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BCCA Members Classified as National Financial Co-operatives

Concentra

Concentra Financial is a credit union company and an integral part of the Canadian co-operative financial system. Through leadership and partnership, Concentra seeks to advance the credit union system. Partnering with credit unions and other organizations, nationally, Concentra delivers value added services and specialized solutions to enhance our partners' competitive advantage and success. ~ read more

CUMIS

The CUMIS Group Limited (CUMIS) partners with credit unions to deliver competitive insurance and financial solutions. In doing so, it creates financial security and promotes the growth and success of the credit union system in Canada.

Its principal companies are CUMIS Life Insurance Company and CUMIS General Insurance Company. CUMIS also has a 50 per cent interest in CUMIS Brokerage Services Limited and Credential Financial Inc. ~ read more

Investors-Aid Co-operative of Canada

Investors-Aid Co-operative of Canada is a national web-based co-operative and Canada's only national consumer organization for investors.

Investors-Aid is run by members for members and provides current consumer information, investor education, advisories, services (financial planning, dispute support, group plan consultation, pension consultation) and special advisory services that can significantly reduce costs using best products and practices.

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The Co-operators

In 1945, a group of Saskatchewan wheat farmers decided to pool their collective resources to start an insurance co-operative. In those first years, many Saskatchewan Wheat Pool field men wore two hats: carrying out the business of the Wheat Pool and selling life insurance for the new company.

The company we know today was born of the dreams and efforts of like-minded organizations that have grown in partnership to become the largest, wholly Canadian-owned, multi-product insurance company. Since our humble beginnings in 1945, each decade has brought with it new challenges and created new milestones that have made us what we are today. ~ read more