Desjardins Insurance
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Insurance |
| Predecessor | State Farm Insurance of Canada |
| Founded | 1944 in Lévis, Canada |
| Headquarters | Lévis , Canada |
Area served | Most of Canada |
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| Website | desjardinsinsurance |
Desjardins Insurance is an insurance unit of Desjardins Group, an association of credit unions in Canada. Desjardins Insurance has two principal subsidiaries: Desjardins Financial Security (life, health, and retirement insurance products) and Desjardins General Insurance (auto, home, and business insurance products).
History
The first subsidiary of Desjardins Group was created in 1944, under the name of "Société d'assurance des caisses populaires" (SACP). SACP is known today under the name of "Desjardins General Insurance" (DGI). In 1948, Desjardins Life Insurance, known today as Desjardins Financial Security (DFS), was also created. After a post-war and prosperity environment, it merged under the common name of Desjardins Insurance.
In 2015, Desjardins Insurance acquired the Canadian operations of U.S.-based insurer State Farm,[1] which made Desjardins the second-largest property and casualty insurer in Canada, and the largest in Ontario.[2] This acquisition almost doubled the company's premiums, increasing from 2 billion to 4 billion.[3] 50% of their volume now comes from State Farm. Other business derives from Desjardin's group insurance (The Personal), white label activities with Scotia Bank, brokerage with Western Financial, and activities related to the exclusive agents of Quebec.[4] In 2018, State Farm Canada was officially rebranded to Desjardins Insurance through Desjardins Insurance Agents. The whole transition was to be completed by December 31, 2019.[5]
Desjardins Insurance was the first insurance company to widely offer UBI savings program in Ontario and Quebec.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "State Farm's brand name to disappear in Canada". Canadian Underwriter. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Desjardins profitera du savoir-faire de State Farm | Journal de l'assurance". journal-assurance.ca (in French). 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Acquisition de State Farm Canada: le grand coup de Desjardins". Le Soleil (in Canadian French). 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Près de 50 % du volume de Desjardins Assurances provient de ses agents exclusifs | Journal de l'assurance". journal-assurance.ca (in French). 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Desjardins outlines 18-month plan to re-brand State Farm". Canadian Underwriter. 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ "Ajusto customers improving driving behaviours and saving money: Desjardins - Telematics in Insurance - Insurance-Canada.ca". insurance-canada.ca. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
