Registration for the Tenth Canadian Catastrophe (CAT) Conference has Opened
Toronto (September 24, 2024) – CatIQ is pleased to announce that registration for the tenth annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, is now open. CatIQ Connect will take place February 4-5, 2025, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The conference will kick off with a review of the catastrophes from 2024 and close with a forecast for 2025.
In the span of less than a month, four events drove Canadian insured catastrophic losses to an all-time high in summer 2024, with annual losses topping a staggering $7 billion, according to an early estimate from CatIQ. More than ever, we see the need for thoughtful, innovative solutions to mitigate the increasing frequency and severity of catastrophes.
CatIQ Connect is a content-driven conference designed to foster collaboration between sectors relating to resilience and recovery in the face of catastrophes. “2024 will be a topic of discussion for years to come in the Canadian industry. This summer’s series of record-shattering events have provided a powerful reminder – both here at home and internationally – that disaster management remains an evolving challenge that must be met by a united effort,” said Laura Twidle, President & CEO of CatIQ. “I’d like to thank our steering committee for putting together an outstanding agenda. We look forward to catching up with everyone in Toronto in February.”
CatIQ Connect is designed for:
- Insurance/Reinsurance Professionals
- All Levels of Government
- Academia/Researchers
- Risk Managers
- NGOs
- Other sectors/organizations dealing with resilience to catastrophes
The CatIQ Connect 2025 Agenda currently features 20+ expert speakers, with more to come. Session highlights include:
- 2024 CATs in Review
- CAT Season 2024 Feature Discussions
- Catastrophe Management Toolbox
- Canadian Climate & Data 101
- Communicating Flood Risk
- Community Resilience: An Indigenous View
- Decoding Building Codes in Canada
- Earthquake: Managing Capacity for “The Big One”
- Earthquake Model Updates
- Extreme Fire Behaviour: Jasper & What Comes After
- Natural Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions
- Resiliency in Canada’s Housing Market
- Roadmap for Community Resilience
- Severe Convective Storm Trends in Canada
- State of the Industry 2025
- What’s New in Flood Models?
- 2025: The Forecast Says?
Save $100 by registering early and save a further $100 per person by registering three or more at https://connect.catiq.com
Once again, this year’s Steering Committee representatives come from leading organizations in the Canadian catastrophe space, including:
| Jim Abraham Past President and Fellow CMOS | Nevina Kishun President MSA Research |
| Vincent Accardo Senior Manager, Property & Marine Claims & National CAT Manager Zurich Canada | Glenn McGillivray Managing Director Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction |
| Kathryn Bakos Managing Director, Finance and Resilience Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation | Sharmalene Mendis-Millard Director Partners for Action – University of Waterloo |
| Marjorie Brans Global Catalyst The League of Intrapreneurs | Ken Mok Executive Vice President Gallagher Re |
| Cindy Curtis National Catastrophe Manager Crawford & Company | Kelly O’Neill Senior Natural Catastrophe Pricing Analyst SCOR |
| Phil Donelson Director of Climate & Catastrophic Risk Insurance Bureau of Canada | Erika Schurr Chief Actuary Travelers Canada |
| Charlene Ferris Manager, National Property Major Events Co-operators General Insurance Company | Laura Twidle President and CEO CatIQ |
| Caroline Floyd Director CatIQ | Rebecca Wagner Associate Director Environment and Climate Change Canada |
| Karen Francis Senior Vice President Guy Carpenter | Kyle Winston Chair CRU GROUP |
| Izzy Graham Senior Reinsurance Broker Aon |
To register for CatIQ Connect 2025, or to keep up to date on the latest announcements, visit https://connect.catiq.com.
About CatIQ
Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS A.G., is Canada’s loss and exposure indices provider. CatIQ specializes in serving the Canadian market, providing analytical insured loss and exposure estimates for the country, along with detailed information on Canadian natural and human-made catastrophes. Via its online subscription-based platform, CatIQ combines comprehensive insured loss and exposure indices and other related information to better serve the needs of the insurance / reinsurance / ILS industries, public sector and other stakeholders. www.catiq.com. CatIQ was established in 2014 with the support of the overwhelming majority of the Canadian insurance and reinsurance industry and is widely recognized as the most reliable source of catastrophe loss information in Canada. CatIQ also partners with MSA Research to host the Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, connect.catiq.com which will return to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on Feb 4-5, 2025.
For more information, please contact:
Caroline Floyd, Director, CatIQ