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Event Highlights

May 17, 2012
Caltech Linde Center for Global Environmental Sciences

Robert Muir-Wood has been invited to speak about the science practice agenda around catastrophe risk at Caltech Linde Center for Global Environmental Sciences, California.

May 22, 2012
Moody's Insurance Executives' Conference

Eyal Shnaps of RMS will participate on the cat risk panel discussion at the Moody's Insurance Executives' Conference in New York City.

May 22-23, 2012
Managing Cat Risk Conference 2012

RMS will participate at the Managing Cat Risk Conference in London. Claire Souch, vice president of model solutions, will speak on the topic, 'Assessing The Strengths & Weaknesses of Established Cat Risk Models: Vendor Comparisons & Quick Fire Q&A'. Laurent Marescot, senior manager of model product management, will also present the topic 'Modeling Windstorm & Flood Risks in Europe.'

May 23, 2012
Broken Links: Supply Chain Disruption & Insurance

Robert Muir-Wood will present at the upcoming Lighthill Risk Network event titled 'Broken Links: Supply Chain Disruption & Insurance' in London.

May 24, 2012
Canadian Insurance Financial Forum

Ryan Ogaard, senior vice president of model product management at RMS, will be speaking on the 'Developments in Cat Modeling' panel discussion at the CIFF in Toronto.

May 24, 2012
LifeRisks: Investigating Future Mortality

RMS' LifeRisks Event: Investigating Future Mortality: Blending Medical & Actuarial Science for Life and Longevity Risk Management will take place on May 24 at Merchant Taylors' Hall in London. Click here to register: http://www.cvent.com/d/4cql0q/1Q. Please contact Rachel Keenan for any inquiries.

May 30 - June 1, 2012
Pensions Conference 2012

Jon Palin, director of actuarial sciences at RMS, will present on 'How structural models of mortality can inform decision-making.'

May 31, 2012
Property & Casualty Insurance Industry Forum

Robert Muir-Wood will be giving a talk around earthquake risk in Canada at the P&C Insurance Industry Forum in Toronto.

June 5, 2012
Advisen Property Insights Conference

Michael Kistler, director of model solutions at RMS, will present at the Advisen Property Insights Conference in New York City. Michael will participate on the panel discussions titled 'Understanding and Managing Tornado Risk' and 'The Uses and Misuses of Catastrophe Models'.

June 8, 2012
Souscripteurs Internationaux de Paris Meeting

Claire Souch, vice president of model solutions, will present on the topic 'Resilient cat risk management' at a SIP Meeting in Paris.

June 14, 2012
French Association for Earthquake Engineering

Gordon Woo will present a special lecture on seismic risk management at the General Assembly of French Association for Earthquake Engineering.

June 21, 2012
PAMIC Executive Roundtable

Michael Kistler, director of model solutions at RMS, is scheduled to present at this event.

June 21, 2012
UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction Conference

Gordon Woo, catastrophist at RMS, will participate in a panel discussion on risk communication at the UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction Annual Conference in London.

June 25, 2012
Mega earthquake clustering: fact or fiction?

Robert Muir-Wood will present an overview of earthquake clustering and lessons learned from recent events at an upcoming meeting by the Lighthill Risk Network in London.

June 28, 2012
7th Summit on Global Warming & Climate Change

Robert Muir-Wood has been invited to present at Tokio Marine's 7th Summit on Global Warming & Climate Change in Atlanta.

July 10-12, 2012
Aon Benfield Analytics Insights

RMS has been invited to participate at the Aon Benfield Analytics Insights Conference in Atlanta. Michael Young, senior director of mitigations and regulatory affairs, will speak on the topic 'Mitigation Credits in Florida.' Patricia Grossi, director of model product management, will present 'RMS Haiti/Chile Earthquake Update - A Summary of Findings'.

July 18-20, 2012
SRA World Congress on Risk 2012

Gordon Woo, catastrophist at RMS, has been invited to present at The Society for Risk Analysis' World Congress to take place in Sydney. Gordon will discuss hazard warning decision-making, including the issues of law, probability and risk.

