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Adaptation
Government of Canada creates expert panel on climate change adaptation
August 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Government of Canada announced on Tuesday that it is creating an expert panel on adapting to climate change. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced the launch of the Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Results in a statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The expert panel will advise the federal government on measuring progress on adaptation and climate resilience to better understand how federal, provincial and territorial adaptation efforts are building Canada’s resilience to climate change, for…
It will ‘take until the end of the year’ for Lake Ontario water level to drop to average level: Toronto city staff
July 4, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe water level of Lake Ontario at Toronto will not drop to its average level until the end of the year and frost this winter could “further exacerbate” infrastructure damage, though the exact cost of infrastructure damage has yet to…
Severe weather, nat-cats cause record insurable damage in Canada: IBC/CatIQ
January 6, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterSevere weather last year exacted a heavy toll in terms of insured losses, with the $4.9 billion hit dwarfing the previous annual record of $3.2 billion in 2013, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports. Flooding in southern Alberta and the…
IBC applauds federal government’s approach to carbon pricing
October 4, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has applauded the Government of Canada’s pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon pollution. “IBC congratulates the government on today’s carbon pricing announcement,” IBC president and CEO Don Forgeron said in a statement on Monday. “Severe…
Adaptation key for insurance industry to remain relevant in a driverless world: LexisNexis
August 30, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe insurance industry will face some real challenges as driverless cars further develop, with just 26% of polled individuals in the United Kingdom expecting to be served by the industry as it stands today if they owned a driverless car.…
Sea level changes, coastal erosion and storm surge flooding key concerns for many parts of Canada: federal government report
April 14, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterSea level changes will vary greatly across Canada this century and beyond, and these changes, together with coastal erosion and storm surge flooding, represent key concerns for many areas, according to a report released earlier this week by Natural Resources…
C42016 – CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference
September 23, 2015 by Canadian UnderwriterDates February 1-2 2016 City Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location Toronto Region Board of Trade Contact Name Carolyn Rennie Local Phone 416-368-0777 Fax 416-368-7454 Email Carolyn.Rennie@catiq.com Website www.catiq.com/c4 Topics Catastrophes, Risk Management, Resilience, Climate Change, Adaptation Main Body Bringing Together Industry,…