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EQECAT Announces Catastrophe Management Conference

December 10, 2001

(San Francisco, CA). EQECAT, the leading catastrophe modeler and consultant to the insurance and financial services industry, will sponsor "Innovations in Catastrophe Management" conference in Ft. Myers, Florida on March 3-6, 2002. Speakers from the insurance, reinsurance, financial services and catastrophe modeling communities will discuss catastrophe management topics including:

• Terrorism and Political Risk

• Challenges of Underwriting High Rise Buildings

• Flood Risk in the US and Europe

• Winterstorm and Ice Modeling Strategies

• US Seismic Hazard Updates

• Hurricane Season Outlook

• Tornado and Hail Risk Management

Rick Clinton, President of EQECAT, notes "Our conferences have created simulating and exciting opportunities to learn from the leading experts and best thinkers in the management of natural hazard risk. This year we also plan to explore the impact of certain man-made hazards, and how we can manage and mitigate the financial impact of these events."

Participants will have the opportunity to review EQECAT's latest software models and consulting capabilities.

The conference will take place at the Sanibel Harbour Resort in Ft. Myers, Florida. For more information on the conference, contact:

Tina Adams
1-510-817-3100 | tadams@absconsulting.com

Lena Marquez
1-510-817-3100 | lmarquez@absconsulting.com

Tom Larsen
1-510-817-3100 | tlarson@absconsulting.com

EQECAT, a division of ABS Consulting, is a leading catastrophe modeler and consultant to the insurance and financial communities. EQECAT has locations in Europe, the UK and the US. EQECAT was named "Service Provider of the Year" by The Review magazine in 2000. ABS is the 2nd largest Risk Management Consultant.