The Irish Times

Irish Life’s underlying profits rise to almost €200m

Canadian parent highlights ‘favourable morbidity experience’

Thu Feb 10 2022 - 17:52

Irish Life agrees €230m deal to buy Ark Life

Company will take over €2.1bn of assets as part of deal

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 08:25

Aviva approached by potential buyers for frozen Irish property assets

Aviva last month halted withdrawals from two funds with combined €940m in assets

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 16:32

Irish Life owner looking to buy properties in the Republic

Great-West Lifeco seeking to increase the size of its property portfolio to about CAN$50bn

Fri Nov 09 2018 - 09:34

Irish Life makes €85m profit on Allianz Ireland stake sale

Insurer’s net profit rose to €138.9 million last year from €80.2 million in 2015

Wed Nov 22 2017 - 06:10

Irish Life contributes €42m to Canadian parent in third quarter

Group reports 17% increase in profits as health insurance customers rise

Thu Nov 02 2017 - 16:57

More than 50 UK firms mulling Irish move post Brexit, says Irish Life

Lack of housing supply a ‘very real issue’ for companies considering relocating to State

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 08:58

David Harney on being a lifer at Irish Life

Chief executive joined the company straight from school and took over the top job in June of this year

Fri Dec 09 2016 - 06:26

Irish Life Investment Managers profit rises 51% to €22.1m

Company paid €8 million dividend to parent Canada Life Group UK in 2015

Tue Nov 22 2016 - 05:22

Irish Life’s third-quarter profits rise 33% to €36m

Ireland’s biggest life and pensions group set up Irish Life Health this year

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 18:45

Reinsurer owned by Irish Life parent seeks acquisitions here

Dublin-based Canda Life International Re reports 47 per cent rise in after-tax profit

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 07:21

Irish Life suspends withdrawals from €120m UK fund after Brexit

Costs of €16m expected from integrating new health insurance entities

Thu Aug 04 2016 - 09:01

Irish Life profits down 34% in the first quarter

Financial services firm offers lower profit contribution to parent Great-West Life Co

Thu May 05 2016 - 17:13

David Harney to replace Bill Kyle as CEO of Irish Life

Kyle to retire after three years with Irish arm and 37 years with Canadian parent

Tue Apr 19 2016 - 15:49

Irish Life seeks to rebrand health insurance subsidiary

Indications show Irish Life being promoted in the name tested well, chief Bill Kyle says

Tue Apr 12 2016 - 01:00

Irish Life to become ‘new force’ in health insurance after two acquisitions

Group buys Aviva Health and takes full ownership of GloHealth

Wed Mar 09 2016 - 18:02

Irish Life in exclusive talks to acquire Aviva Health

Move, if completed, would be a major consolidation of Irish health insurance market

Sat Feb 13 2016 - 17:01

Irish Life’s profits up 11% last year to €204 million

Pension and investment firm contributed €204m to its Canadian parent last year

Thu Feb 11 2016 - 17:58

Irish Life aims to add 150 jobs in growth strategy

Insurance firm has been successfully integrated with Canada Life, says chief Bill Kyle

Fri Jan 08 2016 - 06:46

Irish Life to create 150 jobs next year as part of strategic growth plan

Accounts show life group paid Canadian parent dividend of €73m in 2014

Thu Nov 19 2015 - 01:00

Irish Life adds €27.4m to Great-West Lifeco Q3 profit

Canadian parent firm says its insurance and annuities sales for Q3 were €5.4bn

Thu Nov 05 2015 - 22:12

Irish Life continues to grow business in second quarter

Company contributes €45m to parent company Great-West Lifeco’s profits

Thu Aug 06 2015 - 08:49

Irish Life profits rose by 54% to €57 million in first quarter

Irish Life Investment Management played significant part in growth over three months

Thu May 07 2015 - 17:05

Canada Life acquires Legal & General

UK subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco to buy Dublin based offshore life company

Tue Feb 10 2015 - 12:10

Integration of Irish Life with Canada Life on track

Integration will result in cost savings higher than the €40 million that had been targeted

Fri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00

Irish Life adds €57 million to Canadian parent’s Q3 earnings

Contribution shows ‘strength of position as largest life insurance and pension’ company

Fri Nov 07 2014 - 01:01

Blackrock office block makes €1m over guide

Local landmark Canada Life House sold to private investor for €9.5 million

Wed Sept 03 2014 - 01:11

Irish Life earnings rise to €38m, fuelled by ‘excellent growth’

Investment and pension company generated €1.4 billion of sales in second quarter

Thu Aug 07 2014 - 09:01

Bank bailout debt costing State €1.6bn a year

€41bn of national debt associated with cost of rescuing financial sector

Mon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00

Irish life sees ‘excellent sales’ in first quarter

Great-West Lifeco to spend €12m on refurbishing Irish Life’s headquarters

Fri May 09 2014 - 01:00

Integration of Irish Life over past year a success, says Great-West Lifeco CEO

Irish Life ‘on target’ to achieve €40 million in cost savings by mid-2015

Sat Apr 12 2014 - 01:00

Q&A Dominic Coyle: Will Revenue charge gift tax if I pay for daughter’s wedding?

Tue Mar 11 2014 - 01:05

€8.5m for Blackrock office block

Wed Feb 26 2014 - 01:10

State has received €10.24bn from bailed out banks since collapse

Net cost to taxpayers of bank bailouts currently stands at €40.5 billion

Sat Feb 15 2014 - 01:00