The insurance industry increasingly important in the Quebec City and Lévis
region: Growth continues, employment is up and momentum outside of Quebec
intensifies
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CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT EN ASSURANCES ET SERVICES FINANCIERSSep 28, 2009, 10:00 ET
With approximately 9,100 employees in their head offices in
These employees make up about 60% of the workforce for the 11 companies in the
In 2008, the region's companies collected
At
The 11 insurance companies inject some
The insurance companies manage to meet their personnel needs, but they are preparing for the future. They're working together, with their Insurance and Financial Services Development Centre, to inform the population in general and young people in particular about the large number of careers possible in the industry, and to make these careers known. Under the "Power of Eleven" theme, they're currently conducting an information campaign, which primarily targets students. On the puissanceonze.ca (power of eleven) website, one can find a description of about a hundred different careers available at insurance companies, as well as the positions currently open.
The 11 insurance companies from the Québec Chaudière-Appalaches region
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Desjardins General Insurance Group (Lévis)
Property and casualty insurance
Desjardins Financial Security (Lévis)
Life and health insurance and financial services
Groupe Promutuel (Québec)
Property and casualty insurance
Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services (Québec)
Life and health insurance and financial services
Yvon Charest, President and Chief Executive Officer
Industrial Alliance Auto and Home Insurance (Québec)
Property and casualty insurance
La Capitale Financial Group, Personal Insurance Sector (Québec)
Life and health insurance and financial services
Robert St-Denis, President and Chief Operating Officer
La Capitale Financial Group, Damage Insurance Sector (Québec)
Property and casualty insurance
L'Entraide Assurance (Québec)
Life and health insurance and financial services
Gaëtan Gagné, President and Chief Executive Officer
L'Union Canadienne, Compagnie d'Assurances (Québec)
Property and casualty insurance
SSQ, Life Insurance Company Inc. (Québec)
Life and health insurance and financial services
René Hamel, Chief Executive Officer
SSQ, General Insurance Company Inc. (Québec)
Property and casualty insurance
Gilles Mourette, Chief Executive Officer
For further information: Gilles Juneau, General Manager, Centre de développement en assurances et services financiers, [email protected], (418) 564-1976, Fax: (418) 835-9171
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