Insurance Business Canada’s Alicja Grzadkowska was among the media presence at CatIQ Connect’s February webinar, Catastrophes – 2020 Review, 2021 Preview. Her article, “Biggest Canadian catastrophes of 2020 reveal a significant rise in risk,” focuses on the 2020 CATs in Review presentation, given by our own Laura Twidle.
“The past year hasn’t just been a unique one in Canada due to the pandemic – it’s also been an interesting year because of the variety in severe weather we’ve seen, and the impact events have had across the country. Notably, 2020 was ranked as the fourth highest in insured losses since 1983.
During CatIQ Connect’s February webinar, managing director Laura Twidle outlined the major weather events from the past year, and while it may be hard for many of us to remember what exactly happened in January 2020 when we were living out the last few blissful weeks of our pre-COVID existence, the CatIQ database never forgets.”
Read the full article at Insurance Business Canada, here.
Toronto (January 4, 2021) – Looking back, 2020 will go into the history books as both one-of-a-kind and the same old, same old. While a global pandemic paused many aspects of our lives, catastrophes gave us no reprieve. Natural catastrophe records were broken globally, including some right in our backyard. Though 2020 was a year of exceptions in many ways, it falls right in line with the past decade when it comes to Canada’s increasing trend of annual catastrophic loss.
Canadian insured losses from catastrophic events in 2020 were nearly CAN $2.5 billion – CatIQ
The years where annual catastrophic insured losses were below $1 billion seem to be a thing of the past; 2020 went one further and surpassed $2 billion in the first half of the year. The two largest events occurred in the second quarter. The Fort McMurray ice jam resulted in a 1 in 100-year flood event and caused a staggering $562 million of insured loss in the spring, and the June 13th Calgary hailstorm which pelted areas of the northeast with tennis ball-sized hail became the costliest hailstorm on record for Canada at $1.3 billion. These catastrophic events, which directly impact the public, require industry, academia and government to work together before, during and afterwards. In addition to its role as Canada’s loss and exposure indices provider, Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), in partnership with MSA Research, organizes a conference to foster such collaboration in Canada.
CatIQ Connect, is a content-driven forum geared toward:
Insurance/Reinsurance/Risk Transfer Professionals
All Levels of Government
Engineers/Restoration contractors
Academia/Researchers
Risk Managers
Other sectors/organizations dealing with resilience to catastrophes
Session topics:
2020 ‘Catastrophes in Review’ by CatIQ
State of the Industry
Peter Askew, President & CEO, Guy Carpenter
Paul MacDonald, EVP, Personal Insurance, Economical Insurance
Monica Ningen, President & CEO, Canada and English Caribbean, Swiss Re
Moderated byPaul Kovacs, Executive Director, ICLR
The Future of Claims Adjusting
Bill Dietz, President Paul Davis Canada
Skip McHardy, EVP, CRU Group
Moderated byChristopher Bartlett, President of the CIAA and Supervisor – National Claims Management Centre, Crawford and Company
Impacts of the Supply Chain on the Insurance Industry
Darilyn Dorosz, General Manager, PDR Hail Team
Jim Gibb, Vice President, Installation Services, Peak Services
Ian McKay, AVP, National Accounts, Insurance Company Solutions, Verisk
Colin Young, AVP, JS Held
Moderated byElizabeth Kepes, Claims Corporate Vendor Manager, RSA Insurance Group
With the in-person event, typically held in February each year, being suspended for 2021, CatIQ has developed a series of quarterly webinars to focus on top-of-mind themes for all CAT stakeholders. More than 330 delegates have participated since October in CatIQ Connect’s online format.
“Climate change is causing increasingly erratic and severe weather patterns across the globe and losses from secondary peril events are forecast to increase. The risk Canada faces from extreme weather is growing and the costs of natural catastrophes are rising,” said Dipika Deol, Swiss Re’s Head of Underwriting for Canada and English Caribbean. “Events like CatIQ Connect bring together all key stakeholders to discuss and develop the solutions that will protect communities against the impact of severe weather and increase resilience across all of Canada.”
Laura Twidle, Managing Director at CatIQ says, “We are happy to have been able to bring together catastrophe experts over the past year. As we all learned, mother nature does not sit back just because there is a pandemic. We must all continue to work together to prepare for a future with increasingly frequent extreme events.”
