12-Month Lobbying Summary - Organization

The Co-operators Group Limited / Rob Wesseling, President and Chief Executive Officer

Registration Summary

Currently active - Last Updated: 2026-01-12

Who is lobbying?

The Co-operators Group Limited (Address & business activities)

Rob Wesseling, President and Chief Executive Officer

Government Funding

Did The Co-operators Group Limited receive government funding within the last 12 months? No

Other Entities (working together for the purposes of lobbying) Information

The Co-operators Group Limited is not working together with any other entity for the purpose of lobbying.

Direct Interests of the Lobbying Activity

Affiliates

The Co-operators Group Limited has the following affiliates that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activities:

Addenda Capital Inc. (Address information)
Co-operators General Insurance Company (Address information)
CUMIS General Insurance Company (Address information)
Federated Agencies Limited (Address information)
Premier Canada Assurance Managers Ltd. (Address information)
Premier Managers Holding Corporation (Address information)
The Sovereign General Insurance Company (Address information)

Affiliates as entered in previous versions
Registration version: 21
- Addenda Capital Inc. (Address information)
- Co-operators General Insurance Company (Address information)
- CUMIS General Insurance Company (Address information)
- Duuo Insurance Services Inc. (Address information)
- Federated Agencies Limited (Address information)
- Premier Canada Assurance Managers Ltd. (Address information)
- Premier Managers Holding Corporation (Address information)
- The Sovereign General Insurance Company (Address information)

Other Affiliates

The activities of The Co-operators Group Limited are not controlled or directed by another person or organization with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking

Contributors with a Direct Interest in the Outcome

No person or organization contributed over $1000CDN, within the preceding 12 months, toward the lobbying activity on behalf of The Co-operators Group Limited:

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activities

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Will any of the lobbyists listed within this registration arrange a meeting between a public office holder and any other individual for the purpose of attempting to influence any of the matters listed below:

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advancing flood resiliency, flood mapping, modernizing disaster financial assistance rules, as well as calling for more public education programs on flood and climate risks to stress the urgency of the risks that BC residents face.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Infrastructure, Insurance
Advocate for increased earthquake preparedness and resiliency, as well as the need for a national mechanism to prevent the economic fallout of the financial sector following a catastrophic earthquake.	Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Infrastructure, Insurance
Advocate in support of policies and programs that mitigate and protect against wildfire risk. Contribute to the development of an existing buildings renewal strategy, with a focus on wildfire mitigation and resiliency initiatives.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Forestry, Insurance
Contribute to the framework of a stable and reliable sustainable finance market. Support policies that catalyze a broad societal partnership to improve community resiliency.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity	Environment, Insurance, Taxation and Finance

Subject matter details in previous versions

Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications	Intended Outcomes	Associated Subject Matters
Advancing flood resiliency, flood mapping, modernized disaster financial assistance rules, as well as calling for more public education programs on flood and climate risks to stress the urgency of the risks that BC residents face.	Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly	Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Infrastructure, Insurance

Gifts or benefits provided by the organization

Gifts or Benefits Provided to Public Officer Holders
Name	Gift or Benefit Description	Circumstance	Date Promised	Value Promised	Date Given	Value Given
No Records

Who is being lobbied?

Ministries/Provincial Entities

BC Financial Services Authority
Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
Energy and Climate Solutions
Environment and Parks
Finance
Forest Enhancement Society of BC
Forests
Housing and Municipal Affairs
Infrastructure
Public Safety and Solicitor General

Who are the lobbyists?

In-house Lobbyists

Lobbyist

Contributions

Kaitlin Abeele
Subscribes to a Code of Conduct: No
Former Public Office Holder in BC: No