International Society of Catastrophe Managers

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The International Society of Catastrophe Managers (ISCM) is a professional association that promotes catastrophe management professionalism within the insurance industry.

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Goal and objectives

ISCM's goal is to provide forums for exchange of ideas, understanding current catastrophe management issues, and networking among catastrophe managers.

Members may use ISCM to explore basic-through-advanced developments in the catastrophe modeling process, gain new catastrophe management skills and experience alternative viewpoints specific to their levels of interest and experience, learn to understand and manage modeling uncertainty in today’s demanding environment, and realize maximum benefits as well as greater levels of comfort when using modeling technology to estimate the financial impacts associated with natural catastrophes and other extreme events.

Board of Directors

  • President: Ron Nash, XL Capital Group
  • Treasurer: Carl Hedde, Munich Reinsurance America Inc.
  • Secretary: Andrew Castaldi, Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation
  • Paul Nunn, Lloyd's
  • John Tedeschi, Guy Carpenter
  • Dan Dick, Aon
  • Scott Cooper, Risk Management Solutions, Inc.
  • Lauren Effron, Markel Corporation
  • Maria Kovas, TOA Reinsurance
  • Thomas Larsen, EQECAT, Inc.
  • Randall Law, Ace Tempest Re Group
  • Uday Virkud, AIR Worldwide Corporation
  • Amy Wixon, OneBeacon Insurance

Partner organizations

ISCM partners with Risk Management Solutions, AIR Worldwide, and EQECAT.

See also

  • Catastrophe modeling
  • Catastrophe bonds
  • Alternative Risk Transfer
  • Reinsurance sidecar

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