July 19-20, 2012
10th Conference on Catastrophe Insurance in Asia

RMS has been invited to participate at the Asia Insurance Review conference in Beijing, China. Robert Muir-Wood will participate on the panel discussion titled 'Challenges in Modeling Asia Pacific Cat Perils.' Other RMS representatives will also be present at the event. To schedule a meeting, please contact Jessica Zukowski.

July 26, 2012
2012 Terrorism Seminar

RMS will host its annual terrorism seminar on July 26, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Additional details regarding this event will be shared soon. Please contact Rachel Keenan with any inquiries.

August 17-22, 2012
European Forum Alpbach

Gordon Woo, catastrophist at RMS, will be giving seminars on 'Contemporary Challenges in Disaster Management' at the European Forum, held in Alpbach, Austria.

September 9-13, 2012
Les Rendez-Vous De Septembre (Monte Carlo)

RMS will participate in the 2012 Monte Carlo event. Please contact Sheriene Hancock to schedule a meeting.

October 21-25, 2012
Baden Baden 2012

RMS will participate in the 2012 Baden Baden event. Please contact Rachel Keenan to schedule a meeting.

November 1, 2012
The Royal Institution 14-10 Club

Gordon Woo, catastrophist at RMS, has been invited to participate at The Royal Institution 14-10 Club in London.

May 7-10, 2013
2013 RMS Client Conference

RMS will host its annual client conference on May 7-10, 2013 at the Fairmont Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia.

News & Announcements

March 14, 2012 RAND Corporation, Risk Management Solutions Launch New Company to Develop Liability Insurance Tools February 17, 2012 RMS Conducts Risk Analysis of Dutch Population Longevity for Capital Markets Investors February 16, 2012 RMS Launches New Miu Pricing Service for Insightful Metrics to Support Cat Bond Portfolio Decisions December, 2011 "From Christchurch to Canada" Canadian Underwriter December 14, 2011 RMS Performs Risk Analysis for U.S. Earthquake Casualty Catastrophe Bond December 14, 2011 Even Moderate New Madrid Earthquake Could Generate Up to $50 Billion in Insured Losses Today October 4, 2011 RMS Releases U.S. Storm Surge Hazard Dataset for Enhanced Underwriting September 30, 2011 RMS Releases Paradex Loss Estimate for Typhoon Roke September 12, 2011 RMS Estimates Hurricane Irene Insured Losses at USD$2.5 to $5.5 Billion from Wind and Surge in U.S. and Caribbean August 15, 2011 RMS Releases New Version of its Data Quality Toolkit for Enhanced Exposure Data Management August 8, 2011 RMS Performs Analysis for Two New Series of Notes Issued by Vita Capital July, 2011 The Version 11.0 RMS U.S. Hurricane Model – Q&A with Dr. Claire Souch July 13, 2011 RMS Releases Major Upgrade to Europe Windstorm Model June 29, 2011 RMS Releases New Model Covering China and Hong Kong Typhoon June 2, 2011 Version 11.0 of the RMS U.S. Hurricane Model Approved by Florida Commission May 16, 2011 RMS Releases Enhanced Version of the Miu ILS Portfolio Management Platform April 12, 2011 RMS Releases Insured Loss Estimate for Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami April 6, 2011 Version 11.0 Market Adoption February 28, 2011 RMS Advances View of U.S. Hurricane Risk January 21, 2011 RMS Response to Karen Clark Report on Near-term Hurricane Models January 5, 2011 RMS Models First Successful Longevity Bond October 26, 2010 RMS Models Excess Mortality for New Catastrophe Bond Issuance September 9, 2010 RMS Awarded "Service Provider of the Year" in 2010 Worldwide Reinsurance Awards August 27, 2010 Five Years Later – How New Orleans Flood Risk Has Changed Since Hurricane Katrina August 5, 2010 RMS Develops First High Performance Computing Catastrophe Modeling Solution July 13, 2010 Success of Terrorist Plots in U.S. is Dependent on Size of Terrorist Network, Says RMS July 12, 2010 RMS Unveils New Approach To Quantifying Longevity Risk May 10, 2010 China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation Licenses RMS Catastrophe Models May 4, 2010 RMS' Portfolio Management Platform Licensed by Three New Clients April 21, 2010 Q-Re Selects RMS Catastrophe Modeling Software December 22, 2009 Ten Years After – How Windstorm Modeling has Matured since the 1999 European Storms December 17, 2009 RMS Provides Miu Platform for Falcon Private Bank Ltd. to Manage Insurance-Linked Securities November 24, 2009 RMS Performs Analysis for Catastrophe Bond Covering H1N1 Flu Pandemic August 18, 2009 Fermat Capital Selects RMS Miu Platform to Manage Insurance-Linked Securities August 6, 2009 RMS Unveils New Models for Evaluating Earthquake Risk in North America July 27, 2009 RMS Hurricane Model Re-Certified by Florida Commission May 19, 2009 RMS To Release Data Quality Toolkit, Enabling Companies To Target Data Improvements April 15, 2009 Florida Hurricane Risk Reduced By $1.50 Per Dollar Granted to Strengthen Homes March 23, 2009 RMS Appoints New Chief Technology Officer to Lead the Development of Its Next Generation Software March 12, 2009 RMS Expert Talks on Quantifying the Terrorist Threat Under the Obama Administration March 9, 2009 RMS Partners with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company on Study of Per Risk Fire Underwriting December 16, 2008 Long-Term Collaboration between Munich Re and RMS to Extend Risk Research September 9, 2008 Adaptation is Key to Managing Coastal Flood Risk August 14, 2008 RMS Launches Unique Winterstorm Model and Severe Convective Storm Model for U.S. and Canada June 24, 2008 One in Four British Homes at Flood Risk, Says RMS June 2, 2008 RMS Releases First Parametric Industry Loss Index for U.S. Hurricane Risks October 12, 2007 Climate Change Research Recognized as IPCC Wins Nobel Peace Prize April 10, 2007 RMS Performs Analysis for First Great Britain River Flood Securitization February 20, 2007 RMS Releases First Commercially Available Probabilistic Risk Model for Influenza Pandemic December 5, 2006 RMS Appoints Mary Lou Zoback as Vice President, Earthquake Risk Applications April 1, 2006 April 2006 - RMS Co-founder Haresh Shah Named One of the Top Seismic Engineers of the 20th Century September 19, 2005 RMS Combines Real-time Reconnaissance with Risk Models to Estimate Katrina Losses September 9, 2004 RMS Awarded "Service Provider of the Year" in 2004 Worldwide Reinsurance Awards June 1, 2004 Dr. Gordon Woo from RMS Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury & Risk Management Magazine

