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FSA-Level Industry Loss Estimates Released for Fort McMurray Wildfire and May 2018 Southern Ontario and Quebec Windstorm

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Toronto (August 23, 2018) – Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) today released its first insurance industry loss estimates at the level of Canada Post Forward Sortation Areas (FSAs), for the Fort McMurray Wildfire and the May 2018 Southern Ontario and Quebec Windstorm. Primary insurers participating with CatIQ’s Industry Exposure Database (IED) were surveyed to produce these estimates, 2 years after the wildfire and 90 days after the windstorm. Subscribers to CatIQ’s IED can now compare estimates of the insurance industry’s property exposure and loss by FSA for these events.

For the IED, CatIQ produces estimates of the Canadian insurance industry’s property exposure and loss at the FSA level. The exposure estimates are by:

  • FSA
  • Peril (windstorm, hail, fire, flood, sewer back-up, earthquake, and volcanic eruption)
  • Line of business (personal, commercial, and motor hull)
  • Cover type (building, vehicle, contents, business interruption, and additional living expense, where applicable)
  • Year (2016 and 2017 year-end are currently available)

The FSA-level loss estimates are as follows:

  • The same perils, lines of business and cover types as listed above
  • Any catastrophe that results in an industry loss greater than C$300 million
  • At three months, 6 months, 1 year and, if industry loss exceeds C$500 million, 2 years after the event

CatIQ’s IED launched in June 2018 and is based on detailed submissions from a majority of the Canadian insurance market. It was developed with the support of the Canadian P&C industry and in partnership with Zurich-based PERILS AG. Consistent with PERILS’ methodology, CatIQ will release new exposure estimates annually each spring.

The IED is available as an add-on to CatIQ’s existing services, heralded as the most reliable source of catastrophe loss information in Canada. Primary insurers participating in the IED program receive the IED at no extra charge. Furthermore, CatIQ’s IED will be made available on the PERILS platform.

CatIQ also hosts the annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, formerly C4. The highly anticipated event will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre February 4-6, 2019. CatIQ Connect is a content-driven conference designed to foster collaboration between sectors relating to Canadian catastrophes with an objective to mitigate the impacts of extreme events on communities and organizations.

CatIQ Connect keynotes:

  • Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvania, will present The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters
  • Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of Netherlands, in a fireside chat with The Co-operators’ President & CEO, Rob Wesseling
  • Ed Struzik, a Canadian author and photographer, will present a view of how wildfires will shape the future

CatIQ Connect Agenda Highlights:

  • Interactive Workshop
  • Climate Concerns in Financial Services
  • Lessons Learned on Hurricanes
  • Meltdown: A Nuclear Catastrophe
  • Local Perspectives on Recent Events
  • Are Critical Services Adapting?
  • Risk Communication and Personal Perception
  • Codes and Standards
  • Mortgage Impairment Due to Earthquake Loss
  • New Technologies and Techniques
  • A Scientific View of Climate Change

To register for CatIQ Connect 2019 in Toronto, or to keep up to date on the latest announcements, visit www.catiq.com/connect or follow CatIQ on Twitter at @CatIQ_Inc or through the hashtag #CatIQConnect.

Download the full PDF press release.

About CatIQ

Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) delivers detailed analytical and meteorological information on Canadian natural and man-made catastrophes. Through its online subscription-based platform, CatIQ combines comprehensive insured loss and exposure indices, meteorological and GIS analytics and other related information to better serve the needs of the insurance / reinsurance / ILS industries, the public sector and other stakeholders. CatIQ was established in 2014 with the support of the overwhelming majority of the Canadian insurance/reinsurance industry and is widely recognized as the most reliable source of Cat loss information in Canada. CatIQ is affiliated with MSA Research Inc., Canada’s dominant provider of financial analytics covering the P&C and Life/Health insurance sectors. CatIQ also hosts the annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, which will next run Feb 4-6, 2019 in Toronto.

More information can be found at www.catiq.com.

