About Us
Toronto-based Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS AG and delivers detailed analytical and meteorological information on Canadian natural and human-made catastrophes.
Through 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.
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.
Figures And Facts
8
years
of FSA/CRESTA-level data in CatIQ’s Industry Exposure Database
10
years
CatIQ has served the industry since 2014
>190
There are more than 190 events in CatIQ’s catastrophe loss database
c $27.5 b
In CAT losses since 2014 (as of September 2024)
Majority
The majority of the industry in Canada supports CatIQ’s work
Team
Laura Twidle
President & CEOCatIQ
Caroline Floyd
DirectorCatIQ
2024/2025
Advisory Committee Members
Claudette Cantin
SVP, Chief Actuary & CROMunich Re Canada
Dennis Chua
Senior Vice President, Head of Canadian and Caribbean Catastrophe ManagementAon
Dipika Deol
Senior Client ManagerSwiss Re
Phil Donelson
VP, Public PolicyInsurance Bureau of Canada
Lisa Fazzari
Chief Claims OfficerFarm Mutual Re
Caroline Floyd
DirectorCatIQ
Glenn McGillivray
Managing DirectorICLR
Ken Mok
EVPGallagher Re Canada
Kelly O’Neill
AVP, Treaty UnderwriterSCOR
Christoph Oehy
CEOPERILS AG
Anya Sri-Skanda-Rajah
Managing DirectorGuy Carpenter
James Roberts
VP - Technical UnderwritingZurich Canada
Laura Twidle
President & CEOCatIQ
Dan Vanderploeg
Director, Corporate Actuarial Services (Valuation and Reinsurance)Co-operators Group
Rebecca Wagner
Director, Training and Development DivisionMSC, ECCC
PERILS AG
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS AG