Toronto, August 18, 2020 – CatIQ and MSA Research are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the first of the Canadian catastrophe conference’s online webinars. The upcoming CatIQ Connect quarterly webinar series will be held in October and December of 2020 and February and June of 2021.
“Given the uncertainty of the global pandemic, we made the decision to host an online quarterly series from October 2020 to June 2021,” said Joel Baker, CEO, of CatIQ and MSA Research “As we all know, catastrophes do not stop for a pandemic, and this year has already been memorable with the impactful Fort McMurray flooding and Calgary hailstorms.” CatIQ Connect is a platform where industry, all levels of government, and academia come together to discuss mitigation and adaptation strategies, technological advancements, and sector perspectives around catastrophe management.
Registration is now open for:
October 14, 2020 – The Financial Sector on Catastrophes & Climate Change
“This forum will examine how banks, insurers and institutional investors are subject to the evolving threat of physical climate change. For those working in the capital markets, the forum will provide practical guidance to limit risk that might otherwise prove challenging to the financial services sector,” says Dr. Blair Feltmate, Head, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo.
The half-day will be capped off with a keynote discussion between Mike Pedersen, Chair of the Business Development Bank of Canada, and Blair Feltmate, Head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. The pair will focus on the threat of physical climate risk, and how Canada’s banks can provide stability to the Canadian economy.
Session highlights for October 14: Risks and Opportunities for the Capital Markets with Alyson Slater, Global Risk Institute. Moderator: Andrew Castaldi, PERILS AG
Innovative Insurance Strategies from Low to Middle Income Countries and How to Apply Them in Canada with Kathy Baughman McLeod, Adrienne Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council. Moderator: Marjorie Brans, School for Social Entrepreneurs Canada
Evolving Perspectives on the Impacts of Physical Climate Risk for Canada’s Housing Sector with Steve Mennill, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Moderator: Joanna Dafoe, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Save the dates for the full webinar series line up: December 3, 2020 – New in Catastrophe Technology & Modelling February 11, 2021 – Pandemic: One Year Later June 10, 2021 – Collaborating to Mitigate Loss to Catastrophes and Climate Change
As always, the conference Steering Committee brings together leading organizations concerned with adaptation and management related to Canadian catastrophes, including:
Jim Abraham President, ClimAction Services Inc.
Caroline Floyd Assistant Director of Catastrophic Loss Analysis, CatIQ
Anthony Black National Catastrophe Manager, RSA Insurance Group
Karen Francis Vice President, Guy Carpenter
Marjorie Brans Director of Ecosystem Impact, School for Social Entrepreneurs Canada
Paul A. MacDonald EVP, Registrational Insurance, Economical Insurance
Michael Butler Senior Business Development Manager-Commercial, ServiceMaster Restore
Glenn McGillivray Managing Director, ICLR
Andrew Castaldi Representative Consultant, PERILS AG
Dwayne Torrey Director, Construction & Infrastructure, Standards, CSA Group
Lindsey Collins Senior Catastrophe Analyst, Aon
Laura Twidle Managing Director, CatIQ
Joanna Dafoe National Director of Climate Change, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Rebecca Wagner Associate Director, Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Dipika Deol Head of P&C Underwriting, Canada and English Caribbean, Swiss Re
Kyle Winston Co-founder & President, CRU Group Inc.
Dr. Blair Feltmate Head, Intact Centre on Climate Adaption, University of Waterloo
Toronto, February 12, 2020 – The fifth annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, was held over three days last week, Feb 3-5, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. More than 235 delegates attended the event, including catastrophe risk professionals and emergency managers from across Canada, the United States, the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. This year featured a great recap of the outstanding initiatives underway across the country, as well as discussions on the work yet to be done.
Delegates participated in a workshop developed by the Canadian Red Cross (CRC) on Feb 3rd. The CRC led the participants through a wildfire simulation to present the challenges faced in a disaster. From the second part of the workshop, the CRC will use the valuable insights from the diverse participants to contribute to their report on the role of a national flood insurance program in assisting individuals and small business affected by disasters.
“As someone who works with the communities most vulnerable to natural disaster impacts, I appreciated learning about the growing challenges facing the catastrophe management industry,” said Marjorie Brans, Director of Ecosystem Impact, School for Social Entrepreneurs Canada. “CatIQ Connect is a critical gathering where industry players can pool their creativity and rise to the challenge.”
