EQECAT Announces Catastrophe Management Conference
Oakland, CA
December 10, 2001
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.
EQECAT, Inc. provides state-of-the-art products and services to the global property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and financial markets. EQECAT is the technical leader and innovator of catastrophe risk management models that quantify exposure to a range of natural and man-made catastrophic risks.
Through its modeling software platform, WORLDCATenterprise, EQECAT enables clients to quantify and manage the potential financial impact of natural hazards. WORLDCATenterprise includes 181 natural hazard software models for 95 countries spanning six continents. These models are based upon innovative applications of the latest science, engineering expertise, claims and exposure data and advanced mathematics.
EQECAT, a subsidiary of ABSG Consulting Inc., was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
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