Sun Life Malaysia (SLM) comprises Sun LIfe Malaysia Assurance Berhad and Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Berhad, which were incorporated in 1990 and 2005 respectively. Engaging in the business of life insurance and family takaful, it is a joint venture between Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and Khazanah Nasional Berhad, and offers a comprehensive range of products and services that help customers achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

SLM, which adopts an omni-channel brand and engagement strategy to maintain communication continuity and foster brand trust, distributes its products through bancassurance and bancatakaful, agency force, direct marketing and telemarketing, corporate and government business, and as e-distribution. It serves a client base ranging from middle-income to affluent working professionals, business owners and Malaysian adults aged 25 to 55.

Being part of a trusted global financial services brand, SLM has taken significant actions to embed sustainability as a critical part of its business strategy and is ultimately human first in the manner in which it operates and serves people. Its sustainability programs and activities are ultimately focused on increasing financial security, fostering healthier lives, and advancing sustainable investing.

One of its significant efforts is the launch of the Sun Life Global Sustainable Fund, a conventional and Takaful investment-linked fund to provide an affordable and accessible avenue for Malaysians to include environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in their investments while simultaneously being empowered to achieve potential long-term capital appreciation and protection gains.

Under its Brighter You corporate responsibility program, SLM also launched various initiatives to champion diabetes prevention and care, promote holistic wellness, and support vulnerable community groups. Up until 2021, the corporation’s efforts under the Brighter You program have impacted over 9,000 people through various community empowerment programs, with over RM850,000 being channeled into building healthier and more sustainable communities.