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May 2, 2008

Matthew Grant Appointed Group Executive of Global Client development at RMS

April 24, 2008

John Stroughair Joins RMS as Head of RiskMarkets Group

April 22, 2008

Weather Stations to Provide Data for New Parametric Index Installed for 2008 Hurricane Season

April 8, 2008

Raj Manghani Joins RMS as Vice President of Underwriting Solutions Product Management

April 3, 2008

RMS Calls for U.K. Government to Improve Inadequate Flood Defense Information

March 27, 2008

RMS Unveils First Commercial Fire Risk Probability Model to the Market

March 21, 2008

The Hayward Fault: America's Most Dangerous?

March 4, 2008

Dr. Craig Schultz Joins RMS as Vice President of Product Management

February 28, 2008

RMS Estimates Insured Losses of Up to £30 Million for Lincolnshire Earthquake

February 21, 2008

RMS Performs Model Review for Multi-Peril Securitization

February 21, 2008

RMS and ImageCat Release Research Report on 2007 U.S. Wildfire Season

February 18, 2008

Leading U.S. Wholesale Broker Crump Group Licenses New RMS RiskBrowser Platform

February 14, 2008

RMS Launches First Parametric Industry Loss Index for Europe Windstorm

January 22, 2008

RMS Reaches Milestone of 100 Certified Catastrophe Risk Analysts (CCRA)

January 11, 2008

RMS Performs Analysis for French Windstorm Risk Securitization

January 10, 2008

Repeat of the 1998 Ice Storm Could Generate Up to $3 Billion in Insured Losses

December 20, 2007

RMS Performs Analysis For U.S. Earthquake And Hurricane Risk Securitization

December 18, 2007

RMS Launches Wholesale Broker RiskBrowser Platform

December 11, 2007

Time Slipping for Decision Over TRIA Extension

December 4, 2007

New Report Reveals Future Exposure to Coastal Flood in Key Cities Worldwide

November 29, 2007

Asia Capital Reinsurance Licenses RMS Catastrophe Modeling Software

November 20, 2007

RMS Announces Estimated Hurricane Activity Rates for 2008 to 2012

November 14, 2007

RMS Performs Analysis for European Windstorm Catastrophe Bond

October 31, 2007

New RMS Initiative to Transform Data Preparation Processes in the London Market

October 25, 2007

California Wildfires Could Cost Insurers Over $1.5 Billion, Says RMS

October 15, 2007

Repeat of the Great 1987 Windstorm Could Cost up to £7 Billion in Insured Loss

October 12, 2007

Climate Change Research Recognized as IPCC Wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 10, 2007

Flood Defenses Provide only Partial Protection from True Flood Risk in the U.K., says RMS

October 2, 2007

RMS' Dr. Mary Lou Zoback to Receive Geological Society of America Arthur L. Day Medal and the Public Service Award

