Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance nurtures a garden of insurance and investment products. The subsidiary of the Desjardins Group offers individual and group life and health insurance, as well as a variety of investment products and other financial services, to some 5 million Canadians. The company's products are distributed through the caisses (savings banks) that make up the Desjardins Group network; Desjardins Financial Security also sells through independent agents, brokers, and financial institutions, as well as via direct marketing (online and telephone).