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
4
years
of FSA/CRESTA-level data in CatIQ’s Industry Exposure Database
7
years
CatIQ has served the industry since 2014
>130
There are more than 130 events in CatIQ’s catastrophe loss database
c $21.6 b
In CAT losses since 2014 (as of March 2021)
Majority
The majority of the industry in Canada supports CatIQ’s work
Team

Joel Baker
President and CEO
Laura Twidle
Managing Director
Caroline Floyd
Assistant Director2020/2021
Advisory Committee Members

Joel Baker
President and CEO,CatIQ

Anthony Black
National Catastrophe Manager,RSA Insurance Group

Claudette Cantin
SVP, Chief Actuary & CRO,Munich Re Canada

Paul Cutbush
SVP, Catastrophe Management,Aon

Dipika Deol
Head of P&C Underwriting,Canada and English Caribbean, Swiss Re

Nadja Dreff
Chief Economist & Head of Industry Data Analytics,IBC

Caroline Floyd
Assistant Director,Catastrophic Loss Analysis, CatIQ

Luzi Hitz
CEO,PERILS AG

Lee Marshall
Senior Director - Commercial Lines & Reinsurance,PM, SGI Canada

Glenn McGillivray
Managing Director,ICLR

Kelly O’Neill
Senior Natural Catastrophe Pricing Analyst,SCOR

Anya Sri-Skanda-Rajah
Managing Director,Guy Carpenter

Laura Twidle
Managing Director,CatIQ

Jeff Vannan
Director, Cat Modeling,Travelers Canada

Rebecca Wagner
Associate Director, Prediction Services. Operations Centre,MSC, ECCC
PERILS AG
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS AG