EQECAT Plans Catastrophe Management Conference in Paris

Oakland, CA

August 8, 2001

(Paris, France) EQECAT, the leading catastrophe modeler and consultant, will again be sponsoring "Innovations in Catastrophe Management" in Paris, France on September 26 and 27, 2001. Speakers from the financial, insurance, reinsurance, banking and catastrophe modeling communities will discuss topics including:

  • European Data Standards
  • Catastrophe Modeling: A Reinsurer's Perspective
  • Underwriting Over the Internet
  • Turkey: Risk Scoring for Reinsurers
  • Euroflood Modeling Strategies
  • Second Generation Securitization
  • European Storms
  • Future of Catastrophe Modeling/Management

Rick Clinton, President of EQECAT, Inc., states

"Our previous conferences in Paris, the US and Bermuda have created stimulating and exciting opportunities to learn from leading experts in the management of natural hazard risk. Our speakers and participants will make this another outstanding event." Michel Voronkoff, head of EQECAT's European Consulting "looks forward to the opportunity to focus on our European clients and their needs".


Participants in the conference will also have the opportunity to review EQECAT's latest software models and consulting capabilities in breakout sessions.

The meeting will take place at ESPACE SAINT-MARTIN, 199 bis, rue Saint-Martin 75003 Paris.

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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.

For more information, contact:

pr@eqecat.com

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