
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 Chairman
Laura Twidle
President & CEO
Caroline Floyd
Director2022/2023
Advisory Committee Members

Joel Baker
Vice Chairman,CatIQ

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

Dennis Chua
Vice President – Analytics, Catastrophe Management,Aon

Dipika Deol
Head Treaty UW for P&C, Canada & English Caribbean,Swiss Re

Phil Donelson
Director, Catastrophic Risk & Climate Policy,Insurance Bureau of Canada

Caroline Floyd
Director,CatIQ

Luzi Hitz
CEO,PERILS AG

Paul MacDonald
EVP, Personal Insurance & Digital Channels,Definity Financial Corporation

Glenn McGillivray
Managing Director,ICLR

Kelly O’Neill
AVP, Natural Catastrophe Pricing Analyst,SCOR

Anya Sri-Skanda-Rajah
Managing Director,Guy Carpenter

Laura Twidle
President & CEO,CatIQ

Rebecca Wagner
Associate Director, Prediction Services. Operations Centre,MSC, ECCC

Peter Walker
Chief Underwriting Officer,AIG

Shaun Walsh
VP, Head of Property & Exposure Management, Central Technical Unit,Aviva Canada
PERILS AG
Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) is a subsidiary of Zurich-based PERILS AG