Laura Twidle

Laura Twidle is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Catastrophe Indices & Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), Canada’s loss and exposure indices provider. Twidle is a meteorologist that specializes in catastrophe forecasting and providing stakeholders with knowledge and tools to make informed decisions. Twidle also analyzes insured loss and exposure data to maintain the Canadian catastrophe and industry exposure databases which are housed on the CatIQ Platform. Since 2017, she has participated on the steering committee for the annual Canadian catastrophe conference. Twidle holds a Bachelor of Science in meteorology from Central Michigan University, where she was on athletic and academic scholarships; and a Master of Science in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from McGill University, where her research focused on extreme rainfall events. Her pastime is filled with soccer, coaching, hiking, pickleball, curling, golf, and hockey.