EQECAT to Conduct Catastrophe Management Conference in Bermuda.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 EQECAT, Inc. will be holding a one-day conference and workshops on innovations in catastrophe management. It will be held on Monday, May 8, 2000 at the Hamilton Princess Hotel in Bermuda. Topics include securitization Securitization The process of creating a financial instrument by combining other financial assets and then marketing them to investors. Notes: Mortgage backed securities are a perfect example of securitization. May also be spelled as "securitisation. , weather risk management, windstorm wind·storm n. A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. windstorm A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. review and recent major earthquakes worldwide. The cost is $100.00 per person and includes lunch. Keynote speakers will be Brian Duperreault, chairman and chief executive officer of ACE Worldwide, one of the largest insurance companies in the world; and William Riker, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Renaissance Re Ltd., a global provider of reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. and insurance. Dr. Kerry Emanuel of MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology will also participate. EQECAT speakers will be Peter Yanev, president of EQE EQE Equivalent Quantum Efficiency EQE Environmental Quality Evaluation International; Dr. James J. Johnson, chairman and chief operating officer of EQECAT; and Bob Healy, Dr. Mahmoud Khater, and Peter Kelly. EQECAT, Inc. provides comprehensive and technically advanced catastrophe management software and consulting services to insurance, reinsurance and financial services firms concerned with worldwide property risk exposure. EQECAT (www.eqecat.com) is a subsidiary of EQE International (www.eqe.com), a member of the ABS group of companies. EQE has over 550 employees worldwide. For more information contact Elaine Brovont (emb@eqe.com), Tara Dixon (td@eqe.com) or Mike Vallejos (mav@eqe.com) at 510/817-3100. |
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