WELLESLEY, Mass., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. business
group of Sun Life Financial announced today that it has completed
its acquisition of The Premier Dental Group, Inc. (PDG), a dental
network that offers a strong dental preferred provider organization
(PPO) in the Midwest and Florida.
"PDG is an exciting addition to our growing dental business,"
said Stacia Almquist, vice president
of Dental and Vision at Sun Life Financial U.S. "We are pleased to
welcome the PDG team and network to the Sun Life family."
The acquisition of PDG allows Sun Life to continue strengthening
its dental network offering, which is the second-largest dental
network in the U.S.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is a
leading international financial services organization providing a
diverse range of insurance, wealth and asset management solutions
to individuals and corporate Clients. Sun Life Financial 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 March
31, 2017, Sun Life Financial had total assets under
management of C$927 billion. 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.
In the United States, Sun Life
Financial is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving
more than 60,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces
across the country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of products and
services in the U.S. includes Disability and Absence Management,
Life, Dental and Vision, Voluntary and Stop-Loss insurance. This
includes the acquisition of the U.S. Employee Benefits business of
Assurant, Inc., in Q1 2016. For more information, please visit
www.sunlife.com/us.
Media
contact:
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Devon Portney
Fernald
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Sun Life
Financial
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781-416-7151
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devon.portney.fernald@sunlife.com
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SOURCE Sun Life Financial