they have a special discount rate on home insurance through this network.
Aviva operate minimum premiums in the life insurance area so that their minimum premium for a single person is €20 per month and €40 for a joint application.
Automatic benefits
- These benefits apply to everyone with an Aviva mortgage protection policy.
Guaranteed insurability option
This allows you to take out additional cover without evidence of good health if:
- Your mortgage amount increases
- You extend the term of your mortgage (not beyond your 70th birthday)
This option may only be exercised if:
- Any increase in your cover is not more than €40,000 or if lower, the original level of cover
- The original policy is issued to you at standard rates
- This covers you for accidental death while your policy application is being processed
- If you die due to an accident, we will pay €150,000 or the proposed amount of life cover, whichever is less
- Applies until your policy application has been processed
- Accidental death benefit
If you would like to talk to one of our consultants about Life Insurance Products from Hibernian Aviva please contact us.
New Ireland Assurance
New Ireland Assurance Company was founded in 1918 and was the first wholly Irish owned life assurance company to transact business in Ireland. They provide life assurance, pensions and investment solutions to individual and corporate customers.
They are one of the leading life assurance companies in the country, with:
- a market share of new business in excess of 20% in 2010
- new sales of over €1 billion of new lump sum business in 2010
- new sales of over €100 million of new regular premium business in 2010
- funds under management of over €10 billion
- over 500,000 contracts within the business portfolio
New Ireland prides itself on its commitment to providing high quality, courteous and efficient service to their customers. The strategy for their business, the goal of the senior management team and the focus of their staff is to look after our new and existing customers better than any other Company in the Irish market.
The Company has a strong culture of innovation and our new protection contract (Life Choice, launched in October 2010) and our suite of risk managed investment options (including the BNY Mellon Global Real Return Fund and our own Secure Advantage range and the Protected Assets Fund) are clear market leaders in the protection and investment markets.
New Ireland is part of the Bank of Ireland Group.
If you would like to talk to one of our consultants about Life Insurance Products from New Ireland Assurance please contact us.