Cat Updates

May 16, 2012Tropical Storm Aletta May 8, 2012Japan TornadoMay 4, 2012U.K. Heavy Rain

RMS Publications

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Case Studies

RMS Miu Platform: Leadenhall Capital Partners RiskBrowser® Online for Wholesale Brokers: Westrope RMS ExposureRefine Service: Fireman's Fund RMS Data Cleansing: Brit Insurance

Software Solutions

Enterprise Grid Computing (EGC) RiskLink® RiskBrowser®

Data Quality Solutions

Data Cleansing Service Data Quality Toolkit

Capital Markets Solutions

Miu Pricing Miu Platform Paradex

Natural Hazard Risk

The M9.0 Tohoku, Japan Earthquake: Short-Term Changes in Seismic Risk Risk Implications of Alternative Views of New Madrid Seismic Hazard A Guide to Catastrophe Modeling Tropical Cyclone Risk: Selected Research Publications Estimating Insured Losses from the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami The 2010 Chile Earthquake: Lessons and Future Challenges Catastrophe Modeling and California Earthquake Risk The 2007 U.S. Wildfire Season: Lessons from Southern California Hurricane Katrina: Lessons and Implications for Catastrophe Risk Management The 1998 Ice Storm: 10-Year Retrospective The 1993 Superstorm: 15-Year Retrospective

Terrorism Risk

Terrorism Solutions Norway "Lone Wolf" Terrorist Attack Terrorism Risk in the Post-9/11 Era Terrorism Risk Briefing - May 2012

LifeRisks

LifeRisks Monitor: February 2012 Excess Mortality Solutions Longevity Risk Model Mortality Analytics Managing Influenza Pandemic Risk Learning from the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic The Impact of Catastrophes on Workers Compensation, Life, and Health Insurance

Client Training

Certified Catastrophe Risk Analyst (CCRA) Program