Climate change and the need for resilient infrastructure were featured prominently in the conversation, as well as conversations around a high-risk flood insurance pool. “We are entering an unprecedented period of collaboration on climate resilience between the federal government and the insurance sector,” observed Craig Stewart, Vice President Federal Affairs at IBC. “As evidenced by the broad federal representation at this year’s event, CatIQ Connect provided a timely opportunity to share our mutual progress in the interest of consumers.”
Further discussion included how we can become more resilient to different types of severe events, such as earthquakes, wind, hail, flooding, and the mental health impacts of home and business owners, first responders and claims teams. Alister Campbell, President & CEO of PACICC described CatIQ Connect as a forum “where worst case meets best practice!” Having a plan in place before a disaster is important to ensuring a smooth recovery process, and CatIQ Connect supports the collaboration needed in the industry and across sectors.
Over 25 organizations participated as sponsors or partners of the event, including CRU Group, The Co-operators and IBC as Platinum Sponsors. Other sponsors included major reinsurance brokers, reinsurance companies, flood risk organizations, cat modelers, imagery specialists, and restoration and emergency management companies.
The success of the 2020 CatIQ Connect event was driven by the oversight of an outstanding Steering Committee. Representation included:
Jim Abraham, President, ClimAction Services Inc.
William Belzile, Geographic Information System Advisor, Desjardins General Insurance Group
Alister Campbell, CEO, PACICC
Claudette Cantin, Chief Actuary and CRO, Munich Re Canada
Paul Cutbush, SVP, Catastrophe Management, Aon
Esaie Djossou, AVP of Reinsurance, CAT Underwriting, International Underwriting and Data & Insights functions, Aviva Canada
Dr. David Etkin, Professor, Disaster and Emergency Management, York University
Dr. Blair Feltmate, Head, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo
Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi, Director, Climate Change & Emerging Environmental Topics, Geneva Association
Sean Hobson, VP, National Programs, WINMAR (Canada) International Ltd.
Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director, ICLR
Ryaz Mohamed, Director, Corporate Reinsurance, The Co-operators Group
Shawna Peddle, Program Director, Community Economic Development Funds, The Co-operators Group
Sean Russell, Managing Director, Guy Carpenter
Craig Stewart, VP, Federal Affairs, IBC
Geneviève Thouin, Project Director, MCIP, FCM
Dwayne Torrey, Director, Construction & Infrastructure Standards, CSA Group
Laura Twidle, Managing Director, CatIQ
Rebecca Wagner, Associate Director, MSC, ECCC
Kyle Winston, President, CRU Group Inc.
Anna Ziolecki, Director, Partners for Action
CatIQ Connect will return to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre February 1-3, 2021. View 2020 event photos.
Toronto (September 11, 2019) – CatIQ is pleased to announce that registration for its fifth annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, is now open. CatIQ Connect is being held February 3-5, 2020 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. CatIQ Connect will kick off with a review of the events from 2019, which is sure to be interesting, given the weather activity in 2019 so far.
Canadian insured catastrophic losses have reached nearly $900 million thus far in 2019 and these do not include the impacts from Post-Tropical Storm Dorian according to CatIQ (Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc.). Impactful weather events are on the rise, and government and industry must look to implement solutions to mitigate the increasing cost 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. “We are thrilled to be hosting the fifth annual catastrophe conference and, once again, our steering committee has put together a phenomenal agenda,” said Laura Twidle, Managing Director of CatIQ. “The 2020 event will focus on solutions; we want attendees to leave with information on how they can take the next step in mitigating risk and planning.”
CatIQ Connect is designed for:
Insurance/Reinsurance Professionals
All Levels of Government
Academia/Researchers
Risk Managers
NGO’s
Other sectors/organizations dealing with resilience to catastrophes
Keynote:
Roy Wright, President & CEO, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
The CatIQ Connect 2020 Agenda features 30+ expert speakers. Highlights include:
Interactive Workshop
Leadership and Financial Solutions to Climate Change
Financing Climate Resilient Infrastructure
The War Story – 48h Post-CAT
Resilience: The Whys and Hows
Mental Health and Disasters
The Fort McMurray Rebuild
Different Views of Earthquake
Communication Tools for Preparedness and Recovery
Flood Resilient Design for New Residential Communities
Governmental Views on Moving Out or Staying Put
Risk Assessment – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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 includes leading organizations concerned with adaptation and management related to Canadian catastrophes, including:
Jim Abraham 2020 Co-emceeand President, ClimAction Services Inc.
