Great West Lifeco

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

Irish Life staff vote for industrial action in row over pay

Union members voted by 95% in favour of action in pursuit of claims

Wed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00

Canadian with his finger on the pulse of Irish Life

Irish Life chief executive Bill Kyle says Great-West Lifeco is here for the long haul after paying ‘a very fair price’ for the company

Fri Sept 20 2013 - 01:00

Irish Life’s new Canadian owner to seek out more deals here as sector consolidates

Irish Life chief Bill Kyle says Candian parent has resources for “significant acquistions”