About Empower

About Us

Trusted by more than 9.7 million individuals2 and over 40,000 organizations2 to administer $680B3 in assets

Building a Better Retirement Company

We’re the second-largest retirement services provider in the United States,1 serving over 40,000 plans and 9.7 million participants.2 We’re singularly focused on retirement, with expertise across all plan types, company sizes and market segments.

Bringing Our Focus to Life

Use our innovative tools and services to find the best options and strategies to help keep the money you’ve saved working for you

We are empowering people by making retirement planning more personalized, more accessible and easier to understand.

We are empowering employers by exceeding their expectations with solutions that make their job easier — regardless of the size or type of their retirement plans.

We are empowering partners by bringing to life a shared commitment and partnership that allows their clients to succeed.

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"Our goal as a leader in the retirement services arena is to constantly improve the savings experience so that employers and employees alike can work together to understand every worker’s retirement needs for the future."

Edmund F. Murphy III
President and CEO Empower Retirement

Quick Facts

2nd

largest retirement services company in the country1

$680B

assets under administration3

9.7 million

participants in our plans2

29

best-in-class awards4

16

service commendations

Over
40,000

retirement plans under administration2

No. 1

choice of industry professionals4

1 Ranking based on total defined contribution plan participant accounts as of December 31, 2016. PLANSPONSOR magazine, 2017 Recordkeeping Survey, June 2017

2 As of May 31, 2020. Individuals and organizations refers to all retirement business of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York marketed under the Empower Retirement brand.

3 As of June 30, 2020. Information refers to the business of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company and its subsidiaries, including Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York and GWFS Equities, Inc. GWLA’s consolidated total assets under administration (AUA) were $679.8B. AUA is a non-GAAP measure and does not reflect the financial stability or strength of a company. GWLA’s statutory assets total $50.1B and liabilities total $48.8B. GWLANY statutory assets total $1.68B  and liabilities total $1.57B.

4 Based on best-in-class awards from PLANSPONSOR 2016 DC Survey, February 2017.

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Securities offered and/or distributed by GWFS Equities, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC. GWFS is an affiliate of Empower Retirement, LLC; Great-West Funds, Inc.; and registered investment adviser, Advised Assets Group, LLC. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. This material is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide investment, legal or tax recommendations or advice.

IMPORTANT: The projections, or other information generated on the website by the investment analysis tool regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes, are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results. The results may vary with each use and over time.

Insurance products are issued by or offered through Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, Corporate Headquarters: Greenwood Village, CO; or in New York, by Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York, Home Office: New York, NY. Guarantees are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract and the claims-paying ability of the insurer.

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