Travelers Institute Holds Annual “Kicking Off Hurricane Preparedness Season” Event in New Orleans
May 25 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The Lowlander Center to receive 2017 Travelers Excellence in
Community Resilience Award
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), will host its seventh annual
“Kicking Off Hurricane Preparedness Season” symposium. The event
will offer recommendations to help families and businesses get
ready for the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially
begins June 1. SBP, a national disaster recovery organization, and
the New Orleans chapter of the National Association of Women
Business Owners (NAWBO), will co-host the symposium.
“Hurricanes and other severe weather can have a long-term impact
on communities,” said Joan Woodward, President of the Travelers
Institute and Executive Vice President of Public Policy at
Travelers. “Properly preparing for storm season is critical to
keeping your family safe, protecting your property and maintaining
business operations.”
During the symposium, the Lowlander Center, a Louisiana-based
nonprofit organization that provides education, research and
advocacy for the state’s coastal communities, will receive the
Travelers Excellence in Community Resilience Award. The $100,000
grant is presented annually by the Travelers Institute and the
Travelers Foundation to recognize organizations that are showing
leadership in the field of community resiliency.
Keynote speaker Brian Zachry, a storm surge specialist at the
National Hurricane Center, will highlight changes the organization
is making to better serve communities and its partners.
“Beginning with the 2017 hurricane season, the National Weather
Service will issue storm surge watches and warnings to highlight
areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the continental United
States that have a significant risk of life-threatening inundation
from a tropical cyclone,” said Zachry. “This will advance our
ability to communicate the storm surge hazard, which is often the
greatest threat to life and property.”
Zachry will participate in a panel discussion moderated by
Woodward and will be joined by Shirley Laska, Co-Founder of the
Lowlander Center; Tina Meilleur, Founder and CEO of Design Your
Success, and incoming president of NAWBO New Orleans; and Zack
Rosenburg, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SBP.
Please visit www.travelers.com for more information on preparing
for hurricanes.
About the Travelers Institute
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc., engages in discussion and analysis of
public policy topics of importance to the insurance marketplace and
to the financial services industry more broadly. The Travelers
Institute draws upon the industry expertise of Travelers’ senior
management, as well as the technical expertise of many of
Travelers’ underwriters, risk managers and other experts to provide
information, analysis and solutions to public policymakers and
regulators. Travelers is a leading provider of property casualty
insurance for auto, home and business. For more information, visit
www.travelers.com.
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