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Registration for the Fourth Annual Canadian Catastrophe (CAT) Conference Opens Today

C4 Connect 2017

Toronto (July 23, 2018) – Significant flooding, damaging winds, and ice storms have made for widespread community impacts and large insured losses across Canada in the first half of 2018. For example, May’s windstorm became the costliest event in Ontario since the 2013 Toronto floods. With this summer’s “CAT” season only at the mid-point, 2018 has the potential for catastrophic losses for many stakeholders.

CatIQ is pleased to announce that registration for its fourth annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, is now open. CatIQ Connect 2019 is being held February 4-6, 2019 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. CatIQ Connect will kick off with a review of the events from 2018, which is sure to be interesting, given the weather activity in 2018 thus far.

CatIQ Connect, formerly C4, is a content-driven conference designed to foster collaboration between sectors relating to Canadian catastrophes. David McGown, SVP, Strategic Initiatives at IBC says “the upcoming 2019 CatIQ Connect conference follows on the heels of successful C4 conferences organized by CatIQ. The shift to focus this year beyond insurers is an important step in broadening the conversation to include other important stakeholders. As always, the conference will provide a good variety of topic areas aimed at improving knowledge and sparking conversations. We look forward to the opportunity to learn and connect with others in February 2019.” Catastrophes impact many different organizations, stakeholders, and, above all, Canadians citizens.

CatIQ Connect is for:

  • Insurance/Reinsurance Professionals
  • All Levels of Government
  • Academia/Researchers
  • Risk Managers
  • NGO’s
  • Other sectors/organizations dealing with resilience to catastrophes

Keynotes:

  • Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, University of Pennsylvania, will present The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters
  • Henk Ovink, Special Water Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of Netherlands in a fireside chat with The Co-operators’ President & CEO, Rob Wesseling
  • Ed Struzik, a Canadian author and photographer, will present a view of how wildfires will shape the future

CatIQ Connect 2019 Agenda Highlights:

  • Interactive Workshop
  • Climate Concerns in Financial Services
  • Lessons Learned on Hurricanes
  • Meltdown: A Nuclear Catastrophe
  • Local Perspectives on Recent Events
  • Are Critical Services Adapting?
  • Risk Communication and Personal Perception
  • Codes and Standards
  • Mortgage Impairment Due to Earthquake Loss
  • New Technologies and Techniques
  • A Scientific View of Climate Change

Once again, this year’s Steering Committee covers organizations concerned with adaptation and management related to Canadian catastrophes, including:

  • Jim Abraham, 2019 Emcee and President, Climaction Services Inc.
  • Kris Bagchi, AVP, Reinsurance, TD Insurance
  • Ron Biggs, National Claims Director, RSA Insurance Group
  • Teresa Burgess-Ogilvie , Partnership Engagement Committee, IAEM Canada and Manager, Office of Emergency Management, City of Mississauga
  • Paul Cutbush, SVP Catastrophe Management, Aon Benfield Analytics
  • Jim Eso, SVP, Property and Casualty, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
  • Dr. Blair Feltmate , Head, Intact Centre on Climate Adaption, University of Waterloo
  • Deirdre Laframboise , Senior Manager, Knowledge and Sector Development, Green Municipal Fund Federation of Canadian Municipalities
  • Glenn McGillivray , Managing Director, ICLR
  • David McGown, SVP, Strategic Initiatives, IBC
  • Megan Meaney, Director, ICLEI Canada
  • Shawna Peddle , Director, Partners for Action, University of Waterloo
  • Alison Porter , SVP, Head of Treaty, SCOR Canada Reinsurance
  • Alexa Reedman, Research Program Coordinator, MEOPAR
  • Kimberly Roberts , VP & Senior Meteorologist, JLT Re
  • Dwayne Torrey, Director, Construction & Infrastructure, Standards, CSA Group
  • Laura Twidle, Director, Catastrophic Loss Analysis, CatIQ Inc.
  • Rebecca Wagner, Associate Director, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Kyle Winston, Co-founder & President, CRU Group Inc.

To register for CatIQ Connect 2019, or to keep up to date on the latest announcements, visit www.catiq.com/connect or follow CatIQ on Twitter at @CatIQ_Inc or through the hashtag #CatIQConnect.

