United by the Same Idea
From 1905 to 1999, hundreds, indeed thousands, of volunteers invested in the development of our professional identity.

Over the years, the name of their group may have changed, but the idea and values that inspired these individuals and groups have not.

From the eighteen regional associations of the province of Quebec, to the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters
(PAQLU), then the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec (AIAPQ) and finally the Chambre de la sécurité financière, the goal has remained the same: professionalism. That’s what united them and continues to do so over time.

If today Quebeckers are able to count on certified, skilled, ethical and independent specialists, it’s thanks to them, their values and their groups.

One Hundred Years of History
1905
Volunteers of the Quebec and Montreal Regional Associations gave the initial impetus to the Life Underwriters Association of Canada (LUAC).

1959
In the wake of the "quiet revolution", life underwriters decided to take control: they created a Quebec organization all their own. An agreement was reached with the Life Underwriters Association of Canada, and the eighteen associations were grouped as a federation: the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters
was born.

1979
One vote, one member. The Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters became an association of members. The Quebec government officially certified the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters’s mandate for the 5,300 members who joined voluntarily.

1989
The government entrusted supervision to the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec, the Provincial Association of Quebec Life Underwriters’s successor, extended the scope of its mandate to 15,000 practising individuals and made membership compulsory.

1999
The Chambre de la sécurité financière succeeded the Association des intermédiaires en assurance de personnes du Québec. In the wake of deregulation, the government gave it the added responsibility of supervising restricted practise securities representatives and most financial planners.