TORONTO, April 11 /CNW/ -

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    Event:       Media availability with Kathy Bardswick,
                 President and CEO of The Co-operators Group Limited

    Date:        Thursday, April 12, 2007

    Location:    Westin Hotel, Calgary
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    Kathy Bardswick, President and CEO of The Co-operators Group Limited,
will be available for media interviews following the conclusion of The
Co-operators Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Calgary on Thursday.
    The cooperatively-owned group of companies' 2006 financial results will
be announced at the meeting. The companies include the Sovereign General
Insurance Company, which is headquartered in Calgary. The keynote speaker will
be Jean-Jacques Henchoz, President and CEO of Swiss Reinsurance Company
Canada, who will be discussing sustainability, the theme of this year's AGM.
    Members of the media are invited to schedule interviews with Kathy
Bardswick by contacting Leonard Sharman at 519-820-4133.

    About The Co-operators:

    The Co-operators is a Canadian-owned group of companies focussing on
insurance, as well as investment products and property development. Owned by a
group of Canadian co-operatives, credit unions and like-minded organizations,
The Co-operators provides insurance protection to more than a million
Canadians. A member of the Imagine group of companies, The Co-operators is
well known for its philanthropy and community involvement.

For further information: Leonard Sharman, Media Relations Specialist,
The Co-operators, Cell: (519) 820-4133