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CatIQ Launches Insurance Industry Exposure Database for Canada, Developed in Partnership with PERILS AG

Toronto (June 27, 2018) – Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) marks a milestone today by launching Canada’s first ever insurance Industry Exposure Database (IED), developed with the support of the Canadian P&C industry and in partnership with Zurich-based PERILS AG. The IED contains 2016 and 2017 year-end estimates of Canadian industry property sums insured by:

  • Canada Post Forward Sortation Area (FSA)
  • Peril (windstorm, hail, fire, flood, sewer back-up, earthquake and volcanic eruption)
  • Line of business (personal, commercial, and motor hull)
  • Cover type (building, vehicle, contents, business interruption and additional living expense, where applicable)

CatIQ’s IED is based on detailed exposure submissions from a majority of the Canadian Insurance market. Consistent with PERILS’ methodology, CatIQ’s IED will be refreshed annually each spring effective 2019. Further, with the support of the participating insurers, effective immediately, CatIQ will be producing industry loss estimates at the FSA level as follows:

  • The same perils, lines of business and cover types as listed above
  • Any catastrophe that results in an industry loss greater than C$300 million
  • At three months, 6 months, 1 year and, if industry loss exceeds C$500 million, 2 years after the event

The first such industry loss estimates will be released in August 2018 for the 2016 Fort McMurray Fire and the damaging windstorm that occurred in early May 2018 across southern Ontario and Quebec.

Commenting on the announcement, Joel Baker, CEO of CatIQ, said, “The release of CatIQ’s Canadian IED and Loss platform will provide immense value to insurers, reinsurers, brokers and modelers that European and Australian markets have long benefited from via PERILS’ services.” He added that, “the unprecedented level of detail available in the platform will drive improved modelling, benchmarking and risk-transfer solutions that will definitely contribute to market efficiency. In fact, CatIQ has recently been selected as a reporting agent for an ILW, and we expect more such transactions now that the IED has been released”

Luzi Hitz, CEO of PERILS, added: “We are delighted to have partnered with CatIQ to establish the IED for Canada. By providing both industry loss and industry exposure data, we are essentially creating a situation where one plus one equals more than two. The industry exposure data provides an ideal benchmark against which industry loss data can be compared. The resulting damage ratios can then be correlated with physical intensity measures, making it possible to derive valuable information about the damageability of insured property assets. This trove of information is a crucial component of any Cat risk model. I am therefore convinced that the addition of the IED to CatIQ’s loss data will benefit the entire Canadian re/insurance market.”

CatIQ’s IED module is available as an add-on to CatIQ’s existing services, heralded as the most reliable source of Cat loss information in Canada. Primary insurers participating in the IED program receive the IED module at no extra charge. Furthermore, CatIQ’s Canadian IED and granular loss information will be made available on the PERILS platform.

The addition of Canada brings to 16 the number of territories currently covered by the PERILS Industry Exposure and Loss Database, which also includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

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100 Catastrophes from 2008-2018 Cost the Canadian Insurance Industry C$17.4 Billion

Wildland fire

Toronto (April 20, 2018) – April marked the month that Canada exceeded 100 catastrophes over the span of a decade. The top four costliest events occurred in the latter half of the decade, all of which had eye-opening impacts on the Canadian insurance industry.

Top 5 costliest Canadian catastrophes since 2008:

  1. 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire
  2. 2013 Southern Alberta Flood
  3. 2013 Greater Toronto Area Flooding
  4. 2014 Central Alberta Hailstorms
  5. 2011 Slave Lake Fire

CatIQ’s loss index platform contains insured loss catastrophe (CAT) data extending back to 2008. The most recent CAT came in the form of an ice storm that downed trees, powerlines and caused flooding across southern Ontario, but also led to tens of thousands without power in Quebec. Over the past decade, there have been other ice storm CATs, with December 2013 being the most memorable and ranking as the 12th costliest event in the CatIQ database.


The Canadian industry reached C$1.4 billion in insured losses in 2017. It is becoming increasingly common for Canadian annual insured losses from CATs to exceed C$1 billion as severe weather events become more frequent, and 2018 is off to a costly start. CatIQ reports that Canadian insurance industry CAT losses amounted to C$17.4 billion since 2008.