September 4, 2007

RMS Estimates Insured Losses of Less Than $200 Million from Hurricane Felix

September 3, 2007

Unprecedented For Second Hurricane Of Season To Reach Cat 5, Says RMS

August 21, 2007

RMS Estimates Up To $1.5 Bn Insured Loss From Hurricane Dean

August 20, 2007 Insight Catastrophe Solutions & Risk Management Solutions Partner To Provide Integrated Underwriting Service
August 14, 2007 Aspen Re Goes Live with RMS Solution for Exposure Management
July 30, 2007 RMS Estimates Up to £3.25 Billion of Total Insured Loss for Summer U.K. Floods
July 24, 2007 Existing U.K. Floods Not as Costly as Repeat of 1947, Says RMS
July 9, 2007 RMS Expands Support for Emerging Asian Insurance Market with new Catastrophe Risk Models
June 29, 2007 RMS Estimates Insured Losses of $100 Million to $150 Million for California Wildfire
June 28, 2007 RMS Estimates Insured Losses of Over £500M for U.K. Floods
June 27, 2007 RMS Expands Coverage of Earthquake Modeling in Europe
June 25, 2007 RMS Hurricane Model Re-Certified by Florida Commission
June 21, 2007 RMS Performs Analysis for Fremantle Ltd, a Multi-Peril Catastrophe Swap
June 20, 2007 RMS Launches Reinsurance Platform to Transform Portfolio Risk Management
May 30, 2007 RMS Appoints Sandra Cruze as Vice President of Quality Assurance
May 23, 2007 Ark Syndicate Management Chooses RMS® Catastrophe Modeling Software
May 22, 2007 RMS Performs Analysis for Parametric Securitization Covering Japan Typhoon Risk
May 17, 2007 Repeat of 1927 Great Mississippi Flood Could Cost up to $160 Billion
May 14, 2007 Robert Bentley Joins RMS as Chief Operating Officer
May 9, 2007 RMS Calls for Change to Regulatory Systems that Fail to Acknowledge Current Levels of Hurricane Risk
April 25, 2007 RMS and WeatherFlow, Inc. Launch New Parametric Index for Capital Markets Investments
April 10, 2007 RMS Performs Analysis for First Great Britain River Flood Securitization
March 20, 2007 RMS Study Reveals Potential for US$100 Billion in Losses from Large Earthquake in Beijing, China
March 1, 2007 RMS Launches Exam Preparation Program for the Certified Catastrophe Risk Analyst (CCRA) Designation
February 20, 2007 RMS Releases First Commercially Available Probabilistic Risk Model for Influenza Pandemic
February 2, 2007 RMS Makes Commitment to Studying the Impacts and Implications of Climate Change
January 30, 2007 Governor of Louisiana Discusses Risk with RMS
January 23, 2007 RMS Estimates Insured Losses of €3-5 Billion from Windstorm Kyrill
January 8, 2007 RMS Purchases HailCalc Europe
December 20, 2006 RMS Releases First Earthquake Model for India
December 5, 2006 RMS Appoints Mary Lou Zoback as Vice President, Earthquake Risk Applications
December 4, 2006 RMS Publishes Assessment of Future Flood Risk in New Orleans
November 30, 2006 RMS Announces Joint Venture with RMSI to Expand Business Process Outsourcing Operations
November 22, 2006 RMS Reaffirms Five-Year View of Increased Hurricane Activity in Atlantic Basin
November 9, 2006 Association of British Insurers Uses RMS Model as Basis for New U.K. Flood Recommendations
November 7, 2006 RMS Announces Organizational Restructuring of OYORMS in Response to Growing Japan Market Demand
November 2, 2006 RMS Announces New Roles for Keogh and Grant
October 27, 2006 RMS Publishes 2006 Kiholo Bay, Hawaii Earthquake Event Report
October 23, 2006 RMS Publishes 1356 Basel, Switzerland Earthquake: 650-Year Retrospective
October 20, 2006 RMS Announces Expansion of London Market Presence Through Licensing Agreement with Beaufort Underwriting Agency Ltd.
September 12, 2006 RMS Releases Germany River Flood Model
September 6, 2006 RMS Announces Opening of Zurich Office
August 28, 2006 RMS® Wildfire Hazard Data Provides Insight Into Recent California Wildfire Activity
August 17, 2006 RMS Performs Risk Analysis For Parametric Securitization Covering Japan Typhoon Risk
July 17, 2006 Climetrix® Weather Derivative System Launches Seamless Integration with TFS White Board and YellowJacket Software's YJ Weather
June 7, 2006 RMS Launches Updated Earthquake Model for Eastern U.S. and Canada
June 1, 2006 Hemant Shah Chosen to Become Member of the 2006 Class of Henry Crown Fellows
May 30, 2006 RMS Releases Comprehensive Europe Windstorm Model for Underwriting and Portfolio Risk Management
