Registration - In-house Corporation

The Empire Life Insurance Company / L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie / Leslie Herr, President & C.E.O

Registration Information

In-house Corporation name: The Empire Life Insurance Company / L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie
Responsible Officer Name: Leslie Herr, President & C.E.O
Initial registration start date: 2010-01-24
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 765914-263242

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 14

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 3 of 9 (2010-11-04 to 2011-01-10)

Registration versions:

Version 3 of 9 (2010-11-04 to 2011-01-10)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Financial Institutions
Health
Pensions
Taxation and Finance

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Excise Tax Act, with respect to HST and financial service providers.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Bank Act, with respect to bank retailing of insurance products.

Policies or Program

Health Care reform as it relates to a patient-focused approach, affordable prescription drugs, wellness and disease prevention and long term care needs of Canadians.

Regulation

Broaden access to multi-employer pension plans, section 147.1 of the Income Tax Act, section 7 of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, paragraphs 8502(a) and (b) of the Income Tax Regulations.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

Government Institutions

Finance Canada (FIN)
House of Commons
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI)
Senate of Canada

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Bank of Canada

In-house Corporation Details

Description of activities

The Empire Life Insurance Company, under the Empire Life name, provides a broad range of life insurance and wealth management products, employee benefit plans and financial services to meet the needs of individuals, professionals and businesses through a network of Independent Financial Advisors (IFA), Managing General Agents (MGA), National Account firms and Employee Benefits brokers and representatives.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Leslie Herr, President & C.E.O

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Address:
259 King Street East
Kingston, ON K7L 3A8
Canada

Telephone number: 613-548-1890
Fax number: 613-548-8096

Parent Company Information

E-L Financial Corporation Limited / E-L Financial Corporation Limited
- 165 University Avenue
  10th Floor
  Toronto, ON M5H 3B8
  Canada
E-L Financial Services Limited / E-L Financial Services Limited
- 165 University Avenue
  10th Floor
  Toronto, ON M5H 3B8
  Canada

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

The Empire Life Insurance Company / L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking

Lobbyists Details

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Anne Butler, Senior V.P., General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | No public offices held
Richard Cleaver, Senior V.P. & Chief Technology Officer | No public offices held
Rick Forchuk, V.P., Retail Distribution | No public offices held
Edward Gibson, Senior V.P. & Chief Actuary | No public offices held
Leslie Herr, President & C.E.O | No public offices held
Timo Hytonen, Senior V.P. Strategy, H.R. & Corporate Initiatives | No public offices held
Gary McCabe, Senior V.P. & Chief Financial Officer | No public offices held
Gaelen Morphet, Senior V.P. & Chief Investment Officer | No public offices held
Steve Pong, Senior V.P. Group Products | No public offices held
Julie Tompkins, V.P., Regulatory Affairs & Corporate Communications | No public offices held
Drew Wallace, Executive V.P. Retail | No public offices held

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties

No lobbyists added

The Empire Life Insurance Company/L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

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The Empire Life Insurance Company/L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie	2010-01-24	2013-03-19

The Empire Life Insurance Company / L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie

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Date Modified:: 2026-05-11

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Registration - In-house Corporation

The Empire Life Insurance Company / L'Empire, Compagnie d'Assurance-Vie / Leslie Herr, President & C.E.O

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 3 of 9 (2010-11-04 to 2011-01-10)

Version 3 of 9 (2010-11-04 to 2011-01-10)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Government funding

In-house Corporation Contact Information

Parent Company Information

Subsidiary Beneficiary Information

Senior Officers whose lobbying activities represent less than 20% of their Duties

Senior Officers and Employees whose lobbying activities represent 20% or more of their Duties