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Welcome to CatIQ

Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) delivers detailed analytical and meteorological information on Canadian natural and man-made catastrophes. Through its online subscription-based application, CatIQ combines comprehensive insured loss indices and other related information to better serve the needs of the insurance / reinsurance industries, public sector and other stakeholders.

 
 

2018/2019 Advisory Committee Members

Joel Baker
President & CEO,
MSA Research Inc. and
CatIQ Inc.		 Kim Court
Director,
Catastrophe Exposure Analysis,
Northbridge Financial Corporation		 Paul Cutbush
SVP, Catastrophe Management,
Aon Benfield Analytics		 Balz Grollimund
Head Treaty Underwriting
Swiss Reinsurance Company Canada
Steve Johnston
Director, Reinsurance,
Co-operators Group		 Mazdak Moini
Vice President,
Commercial Lines and Reinsurance,
Aviva Canada		 Glenn McGillivray
Managing Director,
ICLR		 Harry Moss
Data Modeling Analyst,
CatIQ Inc.
Alison Porter
SVP, Head of Treaty,
SCOR Canada Reinsurance.		 Chris Rol
Senior Policy Advisor,
IBC 		Sean Russell
Managing Director,
Guy Carpenter & Company Ltd. 		Becky Sheffman
Analyst,
CatIQ Inc.
Eric Steen
EVP, Reinsurance,
JLT Re 		Alex J. Todd
Property and Special Risks Executive Canada,
AIG Canada 		Laura Twidle
Director of Catastrophic Loss Analysis,
CatIQ Inc. 		Rebecca Wagner
Associate Director, Prediction Services Operations - Central Region, MSC,
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Latest News & Press Releases
Monday, July 23, 2018 - Registration for the Fourth Annual Canadian Catastrophe (CAT) Conference Opens Today
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 read more ...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - CatIQ Launches Insurance Industry Exposure Database for Canada, Developed in Partnership with PERILS
Toronto (June 27, 2018) – Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ) marks a milestone today by launching Canada’s first ever insurance Industry Exposure Database (IED), developed with the support of the Canadian P&C industry and in partnership with Zurich-based PERILS AG. The IED contains 2016 and 2017 year-end estimates of Canadian industry property sums...  read more ...
Friday, April 20, 2018 - -
Toronto (April 20, 2018) – April marked the month that Canada exceeded 100 catastrophes over the span of a decade. The top four costliest events occurred in the latter half of the decade, all of which had eye-opening impacts on the Canadian insurance industry. Click below to read more about the top 5 costliest Canadian catastrophes since 2008.


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Monday, January 8, 2018 - Countdown to the 2018 Canadian Catastrophe Conference Jan 31-Feb 2, 2018 in Gatineau-Ottawa

Toronto (January 8, 2018)– There is no question that the frequency and severity of catastrophic events in Canada are on the rise. It is now increasingly common for Canadian annual insured losses from catastrophes to exceed CAN $1 billion.

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Monday, October 16, 2017 - CatIQ Announces Registration for Catastrophe Conference (C4 2018) Now Open!
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. read more ...