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Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland) dac
Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland) (CLIA(I)) is a life assurance company, based in Dublin, our aim is to make offshore investing and tax planning easier and more accessible for you and your clients. The Company, Legal & General International was established in 2007 to offer investors, who are looking for the attractive tax benefits offered by international life products, access to excellent service and a wide choice of investments. In 2015 it was acquired by Canada Life and renamed Canada Life International Assurance (Ireland).
As a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco, you have the comfort in knowing that you are working with a company who collectively looks after the financial needs of over 20 million people worldwide and who has over C$1 trillion in assets under administration.
CLIA(I) has achieved the highest financial strength rating B+ 'very strong', that has been given to international life companies from AKG Actuaries & Consultants Ltd, shared with a number of other international life companies.*
Products offered
International Portfolio Bond: Available to residents of the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, the product provides a tax-efficient life assurance wrapper with a choice of charging structures and investment in a wide range of assets. The International Portfolio Bond also offers access to a number of Discretionary Fund Managers and UK Platforms.
Wealth Preservation Europe Account: Allows individuals to gift money into a unique trust arrangement to reduce any potential inheritance tax liability. The trustees invest the money into an offshore bond which is set-up with a number of yearly maturing policies.
Premiere Europe Account: Designed to be a tax-efficient solution for investors to use as a medium to long term investment. The Premiere Europe Account enables clients to invest into a wide range of collective investment vehicles and/or external cash deposits allowing you to create a tailored portfolio to suit your clients' attitude to risk.
*AKG Actuaries & Consultants report April 2015.
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Senior Executives
John McNamara, Managing Director
Contact Details
Address:
Irish Life Centre,
Lower Abbey Street,
Dublin 1
Ireland