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
5
years
of FSA/CRESTA-level data in CatIQ’s Industry Exposure Database
8
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 May 2021)
Majority
The majority of the industry in Canada supports CatIQ’s work
Team
Joel Baker
Vice ChairmanCatIQ
Laura Twidle
President & CEOCatIQ
Caroline Floyd
DirectorCatIQ
2022/2023
Advisory Committee Members
Joel Baker
Vice ChairmanCatIQ
Claudette Cantin
SVP, Chief Actuary & CROMunich Re Canada
Dennis Chua
Vice President – Analytics, Catastrophe ManagementAon
Dipika Deol
Head Treaty UW for P&C, Canada & English CaribbeanSwiss Re
Phil Donelson
Director, Catastrophic Risk & Climate PolicyInsurance Bureau of Canada
Caroline Floyd
DirectorCatIQ
Diane Flynn
Head of Commercial PropertyAIG
Luzi Hitz
CEOPERILS AG
Paul MacDonald
EVP, Personal Insurance & Digital ChannelsDefinity Financial Corporation
Glenn McGillivray
Managing DirectorICLR
Kelly O’Neill
AVP, Natural Catastrophe Pricing AnalystSCOR
Anya Sri-Skanda-Rajah
Managing DirectorGuy Carpenter
Laura Twidle
President & CEOCatIQ
Rebecca Wagner
Associate Director, Prediction Services. Operations CentreMSC, ECCC
Shaun Walsh
VP, Head of Property & Exposure Management, Central Technical UnitAviva Canada
PERILS AG
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS AG