In 1979 the company shifted its headquarters from Montreal to Toronto. Today the company is a leading global financial organization with operations in a number of markets worldwide including the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Hong Kong, Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. The company was started in Montreal, Quebec, as The Sun Insurance Company of Montreal.
Sun Life Financial, Inc., founded in 1865, is one of the largest life insurance companies in the world.