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Registration Now Open for CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4 2018)

C4 CatIQ Connect 2017

Toronto (October 19, 2017) – With the help of the CatIQ′s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4) expert Senior Advisory Committee, CatIQ announced that registration is now open for C4 2018. The three day event will provide attendees with a content driven platform to foster collaboration before, during and after catastrophic events.

Jim Abraham, Director, Canadian Climate Forum and President of Climaction Services Ltd reprises his role as C4 2018 Emcee.

C4 is geared towards:

  • Industry executives, including the Canadian Insurance & Reinsurance Industries, as well as other sectors impacted by catastrophic events
  • The academic and professional community conducting research related to natural or man-made catastrophes, engineering, and emergency management
  • All levels of government (municipal, provincial and federal) tasked with preparedness and resiliency from catastrophes
  • Policy makers and risk managers

The full program is now available online at www.catiq.com/c4 featuring over 36 outstanding speakers from industry, academia and government. C4 2018 sessions centre around three main themes: Catastrophes (An Overview), Strategies and Tools in Catastrophes Management and Sector Perspectives. Additionally, attendees will hear from keynote luncheon speaker: Maryam Golnaraghi, Director, Extreme Events & Climate Risk, Geneva Association

Sessions include:

  • INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: Canadian Disaster Mitigation Workshop
  • 2017 CATs in Review
  • Flood Risk Management All Over the Map: Bringing Some Cohesion
  • Public Communication in Times of Crisis
  • East vs. West – Understanding Macro-Economic Impacts of Earthquakes
  • Lessons from Emergency Management Plans
  • Building Back Better
  • Coping with Canada’s Hottest Peril – Wildfire
  • Ensuring the Viability of The Alberta Property Insurance Market
  • Democratizing and Improving CAT and Hazard Models

Delegates who register before November 30th receive a discount of $100 and an additional $100 discount if three or more delegates from the same company register. Additionally, C4 2018 features a discounted Academic Rate available to students and professors at Academic Institutions.

Current partnerships include:

  • Platinum Sponsors: IBC and CRU Group
  • Gold Sponsor: Aon Benfield
  • Silver Sponsors: Guy Carpenter, Swiss Re and RMS
  • Community Partners: CWRA, Canadian Climate Forum, ICLR, CMOS, Conservation Ontario, ICLEI, Ouranos, Partners for Action & Toronto and Region Conservation

To register, visit www.catiq.com/c4, and obtain more conference information overall and information on partnerships.

C4 2018 Advisory Committee Members:

  • Jim Abraham, Director, Canadian Climate Forum
  • Heather Auld , Principal Climate Scientist, Risk Sciences International, Inc
  • Nathalie Bleau, Coordinator, Built Environment Program, Ouranos
  • Matthew Godsoe , Manager, Research Unit, Public Safety Canada
  • Balz Grollimund , Head Treaty Underwriting, Swiss Re
  • Stacey Johnson, Reinsurance Specialist, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance
  • Glenn McGillivray , Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
  • David McGown, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives, IBC
  • Megan Meaney, Director, ICLEI Canada
  • Shawna Peddle , Director, Partners for Action, University of Waterloo
  • Anne Ruel, Senior Actuarial Advisory, Risk Management, Desjardins General Insurance Group
  • Sean Russell , Managing Director, Guy Carpenter
  • Jason Thistlethwaite , Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo
  • Laura Twidle , Director of Catastrophic Loss Analysis, CatIQ Inc.
  • Pat Van Bakel, President & CEO, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
  • Rebecca Wagner, Associate Director, Prediction Services Operations – Central Region, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Kyle Winston , President, CRU Group Inc.
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CatIQ Announces Agreement with Aon Impact Forecasting

Heavy rain

Toronto (9 Aug 2017) – CatIQ and Aon Impact Forecasting have entered into an agreement whereby Aon Impact Forecasting’s Canadian flood footprints will be made available as a layer on CatIQ’s CatHUB module for the benefit of CatIQ’s users effective immediately.

Adam Podlaha says “Aon Impact Forecasting’s Canadian flood footprints for events which hit Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia during May 2017 are now available on CatIQ’s CatHUB module. This will enable CatIQ’s users to more accurately analyse their risk exposure and prepare for future floods.”

