The Co-operators

The Co-operators Group Limited

Company type	Co-operative
Industry	Insurance
Founded	1945 (1945)
Headquarters	101 Cooper Drive Guelph, Ontario N1C 0A4
Key people	Rob Wesseling, President and CEO
Revenue	CA$3.8 billion (2016)
Net income	CA$234.6 million (2016)[1]
Number of employees	4,850 (2016)
Website	www.cooperators.ca

The Co-operators Group Limited is a Canadian insurance co-operative, founded in 1945, owned by 46 members including co-ops, credit union centrals and representative farm organizations. It is one of the leading Canadian-owned multi-line insurers, offering auto, home, life, farm, travel and commercial insurance as well as investments. The company was started by farmers in Saskatchewan, in 1945.

The Co-operators Group Ltd. is a co-operative headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. That entity owns several operating companies, the largest of which is Co-operators General Insurance Company, which sells property and casualty insurance (i.e., auto, home, farm and commercial), primarily through its network of more than 485 exclusive agents. The second biggest company in the group is Co-operators Life Insurance Company, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, which sells life insurance (i.e., life, health, group benefits). Other member companies are HB Group Insurance of Mississauga, The Sovereign General Insurance Company of Calgary, CUMIS Group Limited based in Burlington, Ontario, and investment firm Addenda Capital of Montreal. As of year-end 2016, the group of companies had more than CA$56.4 billion in assets under administration.