The Co-operators has opened its first two offices in the Montreal area.

Located in Île-Perrot and Beaconsfield, the offices of the first two local Co-operators representatives opened their doors for business on January 18 and 25 respectively.

“Quebec is the only part of the country in which we have not traditionally had Co-operators representatives,” explains Martin-Éric Tremblay, senior vice president, Co-operators Group Ltd. and president, Quebec operations.

“As part of our growth strategy, this will change as new Co-operators offices open throughout the province in the years ahead,” he adds.

This past summer, The Co-operators celebrated a milestone when the first Co-operators representative in the province of Quebec opened for business, in Gatineau.

In Quebec, The Co-operators group of companies is best known through its insurance subsidiaries L’Union Canadienne, The Sovereign General, TIC Travel Insurance Coordinators and COSECO, as well as investment management firm Addenda Capital. These companies offer products and services through their established distribution networks, which include Quebec’s brokerage community and contact centres.

Based in Guelph, Ont., The Co-operators group of companies offers home, auto, life, group, travel, commercial and farm insurance, as well as investment products.

The Co-operators currently has 482 exclusive agents providing insurance and financial services in communities throughout Canada.

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