EQECAT In the News

	The Energy Sector’s Next Top Model, Risk Management Magazine January 2008 Thomas Larsen, Senior Vice President of EQECAT, discusses how EQECAT's new Offshore Energy model sets a new standard in capability to model offshore energy risk.
	ILS Arrival Marks Fundamental Change, Insurance Day Dennis Kuzak, SVP, EQECAT November 2007 “Innovation has proved to have been the primary driver in the growth of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets,” claims Dennis Kusak.
	US Earthquake Risk, Bermuda Reinsurance Kenneth Campbell and Mahmoud Khater, Co-authors, EQECAT November 2007 “In the second in a series of articles concerning US earthquake risk, Kenneth Campbell and Mahmoud Khater discuss seismic risk in the Pacific Northwest and Central US regions.”
	California Earthquake Risk, Bermuda Reinsurance Kenneth Campbell and Mahmoud Khater, Co-authors, EQECAT June 2007 "In the first of a series of articles about earthquake risk, Kenneth Campbell and Mahmoud Khater look at the causes and effects of seismic activity in California."
	"Rising Flood Risk in Europe?" Global Broker Underwriter October 2007 James Webb, EQECAT’s European Product Manager, examines flood risk in Europe and asks whether insurers fully appreciate their rising exposure.
	"Flash Report on the Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake" July 2007 On July 16, 2007 a major earthquake (Mjma = 6.8) occurred offshore, north of the Niigata-prefecture. The earthquake epicenter was located at latitude 37.5 degrees and longitude 138.6 (60 kilometers southwest of Niigata), which depth is 17 kilometers.
	"WCIRB Files EQ Comp Guidance Rates with EQECAT Model," WCIRBCalifornia July 2007 EQECAT Earthquake Workers Com report for WCIRB.
	"Uses of Modeling in Workers Compensation," CAS Spring Meeting, Orlando, FL June 19, 2007 NCCI partners with EQECAT to model Catastrophe Perils. Tom Daley, Director and Actuary, NCCI, presented “Uses of Modeling in Workers Compensation” and discussed how EQECAT’s Workers Compensation computer modeling was used in Workers Compensation ratemaking.
	"Mitigating Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Risk," World Energy June 2007 ABS Group recently authored this article that discusses the serious direct and indirect threats hurricanes pose to assets in the Gulf of Mexico.

		EQECAT's President, Richard Clinton, interviewed by Wall Street Reporter
	June 4, 2007 Listen to Richard Clinton interview on EQECAT's core business in dealing with global risks, launching of the new EQECAT's offshore energy model, EQECAT's hurricane model recertification by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM), etc. Download the recorded interview now.

	2007 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) ILS April 2007 Dennis Kuzak, Senior VP of EQECAT, presented insured industry loss estimates to society from a re-occurrence of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.
	"A Sitting Duck," Global Reinsurance March 30-31, 2007 A magazine article written by Tom Larsen, Senior VP of EQECAT, regarding modelling perspective on the earthquake-prone Tokyo region, otherwise known as the Pacific Rim of Fire.
	EQECAT's President, Richard Clinton, interviewed by Parachute Catastrophic Risk Update March 22, 2007 Listen to Richard Clinton discuss CAT modeling after Katrina, extreme weather risk management challenges and Securitization, an alternative risk transfer strategy. Download the recorded Webinar now. Catastrophic Risk Update is produced by Parachute in San Francisco, California.