Disaster Preparedness Initiative
Helping communities prepare for – and recover from – the unexpected
The Travelers Institute is committed to promoting community resiliency. Our disaster preparedness initiative works to raise awareness about the risks posed by natural disasters and how communities and businesses can respond and recover.
Through partnerships and events, we’re educating communities to become better prepared for, and better equipped to recover from the unexpected.
Upcoming events
Webinar
Live from Travelers' Risk Control Lab: Bringing Science to Insurance Risk
December 10, 2025
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Webinar
Join us for a look inside Travelers’ nationally accredited Risk Control Lab, where engineers, scientists and technicians uncover the facts behind losses. Go behind the scenes to see how we analyze incidents, identify emerging risks and bring science to claim handling.
Event highlights
Live from the CAT Center: Where Expertise Meets Innovation
June 4, 2025
How does Travelers prepare to meet customer needs during catastrophes? In this webinar, viewers joined us in the Travelers National Catastrophe Center to learn how we monitor weather, risk and exposure in real time, and how our industry-leading AI and machine-learning tools help us assess damage quickly, ensuring we deliver on our promise to our customers.
Live from Claim University: Behind the Scenes at Travelers' Flagship Educational Hub
February 26, 2025
In this webinar, we got an exclusive tour of Travelers’ 200,000-square-foot Claim University. We saw where our Claim employees gain hands-on experience with property, auto, heavy equipment damage, medical and liability scenarios and explored the immersive learning labs.
Reducing Wildfire Risks One Tree at a Time
December 11, 2024
Jad Daley, President and CEO of American Forests, and Michael Klein, President of Personal Insurance at Travelers, joined us for an in-depth look at wildfires with a special focus on forests.
Collaborations
Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
Travelers is pleased to support IBHS's work to deliver top-tier science and translate it into action.
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