President's Message
Canadian Life and Health Insurance Facts, 2018 Edition presents authoritative, factual
information about life and health insurance in Canada.
It is published by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). The CLHIA is a
voluntary association whose member companies account for 99% of Canada's life and health
insurance business. The industry provides a wide range of financial security products such
as life insurance, annuities (including RRSPs, RRIFs and pensions) and supplementary health
insurance to almost 29 million Canadians. It also holds nearly $860 billion of assets in Canada
and employs over 155,000 Canadians.
The current edition includes information about the life, health and annuity business of all
federally registered and provincially incorporated insurance providers in Canada (including
the health business of property and casualty insurers), unless stated otherwise. The sources
of material for this publication include information from these insurance providers as well as
relevant data from government agencies, regulatory bodies, and other associations. Their
assistance is acknowledged with thanks.
Wherever possible, figures presented here relate to the Canadian life and health insurance
business of companies of all national origins. However, where relevant, the numbers relate
only to the worldwide business of Canadian companies.
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In order to simplify the text, we use the letters K, M, B, and T to refer to thousands, millions,
billions and trillions, respectively
Provincial and historical data are available in the appendices.
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