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Cooke Insurance Group named to Top 101 Thursday, October 08, 2009 Charlottetown, PE - Cooke Insurance Group was one of six (6) Prince Edward Island businesses recognized Tuesday night in Progress Magazine’s annual list of the Top 101 Companies in Atlantic Canada. Cooke Insurance ranks 68th in the list of top performing companies. The ranking is announced each year in Progress Magazine.  A presentation was made to Cooke Insurance President and CEO, Jeff Cooke, along with five other PEI business recipients during a special award reception at the Mac Theatre, Charlottetown. “It is extremely gratifying and an honour to be included in this list for the 10th consecutive year,” noted Cooke. “I am especially pleased that every year we have improved our rating. We work hard to continue to be known as a top performing company in innovation, customer service, human resource management and social responsibility.” Founded in 1972, by Charlie Cooke, Cooke Insurance Group provides insurance coverage for property, automobile, business and medical. With head office in Charlottetown, and branches throughout New Brunswick and PEI, the company employs 69 professionals.

PEI Government Kicks off United Way Campaign September 15, 2009 The PEI Government Employees kicked off their 2009-2010 United Way Campaign with a BBQ on September 10th, 2009. It was a beautiful sunny day with many in attendance. Cooke Insurance is delighted to help support such a worthy cause within our communities. We wish them the best of luck in obtaining their fund raising goal for their 2009-2010 Campaign

Pandemic Planning for Businesses August 14th, 2009 Canadian companies and organizations are being urged in a new report to consider the swine flu pandemic as a "business continuity crisis" and to put response plans in place now, before the fall flu season arrives. For more information, please see an interesting article we have attached. Pandemic Planning for Businesses.pdf

Named One of Atlantic Canada's Best Places to Work The Cooke Insurance Group was named one of the 2009 “Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada.” “What an honor, we are thrilled our team enjoys coming to work" says Stephanie Cooke-Landry, Operations Manager at The Cooke Insurance Group. A driving factor for this year's roster is that most of the companies excel in creating a healthy work/life balance for their employees. For all the organizations, flexibility around scheduling, family life, and personal time is imperative. The yearly list, compiled by Progress Magazine, surveys for-profit businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government entities in the Atlantic region, assessing their “strengths and opportunities”. Both employers and employees are surveyed. To be eligible, companies must have a facility in the region with a minimum of 25 employees based here, and they have to have been in business for at least one year. The list rankings were announced in June 19th at a luncheon in Halifax held to honour the winners. The 2009 Best Places to Work in Atlantic Canada will appear in the July/August issue of Progress magazine. Adds Jeff Cooke- President, “ When you often spend more time at work than with family it is extremely important for us to insure we have a healthy, happy productive team."

Important Customer Service Update! Effective May 28th, 2009 Charlie Cooke Insurance is centralizing our Kings County insurance records. We will be serving our Kings County clients from our Charlottetown office located on 125 Pownal Street. Service excellence has always been our goal at Charlie Cooke Insurance, and you can continue to expect nothing less when these administrative changes occur. Ease of contact with your Cooke Insurance Broker and your peace-of-mind regarding your insurance needs will remain our top priorities. After May 28th, 2009 simply email us or call Toll Free 1-800-566-5666 – it’s hassle free! We also invite you to drop in and see us at any time while in Charlottetown.

More New Cooke Team Members Abby Morgan (April 2009) We are very pleased to have Abby working with us at Charlie Cooke Insurance. She is a third year business student at UPEI who will be working with us over the summer months. We appreciate her fresh ideas and enthusiasm.   Sylvie Vautour (March 2009) Cooke Insurance is delighted to have Sylvie join the team as a personal lines broker in our Rexton, NB office. Sylvie is an experienced bilingual insurance broker that has returned to working in the insurance industry after several years away. We are confident you will  be pleased with her knowledge and expertise! Melissa Crane (February 2009) Cooke Insurance is fortunate to have Melissa join our Charlottetown office as a personal lines broker. She is a recent graduate of Memorial University with her BBA. Melissa is excited to be working with our clients across the Island. Welcome Melissa! Paulette Richard (December 2008) Paulette is a welcome addition to our Rexton New Brunswick office. You will see Paulette's smiling face when you drop into our office in Rexton. She will be happy to asist you in any way that she can as our new receptionist!

Congratulations Harold! After 28 years in the insurance industry, a valued member of our team has retired. We would like to wish Harold all the best and thank him for his many years with us. He was an integral part of what Cooke Insurance has become. Anyone who knows Harold knows that he loves to travel. We hope he enjoys his retirement and racks up those airmiles. He will be missed!