Commenting on the announcement, Joel Baker, CEO of CatIQ said: “The addition of Impact Forecasting’s footprints will be invaluable to our subscribers” adding that “We are delighted to be working with Adam Podlaha and his outstanding team on this initiative”.

Aon Impact Forecasting flood footprints are now available on the CatIQ platform for “Eastern Canada Flooding” (2017-05-CAT-0085) and the “Kelowna Flooding” (2017-05-NE-0020).

More information can be found on www.aon.com/impactforecasting/impact-forecasting.jsp and www.catiq.com

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CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4 2018)Call for Topic Suggestions

Toronto (May 12, 2017) – CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4 2018) issues a call for topics to help shape the agenda for the third annual conference. Responses are being collected via an online survey. The aim of C4 is to facilitate content-driven discussions to help foster collaboration before, during and after catastrophic events. C4 2017, which took place last February, brought together a very diverse crowd of catastrophe experts and stakeholders from industry, government and academia; proceedings for the conference have been made available online for more information.

The community of experienced, passionate and forward-thinking delegates who attend C4 have offered guidance and presented many suggestions over the past two years. Canadians are not strangers to catastrophic events but the frequency and severity of these events is increasing and the current risk management efforts are no longer working.

The newly convened C4 2018 Steering Committee strongly believes that a multi-level stakeholder discussion on better flood mitigation and forecasting is not only needed but is essential! Last year, wildfire was the topic of conversation but the current flooding situations across Canada in B.C., Ontario, Quebec and in the Atlantic Canada highlight the obvious need for collaboration and discussions specific to flooding. Most catastrophic events are discrete, localized occurrences but floods are an issue that impact every province and territory in Canada. In an ideal world, a catastrophic flooding event occurs and a homeowner would be assisted, but whose responsibility is it to assist them?

“Property owners deserve to know what a flood could mean for their families and homes to be empowered to act,” said Shawna Peddle, Director of Partners for Action, based in Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment. “Governments and stakeholders, such as realtors and insurers, must meet homeowner demand for more information.”

Although there will be a strong focus on flooding, the C4 2018 Steering Committee would like to get additional feedback on specific topics of interest under the general themes of:

  1. Natural & Man-Made Catastrophes
  2. Catastrophe Response, Communication & Mitigation
  3. Data, Technology & Standards
  4. Additional Perspective & Impacts

Those interested in providing feedback and topic suggestions are invited to complete the brief survey by May 26, 2017: C4 2018 Call for Topics Survey

C4 2018 will take place January 31- February 2, 2018 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau-Ottawa. Organizers will be working hard over the next several months to finalize the conference program and open registration in September. To learn more and view archived information, such as past conference proceedings, photos and agendas, visit: www.catiq.com/c4.

C4 2018 is being organized by a Steering Committee of subject matter experts including:

  • Jim Abraham Director, Canadian Climate Forum & C4 2018 Emcee
  • Balz Grollimund Head Treaty Underwriting, Swiss Reinsurance Company
  • Megan Meaney Director, ICLEI Canada
  • Anne Ruel Senior Actuarial Advisor, Risk Management, Desjardins General Insurance Group
  • Pat Van Bakel President & CEO, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
  • Nathalie Bleau Coordinator, Built Environment Program, Ouranos
  • Stacey Johnson Reinsurance Specialist, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company
  • Shawna Peddle Director, Partners for Action, University of Waterloo
  • Sean Russell Managing Director, Guy Carpenter & Company
  • Rebecca Wagner Associate Director, Prediction Services Operations – Central Region, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
  • Matthew Godsoe Manager, Research Unit, Public Safety Canada
  • Glenn McGillivray Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
  • Carolyn Rennie Managing Director, CatIQ
  • Jason Thistlethwaite Assistant Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo
  • Kyle Winston President, CRU Group Inc.
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PERILS ENTERS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH CATIQ; PROVIDES INDUSTRY LOSSES FOR CANADA

Signing a contract

Zurich (1 Feb 2017) – PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has today announced that it has entered a strategic alliance with Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) to provide industry loss data for Canada via the PERILS Industry Loss Index Service.

