March 1945
January 1946
December 1946
April 1947
Co-operative Life Insurance Company becomes a national company following registration with the federal government and writes more than $6 million annually in life insurance just in Saskatchewan.
1948
January 1949
1949
November 1950
June 1951
1959
July 1963
July 1964
Co-operative Insurance Services moves to its current office on College Avenue in Regina, SK. A plaque unveiled at its opening reads:
"This building is dedicated to the belief that through co-operative ownership and control of economic institutions people may provide essential services for themselves with the greatest assurance of security and freedom."
December 1964
Co-operative Insurance Services in Regina takes delivery of its first computer from IBM and begins computerized processing of new applications and renewals.
1965
1967
April 1971
March 1973
1973
August 1975
CI Management Group is officially incorporated as a holding company for C.I.S. Ltd. and CIAG Management Ltd. , forming a national co-operative insurance company and realizing a dream for those who had established the insurance co-operative s three decades earlier.
October 1977
The Co-operators adds underinsured motorist coverage to Ontario automobile insurance policies. The coverage was extended to policyholders in other provinces in the following year. The Co-operators was the first insurance company to offer this coverage.
June 1978
CI Management Group is renamed The Co-operators Group Limited.
March 1979
The Co-operators adopts the 3Cs logo, which stands for "Canadian, Co-operatives and Credit Unions".
September 1979
The Co-operators first television commercials are aired on the Atlantic Television network.
1981
February 1983
February 1988
November 1989
Photography courtesy of Roy Nicholls
The Co-operators purchases HB Group Insurance Management from Reed Stenhouse Limited following a three-year joint venture to market home and auto insurance to members of employee groups.
1991
The popular Wiserider bicycle safety program is launched.
April 1995
October 1995
The Co-operators goes online. The first Internet presence consisted of rented space on Insurance Canada's website.
2000
Photography courtesy of the Oakville Beaver
The Buckle-up Bears child car seat safety program is launched nationwide.
April 2004
The first Community Advisory Panel is held in Moncton, NB. Community members provide comments, advice and recommendations to Co-operators senior management about our products and services, and on interactions between The Co-operators, the community and consumers.
September 2007
The Community GuardTM product is launched, providing innovative insurance coverage for the voluntary and not-for-profit sector.