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: 

• Website: eachforall.coop
• Email: ideas@eachforall.coop
• Twitter: @eachforall
• In addition to questions you can send us email show ideas

Links

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

http://eachforall.coop/