With immediate effect, PERILS will make available industry loss data for any natural catastrophe event in Canada causing a market loss of CAD 300m or above. This includes all natural perils which Canada is exposed to, such as earthquakes, floods, various types of storms, wildfires, and volcanic eruptions.

The loss data will be made available by Canadian province and by the following lines of business: Private Property, Commercial Property and Motor Hull (Auto). Loss reporting for qualifying Canadian events, i.e. event losses of CAD 300m or above, will follow the standard PERILS reporting schedule, with the first loss report being made available 6 weeks after the event, followed by a minimum of three updates 3, 6, and 12 months after the event.

The industry loss data provided by PERILS are compiled by Toronto-based CatIQ. The firm collects event loss data on catastrophic events from the overwhelming majority of affected insurers in the Canadian insurance market. CatIQ is guided by a ten-member advisory board which includes senior representatives from three major Canadian primary writers and one global reinsurer on a rotation basis, as well as permanent representatives from Aon Benfield, Guy Carpenter, JLT Re, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and Canada’s federal agency, Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The addition of Canada brings to 16 the number of territories currently covered by the PERILS Industry Loss Index Service, which also includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

The PERILS Industry Loss Index Service is widely used for industry loss-based risk transfer products such as Industry Loss Warranties and Insurance-Linked Securities. To date, more than USD 14bn of PERILS data-based risk limits has been placed in more than 200 individual transactions.

Commenting on the announcement, Luzi Hitz, CEO of PERILS, said: “We are extremely pleased to be announcing our partnership with CatIQ. The firm’s excellent market reputation has enabled it to secure the support of most of the Canadian general insurance sector. Providing CatIQ data through the PERILS Industry Loss Index Service fits perfectly with our mission to increase data availability for the insurance industry. It also reinforces our ability to provide a one-stop-shop for state-of-the-art industry loss triggers, thereby helping to increase the efficiency of this specialised risk transfer market.”

Joel Baker, Founder and CEO of CatIQ, added: “We are thrilled to be working with the esteemed PERILS team to bring CatIQ’s analytics and loss indices to the wider risk transfer market. We consider this a win-win-win for ourselves, PERILS and the markets we serve. The CatIQ team looks forward to working closely with our new partner, PERILS, to bring additional innovative solutions to the global market.”

About PERILS

PERILS is an independent Zurich-based organisation providing industry-wide natural catastrophe exposure and event loss data. The PERILS Industry Exposure & Loss Database is available to all interested parties via annual subscription. PERILS industry loss estimates, provided via the PERILS Industry Loss Index Service, can be used as triggers in insurance risk transactions such as industry loss warranty contracts (ILW) or insurance-linked securities (ILS) and currently covers the following 16 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. The use of PERILS exposure and loss data other than in conjunction with a valid PERILS License and according to its terms, by a Licensee or an Authorized User as defined in the License, is illegal and expressly forbidden.

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CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4 2017) Call for Topic Suggestions

C4 Connect 2016

Toronto (May 11, 2016) – Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is pleased to announce that after a very successful inaugural conference in 2016, CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4) will be returning as an annual event. The goal of the conference remains the same, to bring together Industry, Academia, and all levels of Government to discuss natural and man-made catastrophes.

Taking into account the feedback received from delegates, there will be improvements made to ensure that the conference can continue to provide engaging sessions, speakers and a diverse crowd with multiple networking and learning opportunities. Breakout sessions and workshops at C4 2017 will provide delegates with further engagement and discussion on key topics of interest.

The recent devastating wildfire in Fort McMurray has highlighted the need to discuss strategies and preparation before, during and after a catastrophic event. The resiliency, strength and courage of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the Alberta Government, the public, and the insurance industry have reframed our discussions at work, at home, and here at C4.

In order to create a dynamic conference which touches upon topics of most interest to past and prospective delegates, CatIQ is providing an Open Call for Topic Suggestions.

Overall themes for C4 2017 will include:

  1. Natural & Man-Made Catastrophes
  2. Catastrophe Response & Communication
  3. Data, Technology & Standards
  4. Additional Perspective & Impacts

Past participants and those with interest in attending C4 2017 are invited to share their opinions on Topic Suggestions using the following survey link: Call for Topic Suggestions Survey no later than June 3, 2016.

