In July 2022, Ingrid Johnson, Sun Life Asia President made her debut trip across Asia – visiting Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia, to meet and connect with Sun Lifers, both employees and advisors, across Asia.

During Ingrid’s stay in Malaysia (19 – 20 July 2022), a grand townhall session with the theme, ‘A Colourful Cultural Evening’ was held at the Premiera Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The event kick-started with a business performance update by our CEO, Raymond Lew where he thanked the entire Sun Life Malaysia team for their outstanding efforts to deliver yet another ‘dream quarter’ for the company.

Other event highlights included a fireside chat session, phenomenal performances by Sun Life own talents as well as dance & drum routines that showcased the vibrant cultural diversity of Malaysia.

A special ‘Meet & Greet with Advisors’ session was also held at our 1 Utama branch office to allow our advisors to get up-close-and-personal with Ingrid.

Ingrid ended her visit to Malaysia by making a special appearance at the ‘2021 Banca Outstanding SuperStar Achievers’ appreciation event which saw the attendance of over 100 top performing producers and senior management personnel from CIMB.  
 

At Sun Life Malaysia, we take great pride in delivering on our Purpose of helping people achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

Back for the third time, our flagship Brighter Wellness Programme, which runs from June – November 2022, will feature an array of exciting and breakthrough experiential events, to help Malaysians secure healthier and brighter future – financially, physically, and mentally.

To bring a new twist on mental health, we teamed up with Mentcouch Psychology Center, for the first leg of the programme, to offer 10 lucky social media contest winners an opportunity to experience first-hand how Virtual Reality (VR) is used in therapy session to promote relaxation and mindfulness.

In July, we switched gear to focus on financial wellness. To help Malaysians get a proper head start in financial planning which plays a crucial role in financial resilience, we offered the 10 first registered participants a personalised consultation session with our advisors. Each participant also walked away with a RM100 Touch N Go e-voucher.

More exciting activities are lined up for the next few months so, stay tuned!  Remember to help us spread the word and get your family and friends to join us for an array of brighter and healthier experiences.
 

The Partnership Distribution team recently came together for its quarterly team engagement session, called 'The Pulse Check'.

Held at the Mezzanine floor of Sun Life Malaysia HQ on 4 July 2022, the event drew strong participation from 110 members who gathered to continue the ‘growth’ conversation, and more importantly, re-aligning their strategies to achieve a bolder and better 2022!

CDO, Alvis Wee took to the stage to provide the quarterly business performance update. He also took the opportunity to communicate on the importance of bringing to life the values of ‘Bolder and Better, Together’ theme through an ardent focus on high performance, providing exceptional Client impacts and optimising our distribution channels.

During the meeting, Alvis also emphasised on the importance of mental health in enhancing workplace wellness and productivity. He believes a happier and healthier workforce is a key driver for sustainable business growth. 
 

Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities, and restore biodiversity.  On 23 July 2022, over 70 Sun Life Malaysia employees pledged their support for environmental sustainability by planting 350 landscape and rare fruit trees at the Sungai Chua Recreation Park in Kajang, Selangor.

This tree planting drive doubled up as the official kick-off for Sun Life Malaysia’s long-term, 3-year tree planting initiative, #PlantTreePlantHope, aimed at promoting a greener and more sustainable environment. 

Organised in collaboration with MPKj and Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, the event kickstarted with a special welcome remark by our DCEO, Ho Teck Seng followed by the official remarks by Yang DiPertua Kajang Municipal Council, Tuan Haji Najmuddin bin Jemain. Also present was Amin Abdullah, CEO of Yayasan Hijau Malaysia, alongside employees from Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) and Yayasan Hijau Malaysia.

Some of the rare fruit and landscape trees planted during the event included Pokok Kayu Manis, Pokok Asam Jawa, Pokok Ciku, Pokok Cermai, Pokok Kundang, Pokok Ajaib, Pokok Jambu Batu, Pokok Nona, Pokok Abiu, and Pokok Kayu Serai.

Sun Life Malaysia’s sustainable tree planting initiative is also in support of the Greening Malaysia national agenda which targets to plant 100 million trees by 2025.