May 22, 2006 RMS Launches New Hurricane Model Incorporating Lessons Learned From Active 2004-2005 Seasons
May 17, 2006 RMS Hurricane Model Re-Certified by Florida Commission
May 16, 2006 RMS Partners with China Earthquake Administration’s Institute of Engineering Mechanics to Develop China Earthquake Risk Model
May 2, 2006 Risk Management Solutions Estimates a 20% Probability of Next Influenza Pandemic Being Worse Than 1918 Outbreak
April 18, 2006 RMS Study Estimates $50-$80 Billion of Insured Losses From a Repeat of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
April 1, 2006 April 2006 - RMS Co-founder Haresh Shah Named One of the Top Seismic Engineers of the 20th Century
March 30, 2006 ISPartners Alternative Risk Advisors Licenses RMS® Catastrophe Modeling Software
March 23, 2006 New RMS View of U.S. Hurricane Activity Rates Increases Losses by 40% in Florida and Gulf Coast
March 21, 2006 Hartford Fire Insurance Company Selects RMS Peril Model to Set Pricing for Catastrophe Bond Program
February 24, 2006 RMS Releases Version 5.0 of Climetrix® Weather Derivative Trading System with Enhanced User Experience Functionality
February 2, 2006 RMS Terrorism Risk Management Tools Assist in A.M. Best Supplemental Rating Questionnaire for the 2005 Statement Year
January 26, 2006 New RMS Study Estimates Half a Million Fatalities from Avian Flu Pandemic Outbreak In Japan
January 4, 2006 RMS Analysis Quantifies Impact of New TRIA Structure on Insurance Industry
December 21, 2005 RMS Expands Presence within Investment Community Through Licensing Agreement with Securis Investment Partners
October 27, 2005 RMS Estimates U.S. Insured Loss for Hurricane Wilma at $8 - $12 Billion
October 24, 2005 RMS Announces Preliminary U.S. Insured Loss Estimate of $6 to $10 Billion for Hurricane Wilma
October 20, 2005 RMS Cited as Risk Modeling Agency of the Year in Global Industry Polls
October 12, 2005 New Information Tracking Service from RMS and Jane’s Shows Global Terrorism Activity Doubled Last Year
October 10, 2005 RMS Releases Third Generation of its Japan Earthquake Catastrophe Model
September 25, 2005 Insured Onshore and Offshore Losses from Hurricane Rita Expected to Range from $4 to $7 Billion
September 22, 2005 RMS Model Shows Increased Risk of Extreme Terrorism Losses in the United States
September 19, 2005 RMS Combines Real-time Reconnaissance with Risk Models to Estimate Katrina Losses
September 9, 2005 Great New Orleans Flood to Contribute Additional $15-$25 Billion in Private Sector Insured Losses for Hurricane Katrina, Bringing Estimated Insured Losses to $40-$60 Billion
August 11, 2005 RMS Opens Bermuda Office: Becomes Only Catastrophe Modeling Firm with Bermuda Presence
July 13, 2005 RMS Updates Estimate of Insured Losses from Hurricane Dennis to $1-3 Billion
July 13, 2005 RMS Releases First Suite of Global Accumulation Management and Terrorism Risk Analysis Tools
July 12, 2005 Lloyd's Licenses RMS® Catastrophe Modeling Software
June 20, 2005 Climetrix® Weather Derivative Trading System Reaches Milestone of One Million Licensed Analyses
June 17, 2005 Trends in Terrorism and the Architecture of TRIA, RAND Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy
June 17, 2005 RAND CTRMP Report Makes Recommendations to Congress on the Future of TRIA
June 8, 2005 RMS Researcher Publishes Paper on Interactions Between Land Surface and Atmosphere
June 6, 2005 RMS® Hurricane Model Re-certified by Florida Commission
June 1, 2005 Repair Costs in Southeastern U.S. Remain 20% to 40% Above Average as 2005 Hurricane Season Begins
April 28, 2005 RMS Estimates Less Than 3% Increase in Average Annual Insurance Losses Due to New Florida Annual Hurricane Deductible
April 18, 2005 Climetrix® Weather Derivative Trading System Upgraded to Support Both CME and OTC Settlement
April 4, 2005 RMS Releases Final U.S. Regional Weather Index Values for 2004 Winter Season
March 15, 2005 RMS Model Supports Analysis by Policymakers and Insurers of Possible Extensions of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
February 16, 2005 RMS Funds Technology Improvements to Support Collection of Real-time Hurricane Data By Florida Coastal Monitoring Program
February 8, 2005 RMS Terrorism Risk Management Tools Assist Insurers in Responding to A.M. Best Supplemental Rating Questionnaire for the 2004 Statement Year