Additionally, topic suggestions and additional feedback can be sent directly to CatIQ’s Managing Director, carolyn.rennie@catiq.com.

C4 2016 Emcee Glenn Gibson, who is also Vice-Chairman of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be returning again for C4 2017. Feedback from delegates included his positive energy, the very interesting relation of football to Catastrophe Management, updates on Groundhog Day forecasts and the creation of the “Best Sock” competition for speakers.

2017 Steering Committee

  • Jim Abraham Director, Canadian Climate Forum
  • Paul Cutbush SVP Catastrophe Management, Aon Benfield Analytics
  • Paul Kovacs President & CEO, PACICC and Executive Director, ICLR
  • Shawna Peddle Director, Partners for Action (P4A), University of Waterloo
  • Pat Van Bakel President & CEO, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
  • Nathalie Bleau Coordinator, the Built Environment Program, Ouranos
  • Glenn Gibson President & CEO, The GTG Group
  • Megan Meaney Canadian Director, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
  • Carolyn Rennie Managing Director, CatIQ
  • Rebecca Wagner Manager, Prediction Services Operations – Central Region, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change
  • Claudette Cantin SVP, Chief Risk Officer, Munich Re of Canada
  • Steve Johnston Director, Reinsurance The Co-operators Group
  • Mazdak Moini VP Commercial Lines & Reinsurance, Aviva Canada Inc.
  • Jason Thistlethwaite Director, Climate Change Adaptation Project Canada,
    University of Waterloo
  • Kyle Winston President, Catastrophe Response Unit (CRU) Group Inc.

C4 2017 will take place on February 1-3, 2017 at the Allstream Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The full conference program will be released and registration will open in September. Additionally, CatIQ will also continue the C4 2017 Student Delegate Program which will award five students with the opportunity to share their research related to natural & man-made catastrophes at the conference.

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CatIQ Provides Comprehensive Insured Loss Estimates on all Canadian Catastrophes since 2008

Large hail

Toronto (January 28, 2016) – Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is pleased to announce the release of catastrophic insured loss estimates from 2008-2012.

Now available on CatIQ′s Platform (www.catiq.com), this release brings CatIQ′s detailed database to 69 catastrophic events (CATs)1 along with an additional 70 notable events (NEs)2 from Jan 1, 2008 to the present. Incurred losses relating to all events over the past eight years exceed C$11 billion, averaging C$1.4 billion per year (on a nominal basis). This rich dataset will prove invaluable to the Canadian and global insurance/reinsurance/ILS industries as well as other stakeholders dealing with catastrophe management.

With the overwhelming support CatIQ receives from the insurance industry3, CatIQ is confident that its loss estimates are by far the most accurate and reliable in the market.

The CatIQ Platform provides GIS footprints, postal codes, meteorological & damage information, photos, videos and related media for both CATs and NEs, along with comprehensive insured industry loss estimates for CAT events, specifically. CatIQ’s industry loss estimates are based on surveys of the overwhelming majority of affected insurers and can be accessed in Bulletin View, CatHUB View, Query View and the Analysis Dashboard. Additionally, companies who submit data are able to compare industry CAT losses to their own losses.

With almost 140 events catalogued which can be overlaid and analyzed, there is an unparalleled wealth of knowledge available on our platform. There are so many interesting statistics and trends which can be used to explore known catastrophe risk to specific locations all across Canada by event type, loss size and specific peril, states Carolyn Rennie, CatIQ′s Director of Catastrophic Loss Analysis. We owe a debt of gratitude to all the participating insurers and to the members of CatIQ′s industry advisory committee whose input continues to be invaluable.

CatIQ will be running an exclusive WebEx for subscribers on February 26th: Canadian Catastrophes in Review

1 Catastrophes (CATs) are events which impact multiple insurers and insurance companies causing property damage with losses great than $25M
2 Notable events (NEs) are events which do not meet the CAT threshold but still cause significant property damage with losses between $10M and $25M (estimated at $17.5M)
3 CatIQ’s current participation rate amongst Canadian insurers exceeds 80% when measured on a DPW basis.