Canadian Classification of Institutional Units and Sectors (CCIUS) 2012

• S1 - Total economy
• S12 - Financial corporations
• S125 - Insurance corporations and pension funds

S1252 - Life insurance

This major group consists of insurance carriers and societies that provide life insurance and annuities to individuals and to groups such as employees of one company or members of the same union. Life insurance carriers can be either stock companies owned by shareholders or mutual companies owned by their policyholders.