SUN LIFE FINANCIAL OF CANADA UK Sun Life Financial of Canada traces its roots back to 1865 and is a leading worldwide financial service provider headquartered in Toronto, Canada. SunlifeofCanada has operations in key markets around the world. Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada UK operations are based in Basingstoke. Once Sun Life of Canada was a major force in the Uk protection market place with its own direct sales force. They assumed the plans of Confederation Life back in the 1990's but then slowly disappeared from selling their products in 2001 because they said it was no longer economical to attract new business through their traditional direct sales route. Note they are not be confused with Canada Life or Axa Sun Life. In 2003 SunLife Financial sold their group insurance business to UNUM. Their plans continue to help meet the needs and circumstances of its existing policyholders only & you can still make any changes to an existing plan or increase/decrease the level of your contributions. They recommend that you talk to your financial adviser before making any changes where applicable. Although upto to 2009 Sunlife of Canada no longer marketed their products beyond their existing customer base, in 20009 Sun Life Financial of Canada announces they are subject to regulatory approval due to acquire the Uk operations of Lincoln National Corporation. In 2010 as a result of a re-brand, the Lincoln name in the UK will now cease to exist, with all client communication & marketing activity instead now solely carrying the Sun Life Financial of Canada name. The old Sun Life Financial of Canada UK products included Life protection cover, mortgage protection & term assurance.    Looking to compare Sun Life Financial of Canada Life Insurance products against other Uk Insurers > Need a Competitive Life or Critical Illness Insurance Quote ?  Article on:Sun Life Financial Of Canada Life Insurance ~ for more information visit either www.sloc.co.uk or www.sunlifefinancialofcanada.co.uk* ( * Note: You are now leaving the regulated site of Uk Life Insurance Quotes. Neither ourselves, nor Sesame Ltd, is responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site.)