Co-operators General Insurance Company renews IT contract with CGI

Co-operators General Insurance Company, part of The Co-operators group of financial services companies, has extended its contract with CGI Group until 2015.

CGI will continue to provide data centre services which include help desk support and application hosting services for applications critical to The Co-operators. CGI has served Co-operators General since 1997 and provides a multitude of services and solutions to several companies within The Co-operators group, including The Sovereign General, l’Union Canadienne, and HB Group Insurance Management Ltd.

“CGI has worked closely with The Co-operators for more than a decade to develop a responsive and flexible relationship to meet our evolving needs,” said Vivien Fong, Senior Vice-President and Chief Information Officer, The Co-operators Group. “The renewal of this relationship represents a commitment by both organizations to work collaboratively in the spirit of partnership to achieve our mutual objectives.”

“The Co-operators group of companies has built a strong reputation of offering home, auto, life, group, travel, commercial and farm insurance, as well as investment products,” said Doug McCuaig, Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Ontario, Atlantic & Western Canada, CGI. “They are an industry leader that prides itself on its strong technology base, and state-of-the-art solutions and services. We are pleased that they continue to look to CGI to meet their ever expanding technology needs.”