- Approximately 60% of the catastrophe losses were in our UK&I segment, mostly reflecting the impact of three windstorms in February. Close to 60% of UK&I catastrophe losses were in personal lines.
- The remaining losses were in the Canadian segment, approximately three quarters of which were attributable to personal property.
- Nearly 80% of the catastrophe losses were weather-related.
"Following a number of severe weather events this quarter, our teams responded quickly to help impacted customers and get them back on track," said
1 For details on our catastrophe loss expectations, definition and disclosure policy, please refer to Section 16 in our Q4-2021 Management's Discussion and Analysis, which is incorporated by reference. This document is available on our website at www.intactfc.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. |
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