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2013
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Empire Life named best life insurance company in Canada
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2013
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The Company celebrates 90th anniversary
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2011
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Launch of new Mutual Fund company, Empire Life Investments Inc.
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2011
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New visual identity introduced
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2009
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Surpassed $8.5 billion in assets under management
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2008
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Launch of Class Plus—segregated fund with guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB)
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2008
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The Company celebrates 85th anniversary
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2007
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In October, surpassed $1 billion in gross segregated fund sales (year-to-date)—a company record
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2006
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Marketing name change from Empire Financial Group to Empire Life
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2002
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Amalgamation with Concordia Life Insurance Company
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2000
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Assumption of annuity and registered retirement income fund (RRIF) block of policies of Coopérants, Mutual Life Insurance Society
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1997
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Acquisition of Colonia Life Insurance Company (name changed to Concordia Life Insurance Company)
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1997
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Assumption of deferred annuity block of policies of Allstate Life Insurance Company of Canada
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1995
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Agreement to administer and assume deferred annuity and RRIF block of policies of Confederation Life Insurance Company
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1993
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Acquisition of non-participating individual insurance policies of The Citadel Life Assurance Company
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1992
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Acquisition of a block of group business of The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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1987
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E-L Financial Corporation Limited brings together through merger and acquisition activities The Empire Life Insurance Company, The Montreal Life Insurance Company and the life insurance section of The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company; adopt marketing name of Empire Financial Group
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1970
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Life insurance business in-force grows to $1 billion
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1968
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E-L Financial Corporation Limited is formed as holding company of Empire Life
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1963
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Empire Life acquires first computer
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1957
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Empire Life begins selling Group products
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1936
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Merger with Mutual Relief Life Insurance Company; Head Office moves from Toronto to Kingston, Ontario
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1934
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Acquisition of The Canadian Order of Odd Fellows insurance portfolio
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1929
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Merger with The Commonwealth Life and Accident Insurance Company
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1926
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The Company expands outside Ontario by opening a Branch Office in British Columbia
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1923
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The Empire Life Insurance Company is founded by Milton Palmer Langstaff in Toronto, Ontario
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