The Co-operators Insurance (thecooperators.ca) – Co-op Profile 2015/06/23

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    The Co-operators Insurance (thecooperators.ca) – Co-op Profile 2015/06/23

    Introduction

    Welcome to Each for All: The Co-operative Connection

    Tonight’s show we will learn about The Co-operators insurance with: 

     

    • Lorri Farquharson Petrie, Associate District Manager

    • Kawkab Jamal, Insurance/Financial Advisor

     

    We’re going to start the show off with

    Broken Social Scene’s Pacific Theme

     

    Topics include:

    • https://www.youtube.com/user/CooperatorsInsurance
    • How does insurance work?
      • Types of insurance.
    • Quick history and landscape of insurance in Canada.
    • Background of The Co-operators insurance “A company built on co-operative values”
      • Who are the members? How many?
      • What community does the co-op serve?
        • Services offered by the co-op?
      • How do new members join?
      • How did the co-op come to form?
      • Why was the co-op model chosen?
      • What is the decision making process? Governance structure.
      • What are the challenges in running the co-op?
      • What impact has the co-op had?
      • How do you see the co-op in the larger co-op context / movement?
      • Can you share some success stories?
      • What are the future goals of the co-op?
      • Is there room for more than one co-op insurance company in Canada?
        • What pearls of wisdom would you offer for others seeking to setup a co-op like yours?

    This is  Each for All on Vancouver Co-op Radio, CFRO FM 100.5, and coopradio.org on the web.

    Next week my co-producer Dale is back with his second instalment of series on the town Nelson’s Co-operative Community.

    Music included in show:

    Pacific Theme – Broken Social Scene

    High Risk Insurance – The Ramones 

    Contact information

    Guests website: 

    • http://www.cooperators.ca/

    Each For All: 

    Links

    http://www.coopradio.org/each-for-all

    http://eachforall.coop/

     

    By |2018-11-04T17:17:33-08:00June 23rd, 2015|Staff Bio|0 Comments

    About the Author:

    Host and executive producer Robin Puga has been with Each For All from its beginning in 2006. Robin studied at the British Columbia Institute of Co-operative Studies (BCICS) and is active in the co-op community. In addition to working in the technology sector he’s a founding member of the CanTrust worker co-op and previous board member of the BC Co-op Association.

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