Glenn McGillivray Managing Director,ICLR
William Belzile GIS Advisor, Desjardins General Insurance Group
Ryaz Mohamed Director, Corporate Reinsurance, The Co-operators Group
Alister Campbell CEO, PACICC
Shawna Peddle 2020 Co-emcee and Director, Disaster Risk Reduction, Canadian Red Cross
Claudette Cantin SVP, Chief Actuary and CRO, Munich Re Canada
Sean Russell Managing Director, Guy Carpenter
Paul Cutbush SVP Catastrophe Management,Aon Benfield Analytics
Craig Stewart VP, Federal Affairs, IBC
Esaie Djossou AVP of Reinsurance, CAT Underwriting, International Underwriting and Data and Insights functions, Aviva Canada
Genevieve Thouin Project Director, MCIP, FCM
Dr. Blair Feltmate Head, Intact Centre onClimate Adaption,University of Waterloo
Dwayne Torrey Director, Construction & Infrastructure,Standards, CSA Group
Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi Director, Climate Change and Emerging Environmental Topics, The Geneva Association
Rebecca Wagner Associate Director,Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Sean Hobson VP, National Programs, WINMAR (Canada) International Ltd.
Kyle Winston Co-founder & President,CRU Group Inc.
Toronto (February 7, 2019) – The fourth annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect, was held over three days this week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. More than 270 delegates attended the event, including catastrophe risk professionals and emergency managers from across Canada, the United States, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The number of participants at this event has increased by more than 35% year-over-year and signals the importance and relevance of catastrophe planning in Canada.
Delegates participated in a workshop developed with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) on Day One. FCM will be able to use the valuable insights from the diverse attendees to support municipalities as Canada experiences more frequent disasters. Climate change information and how it can be used practically in the capital markets, building codes, and risk management were featured prominently in the conversation as well. “CatIQ Connect is the leading forum where public and private sector leaders meet to discuss action to better manage flood, earthquake, wildfire and other catastrophic risks in Canada,” said Paul Kovacs, Executive Director, ICLR. Further discussion included how different sectors prepared for and responded to recent disasters, such as the May windstorm, British Columbia flooding, and Ontario wildfires.
“As the frequency and severity of extreme weather events increases, Canadians are bearing the financial, social and emotional impacts. As risk experts, we understand the issues and have a responsibility to act,” said Barbara Turley-McIntyre, Vice President of Sustainability & Citizenship at The Co-operators. “Events like CatIQ Connect allow us to gather across sectors, share insights and work collaboratively to help build more resilient communities.” Jim Abraham, President, ClimAction Services Inc. added, “It is only through a collective effort that we can ensure our communities are resilient. CatIQ Connect enables the collective conversation and relationship building needed to make this happen.”
Nearly 25 organizations participated as sponsors or partners of the event, including CRU Group, The Co-operators, IBC, and Wood as Platinum Sponsors. Other sponsors included major reinsurance brokers, reinsurance companies, flood risk organizations, cat modelers, imagery specialists, and restoration companies.
The success of the 2019 CatIQ Connect event was driven by the oversight of an outstanding Steering Committee. Representation included:
Jim Abraham, 2019 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
Jim Eso, SVP, Property and Casualty, Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc.
Dr. Blair Feltmate, Head, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, 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
Megan Meaney, Executive Director, ICLEI Canada
Shawna Peddle, Director, Disaster Risk Reduction, Canadian Red Cross
Toronto (January 14, 2019) – A total of 220 delegates have already registered to attend the fourth annual CatIQ Connect, taking place February 4-6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The overall themes of CatIQ Connect are on catastrophe preparedness and resiliency, risk management tools, and helping stakeholder and policy makers work together for the greater good of all Canadians.
