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Research Papers

Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction’s research papers cover Flood, Hail, Earthquake, Wind, Wildfire, and many other research topics.Please follow the Research Papers link below to find a list of PDF documents that can be read online.

CatTales Newsletter

CatTales is the e-newsletter of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. Each link below leads to a PDF document that can be read online.

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Magazine Articles

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Dodging a bullet, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Glenn McGillivray (June 2017)
“Dodging a bullet”, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Severe weather and new home construction; Home Builder

“Severe weather and new home construction; Home Builder

Canadian communities show leadership adapting to extreme heat; Municipal World

“Canadian communities show leadership adapting to extreme heat”; Municipal World

"Surviving the coming storm"

“Surviving the coming storm”
This article originally appeared in the June 10, 2016 issue of The Lawyers Weekly

"Waiting to exhale", Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

“Waiting to exhale”, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

"Insuring black holes", Canadian Underwriter

Glenn McGillivray (with Joe Brandonisio) (November 2015)
“Insuring black holes”, Canadian Underwriter

"'Round n 'Round", Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Glenn McGillivray (June 2015)
“‘Round n ‘Round”, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

"Adapting to extreme rainfall", Claims Canada

Sophie Guilbault (February 2015)
“Adapting to extreme rainfall”, Claims Canada

"Under development"; Canadian Underwriter

Paul Kovacs & Glenn McGillivray (November 2014)
“Under development”; Canadian Underwriter

"Icy finish"; Canadian Underwriter

Glenn McGillivray (January 2014)
“Icy finish”; Canadian Underwriter

"All hail"; Canadian Underwriter

Glenn McGillivray (May 2013)
“All hail”; Canadian Underwriter

"Reducing heat-wave risk through active and passive measures"; Municipal World

Dan Sandink (April 2013)
“Reducing heat-wave risk through active and passive measures”; Municipal World

"Retrofitting Homes to Reduce Basement Flood Risk: Lessons Learned"; Municipal World

Dan Sandink (March 2013)
“Retrofitting Homes to Reduce Basement Flood Risk: Lessons Learned”; Municipal World

"Customizing home retrofits: Lessons learned"; Canadian Underwriter

Dan Sandink (July 2012)
“Customizing home retrofits: Lessons learned”; Canadian Underwriter

"What ifs' and Wildcards," Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Glenn McGillivray (June 2012)
“What ifs’ and Wildcards,” Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

"The Wind Whisperer", Canadian Underwriter

David Gambrill, Canadian Underwriter (June 2012)
“The Wind Whisperer”, Canadian Underwriter

"Weighing the Losses and New Cat Covers"; Canadian Underwriter

Glenn McGillivray (November 2011)
“Weighing the Losses and New Cat Covers”; Canadian Underwriter

"Plowing on through"; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Glenn McGillivray (June 2011)
“Plowing on through”; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

"Flood of Options"; Canadian Underwriter

Paul Kovacs & Sharon Ludlow (December 2010)
“Flood of Options”; Canadian Underwriter

"Brewing Bigger Storms"; Canadian Underwriter

Gordon McBean (September 2010)
“Brewing Bigger Storms”; Canadian Underwriter

"Built to a New Code"; Canadian Underwriter

Grant Kelly (August 2010)
“Built to a New Code”; Canadian Underwriter

"Déjà Vu All Over Again"; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Glenn McGillivray (June 2010)
“Déjà Vu All Over Again”; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

"Bridging science and society: Gordon McBean receives Order of Canada for his climate change work". Canadian Underwriter

Vanessa Mariga, Canadian Underwriter staff (May 2010)
“Bridging science and society: Gordon McBean receives Order of Canada for his climate change work”. Canadian Underwriter

"Citizen Participation in Flood Reduction Planning: Lessons from Peterborough, Ontario after 5 years". Municipal World

Greg Oulahen (March 2010)
“Citizen Participation in Flood Reduction Planning: Lessons from Peterborough, Ontario after 5 years”. Municipal World

"Annus Horriblis, The Sequel", Canadian Underwriter

Glenn McGillivray (January 2010)
“Annus Horriblis, The Sequel”, Canadian Underwriter

