Desjardins Financial Security has been selected to provide group insurance coverage to some 9,000 CGI Canadian employees. The group contract represents $22 million in annual premiums and takes effect September 1.

“We are very proud to have been awarded such an important contract. With its broad Canadian scope, CGI is the latest in a list that includes the Canadian Bar Association and CHUM Ltd.,” said François Joly, DFS chief operating Officer, in a news release.

Several factors contributed to obtaining this group insurance contract according to Alain Thauvette, DFS executive vice-president for the company’s Group Network. “Among the reasons are our excellent reputation in the market and our ability to adequately serve CGI’s employees in their own languages, from our call centres in Levis and Toronto,” he said.