David Phillips, Senior Climatologist of Environment and Climate Change Canada will open the workshop on February 4th and engage stakeholders with a review of 2018’s extreme weather events and what’s to come. The workshop will provide municipalities with insight on how to respond, recover and mitigate future disasters. Phillips says, “Canada’s annual list of top ten weather stories has revealed an increasing trend to more destructive, expensive and impactful weather. Perhaps 2018 is a preview of what lies ahead, not as exceptional, but simply the norm mere decades from now. At the same time, we have become more vulnerable and at greater risk to extreme weather. Canadians must become more resilient – not only for what lies ahead but for the climate already here.”
The workshop has been developed in partnership with The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). FCM President Vicki-May Hamm added, “Through FCM’s Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, we encourage municipalities to better prepare for and adapt to the new realities of climate change. We welcome the opportunity at this year’s CatIQ Connect workshop to engage the stakeholders on this topic, and advance capacity-building resources for municipalities to help them address climate-related natural disasters.”
Conference sponsors are numerous organizations dedicated to mitigating and managing catastrophic loss, and include The Co-operators, CRU Group Adjusters, IBC, Wood, other technology and restoration companies, reinsurers, reinsurance brokers, and research networks. The conference agenda will provide diverse perspectives on various facets of Canadian catastrophes and session speakers include:
Shawna Peddle, Director, Disaster Risk Reduction, Canadian Red Cross
David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Philipp Wassenberg, President & CEO, Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada
To register for CatIQ Connect 2019, and to keep up to date on the latest announcements, visit www.catiq.com/connect
Photo caption:
CatIQ Connect 2019 speakers, from left: (top row) Tania Caceres, Dr. Lars Dyrud, Dr. Blair Feltmate; (middle row) Chad Nelson, David McGown, Ian McPherson; (bottom row) Shawna Peddle, David Phillips, Philipp Wassenberg.
Toronto (October 15, 2018) – On the final day of summer, 6 tornadoes tore across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. Among the tornadoes was an EF3 which caused extensive damage and injuries from Kinburn, ON to Gatineau, QC. In addition, there was an EF2 that severely damaged a hydro station and many homes in Nepean, ON. Extreme weather can happen anytime and anywhere and, since over 80% of Canadians live in municipalities, major impacts can be felt when a disaster strikes in these populated areas.
CatIQ is thrilled to announce that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) will host an interactive workshop at CatIQ Connect on February 4, 2019. This engaging workshop will provide diverse participants the opportunity to learn about how municipalities are mitigating, adapting and responding to the impacts of climate change related to natural disasters. Participants will also get the chance to work together and develop ideas to support capacity-building resources for FCM and others to help Canadian municipalities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.
“Through FCM’s Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program, we encourage municipalities to better prepare for and adapt to the new realities of climate change. We welcome the opportunity at this year’s CatIQ workshop to engage the stakeholders on this topic, and advance capacity-building resources for municipalities to help them address climate-related natural disasters,” said FCM President Vicki-May Hamm.
CatIQ Connect is designed for:
Insurance/reinsurance professionals
All levels of government
Academia/researchers
Engineers/builders
Risk managers
NGOs
Other sectors/organizations dealing with resilience to catastrophes
Keynotes:
Howard Kunreuther, Professor and Co-Director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will present The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters
Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will sit down for a fireside chat with Rob Wesseling, President & CEO, The Co-operators
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 hosted by FCM
Translating Climate Change and Extreme Weather into Practical Application for the Capital Markets
Lessons Learned on Hurricanes
Nuclear Emergency – Onsite and Offsite
Recent Catastrophes
Are Critical Services at Risk and Are They Adapting?
Risk Communication and Personal Action
Codes and Standards
Mortgage Impairment Due to Earthquake Loss
New Technologies and Techniques
Climate Change: From Science to Actionable Insight
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.
Ron Biggs, National Claims Director, RSA Insurance Group
Kris Bagchi, AVP, Reinsurance, TD Insurance
Teresa Burgess-Ogilvie, Partnership Engagement Committee, IAEM Canada and Manager, Office of Emergency Management, City of Mississauga
Paul Cutbush, SVP Catastrophe Management, Aon
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, Disaster Risk Reduction, Canadian Red Cross
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 via the hashtag #CatIQConnect.
As Canada’s loss index provider, 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 indices and other related information to meet the needs of the insurance/reinsurance industries, public sector and other stakeholders. www.catiq.com CatIQ also hosts the annual Canadian catastrophe conference, CatIQ Connect. www.catiq.com/connect/ which will next run February 4-6, 2019.
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.
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
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
