Desjardins Assurances is the brand name for the insurance operations of Desjardins Group, the leading cooperative financial group in Canada, founded in 1900. Its insurance activities began in 1944 with the creation of Desjardins General Insurance. Today, it provides a full suite of insurance products and services, including auto, home, life, health, travel, and business insurance, to millions of members and clients. Operating under the legal entities Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company and Desjardins General Insurance Inc., the company upholds the cooperative mission of contributing to the economic and social well-being of people and communities.