Canada Life Group has finalised a deal to take over a subsidiary of the Legal & General Group.
The acquisition of Legal & General International (Ireland) Limited has been completed, it announced this morning.

GII will now trade as Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland) (CLIAI).

The money involved for the takeover has not been disclosed.

Tom Kenny will become managing director of CLIAI, having been “instrumental in the growth and development of the LGII business as its chief financial officer.”

LGII, based in Dublin, Ireland, after launching in 2007, has provided investment and tax planning, primarily focused on the UK high net worth market.

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LGII had over 4,000 UK offshore bond policies with assets under administration of £2.5 billion as at 30 October 2014.

Paul Mahon, president and chief executive of Great-West Lifeco, the parent company of Canada Life, previously said the deal “will enhance the position of Canada Life in the UK, and give clients and professional advisers further confidence in our UK offshore business”.

He said: "Canada Life is a highly regarded offshore bond provider and has been selling into the UK for over 27 years through its offshore companies, based in the Isle of Man and, more recently, also based in Dublin."

Mark Gregory, L&G Group chief financial officer, said when the deal was first publicised earlier this year: "LGII falls outside L&G's focused strategy. This transaction is part of our ongoing disposal programme of our peripheral assets."

Canada Life began operations in the United Kingdom in 1903 and looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals and companies.

It is part of a group of companies owned by Great-West Lifeco, a diversified financial services holding company headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.