Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of February 2023

Commission File Number: 001-15014

 

SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC.

(the "Company")

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(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 0B6

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☐

Form 40-F ☒

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibits		Description
99.1		Press Release dated February 1, 2023 – Sun Life completes sale of association, affinity, and group creditor business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

		Sun Life Financial Inc. (Registrant)
Date: February 1, 2023		By:		/s/ “Tracie Allan”
				Tracie Allan
				Assistant Vice-President & Managing Counsel

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Sun Life completes sale of association, affinity, and group creditor business

TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ("SLA"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Life Financial Inc. ("Sun Life" or "SLF") (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) today announced the completion of the sale of its sponsored markets business (association, affinity, and group creditor) to Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company ("Canadian Premier").

This transaction will see Sun Life's association, affinity and group creditor business move to Canadian Premier, including plan members and customers.

Sun Life is the leader in the Canadian group benefits market, providing coverage to over five million employees and their dependents. Each year Sun Life supports the health care needs of Canadians with more than 80 million claims paid.

Click here to see the initial 2021 announcement on the agreement between Sun Life and Canadian Premier.

Connect with Sun Life
https://www.facebook.com/SLFCanada
https://www.facebook.com/SLFCanada
https://twitter.com/SunLifeCA 

About Sun Life

Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2022, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.27 trillion. For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Media Relations Contacts:	Investor Relations Contact:
Gannon Loftus	Yaniv Bitton
Director, Corporate Communications	Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations &
Sun Life	Capital Markets
T. 647.228.8244	Sun Life
[e-mail]	T. 416.979.6496
	[e-mail]
Rajani Kamath
Associate Vice-President, Corporate Communications
Sun Life
T. 647.515.7514
[e-mail]

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sun-life-completes-sale-of-association-affinity-and-group-creditor-business-301736713.html

SOURCE Sun Life Financial Inc.

View original content to download multimedia: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2023/01/c4774.html

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CO: Sun Life Financial Inc.

CNW 17:15e 01-FEB-23

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