Disaster Preparedness Initiative

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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.

Webinar

Live from Claim University: Behind the Scenes at Travelers’ Flagship Educational Hub


February 26, 2025
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET
Webinar

Join us for an exclusive tour of Travelers’ 200,000-square-foot Claim University. See where our Claim employees gain hands-on experience with property, auto, heavy equipment damage, medical and liability scenarios and explore the immersive labs. Learn more about how we help ensure that Travelers customers are served by some of the industry’s best Claim professionals. 

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Event highlights

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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.  

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Wind, Hail, Rain, Fire: Live from IBHS!

July 24, 2024

This webinar included a live tour of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) Research Center. We learned more about how IBHS translates science into action to help make communities more resilient and how insurance industry support makes that possible. 

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Storm Warning: Managing the Risk of Increasing Hurricane Catastrophes

September 20, 2023

In this webinar session, which included leading authorities in hurricane, storm surge and risk mitigation, we explored the latest in hurricane forecasting and how resiliency is approached at the local level.

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Collaborations

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Travelers is pleased to support IBHS's work to deliver top-tier science and translate it into action.

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