Top Employer: Assumption Mutual Life Insurance Company

Recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025):

Here are some of the reasons why Assumption Mutual Life Insurance Company was selected as one of Atlantic Canada's Top Employers (2025):

Assumption Mutual Life contributed approximately 1,200 volunteer hours on company time in the past year, directing support to organizations related to arts and culture, health, education, and socio-economic issues
Assumption Mutual Life promotes employee well-being by offering physical health evaluations, subsidized access to an on-site fitness facility (with yoga and boot camp classes), and coverage for mental health practitioners as part of its benefits plan (to $2,500 per year)
Assumption Mutual Life helps employees transition to new roles with phased-in return to work after parental leave and three paid family responsibility days per year -- in addition, the organization provides maternity and parental leave top-ups for new mothers and adoptive parents (to 75 per cent of salary for 17 weeks)

Assumption Mutual Life team members organize a golf tournament

Industry	Insurance, retirement savings and mortgages
Established in Canada	1903
Major Canadian locations	Moncton NB
Full-time employees in Canada	257
Part-time employees in Canada	8
Average age of employees in Canada	41.7 years
Longest serving employee	42 years
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, compressed work week, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay)
Long-term savings	defined-contribution (DC) pension
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 55% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $2,500 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 17 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 75% of salary for 17 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 12 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 6 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, leadership development programs, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 75% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)