Catastrophe

Tornado dispute over Ottawa home 'highlights importance of broker'

This is the biggest investment you’re going to make … so it needs to be insured properly

Aspen Re announces new head of North American property catastrophe

The industry stalwart joins Aspen from Tokio Millennium

Young scientists propose practical solutions in fight against climate change

With some help from a Canadian insurer, the next generation is concerned with more than erupting volcanoes and vegetable batteries

Is nat cat loss severity linked to climate or to people?

Reinsurance leader reflects on two years of hard losses

Northwest Alberta continues to grapple with wildfires

Financial assistance has been made available to those who have evacuated their homes

The challenges in modelling the impacts of a warming globe

Risk modellers have their work cut out for them when it comes to determining the consequences of climate change for weather events

‘Gusting winds’ could worsen Alberta wildfires, officials warn

Thousands of people evacuated as fires burn across the province

BC government to increase flood and wildfire funding to local governments, First Nations

Funds follow ‘the worst’ seasons of wildfire and flooding

IBC offers assistance to Alberta residents affected by wildfire

Body stresses that the safety of residents is a top priority

The climate change transport truck about to rear-end Canada

“We’ve managed to cover our climate costs … but not with much to spare”