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B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters
February 22, 2023 Dirk Meissner - THE CANADIAN PRESSVICTORIA – Premier David Eby says he’s introducing more supports to better prepare British Columbia communities for natural disasters related to climate change before they happen. “The last few years have taught us a hard lesson about the impacts of…
Extreme heat should be labelled a natural disaster, new report urges
April 20, 2022 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA – Governments should consider extreme heat a natural disaster as climate change raises the risk of soaring summer temperatures in much of Canada, a new report says. Irreversible Extreme Heat, penned by experts at the Intact Centre on Climate…
Ontario launches new program to get volunteers ready for emergencies
February 18, 2022 The Canadian PressThe Ontario government is calling on people 16 years of age and older to join a program that will help the province be better prepared for emergencies including public health crises and natural disasters. People are invited to register as…
2020 NatCats underscore need for insurers to collaborate with public sector: Aon exec
February 4, 2021 by David GambrillGlobally, the COVID-19 pandemic may not have affected insurers’ balance sheets in the same way that weather-related disasters did in 2020, but the industry is now much more aware of the impact of multiple catastrophe scenarios unfolding at once, an…
Natural disaster bills continue to climb: Public Safety Canada
January 9, 2020 Mia Rabson - THE CANADIAN PRESSOttawa’s bills for dealing with natural disasters neared half a billion dollars in two of the last three years amid a warning to Canadians that this country was one of the worst affected by climate change in 2018. Data from…
Alberta tables legislation to clarify responsibilities in natural disasters
April 5, 2018 The Canadian PressEDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced legislation to better define roles and responsibilities for decision-makers when natural disaster strikes. The proposed changes, tabled by Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson, will also provide minimum emergency management training for elected officials…
Buyer Beware
October 30, 2017 Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss ReductionInsurers have expertise in flood risk and have access to specific property information, but municipalities, with access to infrastructure data, are in a much better position to advise owners on how to assess their land for flood risk.
Changing climate patterns, nat cats affecting electrical grid, Swiss Re and Johns Hopkins study finds
July 25, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterChanging climate patterns are putting additional strain on both power generation and transmission, and presenting another risk factor for natural disaster mitigation and recovery in North America’s Pacific Northwest region, suggests a new study from Swiss Re and the Johns…
State of emergency continues as wildfires affect interior B.C.
July 13, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMining and wood products are among the industries affected by wildfires in British Columbia’s interior, where a state of emergency is in place. Imperial Metals Corp. announced Wednesday that an open pit copper/gold mine 56 kilometres northeast of Williams Lake…
New Zealand proposes shaking up earthquake commission scheme to smooth claims resolution
June 27, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNew Zealand will continue to flesh out the details of proposed changes aimed at simplifying and improving the Earthquake Commission (EQC) scheme to help support more timely response to affected policyholders. Reforms to the Earthquake Commission Act seek to “simplify…
Preparation, not panic, is the way to address earthquake risk: IBC’s Don Forgeron
April 7, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichWhen talk turns to the possibility of a major earthquake in Canada, Don Forgeron, president and CEO of Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), advises that the response should be to prepare, not to panic. “No one should spend their day…
School of Thought
April 1, 2017 Dawn H. Puro, Senior Vice President, Specialty Casualty, Public Entity Lines, Ironshore; and Victor Ip, Vice President, Specialty Casualty, Ironshore CanadaRisks associated with higher education institutions are many, ranging from targeted violence to indiscriminate severe weather. Whether planned or not, both types of events demand a well-conceived emergency response be available.