January 2005 RMS Publishes China Earthquake Study in Preparation for New Model Development
January 31, 2005 RMS' Climetrix® Weather Derivatives System Now Compatible with YellowJacket Software's Weather® Market Data and Communication System
January 13, 2005 Recent Industrial Accident Reveals Importance of RMS Research and Modeling
December 13, 2004 RMS European Headquarters Relocates to Peninsular House in London
December 2004 OYO RMS Analyzes Risk for Tomoegawa Paper Company's Earthquake-activated Finance Program
November 30, 2004 RMS Launches Comprehensive Research Initiative on Extraordinary 2004 Hurricane Season
November 22, 2004 RMS Provides Risk Analysis for Securitization of Hurricane and Earthquake Risk by the Hartford Financial Services Group
October 28, 2004 RMS Expands Underwriting Capabilities and Global Suite of Catastrophe Peril Models--New Functionality and Models Available with Upgraded Versions of RiskLink® and RiskBrowser® Systems
October 25, 2004 RMS Terrorism Risk Model Updated to Incorporate Latest Expert View of Terrorism Threat
October 21, 2004 New RiskTools™ Streamline Integration of RMS Analytical Applications into Insurance Portfolio/Underwriting System
October 12, 2004 RMS Upgrades Climetrix® Weather Derivative System to Support Hourly Weather Data
September 26, 2004 RMS Estimates Insured Losses of $4 to $8 Billion from Hurricane Jeanne
September 23, 2004 RMS Responds to Heightened International Terrorism Threat with Launch of First Global Terrorism Risk Model
September 21, 2004 RMS Estimates Insured Losses from Hurricane Ivan of $3 to $6 Billion
September 20, 2004 RMS East Region Relocates to Hackensack, New Jersey
September 9, 2004 RMS Awarded "Service Provider of the Year" in 2004 Worldwide Reinsurance Awards
September 6, 2004 RMS Estimates Insured Losses Of $3 To $6 Billion From Hurricane Frances
August 12, 2004 RMS Estimates $6 to $8 Billion Insured Losses from Hurricane Charley
July 2004 World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE) Featuring Eight Research Topics from RMS
July 2004 RMS Publishes Paper on Applications of Building-level Data for Catastrophe Risk Management Featuring Sanborn CitySets™ Data
June 1, 2004 Dr. Gordon Woo from RMS Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk Management Magazine
June 1, 2004 RMS Expands Web-based Services for Modeling Storm Losses as Forecasters Predict Active Hurricane Season
May 17, 2004 New RMS Tool Automates Preparation of Insurance Exposure Data in Standard ACORD Format
May 12, 2004 RMS® U.S. Hurricane Model Re-certified By Florida Commission
May 5, 2004 RMS and Marshall & Swift/Boeckh Partner to Enhance Property Valuation for Risk Analysis
April 2004 RAND and RMS Announce the Center for Terrorism Risk Management Policy Research Plan
April 2004 RMS Selected by Tillinghast to Perform Analysis of Workers Compensation Terrorism Pool Feasibility
April 29, 2004 New RMS Study Assesses Risk from Catastrophic Events for Workers Compensation, Life, and Health Insurers
April 22, 2004 RMS Releases New Versions of RiskLink® and RiskBrowser®
April 15, 2004 RMS® Risk Management Tools Assist Syndicates in Responding to the Lloyd's Realistic Disaster Scenarios
April 6, 2004 RMS Releases Final U.S. Regional Weather Index Values for 2003 Winter Season
April 5, 2004 RMS Estimates a Repeat of the 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak Could Reach as High as $3.5 Billion for Wind Losses Alone
March 8, 2004 RMS Releases Version 4.0 of Its Climetrix® Weather Derivatives Trading and Risk Management System
March 2004 2003 Shah Family Innovation Prize Awarded to RMS' Paul VanderMarck
February 24, 2004 RMS Funds Research Fellowship at New International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research
February 5, 2004 Catastrophe Securitizations in 2003 Reveal Increased Innovation, Modest Growth in Volume
January 22, 2004 RMS Terrorism Risk Management Tools Assist Insurers in Responding to New A.M. Best Supplemental Rating Questionnaire
January 12, 2004 RMS Performs Risk Analysis for First Securitization Covering Electrical Transmission and Distribution Risk
January 2004 Risk Report Dedicates January 2004 Issue to RMS Research on Understanding Terrorism Risk

 

 

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