"El Nino: Four Lessons for Canadian Insurers", Canadian Underwriter

Paul Kovacs (December 2009)
“El Nino: Four Lessons for Canadian Insurers”, Canadian Underwriter

"Taming the Big Bad Wolf: An eyewitness account of the damage caused by the Vaughan tornadoes", Canadian Underwriter

Greg Kopp (October 2009)
“Taming the Big Bad Wolf: An eyewitness account of the damage caused by the Vaughan tornadoes”, Canadian Underwriter

"More Stresses, More Strains, More Costs Dealing With Climate Change and Infrastructure", Milestones (Ontario Good Roads Association

Glenn McGillivray (September 2009)
“More Stresses, More Strains, More Costs Dealing With Climate Change and Infrastructure”, Milestones (Ontario Good Roads Association

"The Environment and Energy Security: Obama and Harper have different takes", Policy Options

Gordon McBean (April 2009)
“The Environment and Energy Security: Obama and Harper have different takes”, Policy Options

"Building the Case for Improved Infrastructure", Canadian Underwriter

Paul Kovacs (March 2009)
“Building the Case for Improved Infrastructure”, Canadian Underwriter

"Catching Like Wildfire", Canadian Insurance magazine

Glenn McGillivray (March 2009)
“Catching Like Wildfire”, Canadian Insurance magazine

"Climate change adaptation reference collection"; Municipal World

Dan Sandink (with D. MacLeod) March 2009)
“Climate change adaptation reference collection”; Municipal World

"Planning for disaster, climate change and sustainable development"; Municipal World

Dan Sandink (with C. Fuller) (January 2009)
“Planning for disaster, climate change and sustainable development”; Municipal World

"All About the Nails", Canadian Underwriter.

Greg Kopp (January 2009)
“All About the Nails”, Canadian Underwriter.

"Urban Flooding, Homeowner Hazard Perceptions and Climate Change", Public Sector Digest

Dan Sandink (Winter 2009)
“Urban Flooding, Homeowner Hazard Perceptions and Climate Change”, Public Sector Digest

"Shingle Damage: In the Eye of the Storm", Canadian Underwriter.

Greg Kopp (December 2008)
“Shingle Damage: In the Eye of the Storm”, Canadian Underwriter.

"Cause and Effect". Claims Canada.

Glenn McGillivray (August/September 2008)
“Cause and Effect”. Claims Canada.

"Tornadoes: The Hidden Damage", Canadian Underwriter.

Greg Kopp (August 2008)
“Tornadoes: The Hidden Damage”, Canadian Underwriter.

"Slippery Slope"; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

Glenn McGillivray (June 2008)
“Slippery Slope”; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue

"Burning Issue"; Canadian Underwriter

Paul Kovacs (January 2008)
“Burning Issue”; Canadian Underwriter

"Basement Flooding: Lessons from Edmonton and Toronto", Municipal World

Dan Sandink (December 2007)
“Basement Flooding: Lessons from Edmonton and Toronto”, Municipal World

"Diary of Urban Flooding"; Canadian Underwriter.

Dan Sandink (December 2007)
“Diary of Urban Flooding”; Canadian Underwriter.

"Flood of Information"; Canadian Underwriter.

Dan Sandink (October 2007)
“Flood of Information”; Canadian Underwriter.

Books

Application of the Systems Approach to the Management of Complex Water Systems
Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic

Available on Amazon

Lowering Risk by Increasing Resilience: Selected Papers from 8th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM 8)
Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic, Subhankar Karmakar and Zhang Cheng (Eds.)

Available on Amazon

Systems Approach to Management of Disasters
Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic

Available on Amazon

Wind Wizard
Siobhan Roberts

Available on Amazon

Floods in a Changing Climate
Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic

Available on Amazon

Managing Water Resources
Slobodan P. Simonovic

Available on Amazon

Homeowner Safety and Focus on Brochures

Follow this link to the Homeowner page to view the Homeowner Safety Brochures and Focus on Brochures by ICLR.