The Lowlander Center to receive 2017 Travelers Excellence in
Community Resilience Award
NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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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