ABOUT THE ISCM

"To promote catastrophe management professionalism within the insurance industry"

The International Society of Catastrophe Managers was established in March of 2006.   The charter of the ISCM includes the following:
  • Promote the professions of natural or man-made catastrophe manager, catastrophe modeler, natural hazard physical or social scientist, climate change/sustainability expert, risk manager, natural hazard related engineer, risk securitization expert and other related fields,  within the insurance, reinsurance, loss reduction, civil, NGO, and risk management industries. 
  • Emphasize professionalism and quality.
  • Encourage and coordinate educational and social activities within the catastrophe management profession.
  • Provide an unbiased medium for correlating scientific studies, modeling developers, and other research activity with catastrophe managers.
  • Act as a source of information pertaining to any recent developments in science, technology and the catastrophe management profession.
  • Encourage networking and interaction within the society.
  • Develop an educational program.

AS OF APRIL 1. 2021
EXECUTIVE BOARD, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CORPORATE MEMBERS, AND PAST PRESIDENTS

Executive Board
Shari Zola: President - Munich Re
Jon Ward: Vice President - RLI Insurance Company
Dan Dick: Treasurer - Aon
Julie Serakos: Secretary - BMS Group
​David Keeton: Immediate Past President - Avoca Risk Underwriting Solutions

Corporate Members
AIR - Peter Bingenheimer
CoreLogic - Tom Larsen
RMS - Matthew Nielsen

Past Presidents
Ron Nash - The Hartford
Andrew Castaldi
Maria Kovas - Toa Re
Randy Law - Chubb Tempest Re
Nick DiMuzio - AxaXL
Board of Directors
Elizabeth Cleary - Guy Carpenter
Monica Mason - Core Specialty
Peter Zimmerli
Mark Christensen - Chubb
Gloria Hendrickson - New Paradigm Underwriters
Megan Hart - Aon
Anna Milliken - State Farm
Jeff Tennis - Cincinnati Financial
Brian Bastian - Guy Carpenter
Emma Watkins  - Lloyds
David Singh - MS Amlin
Kelly Hereid - Liberty Mutual
Alan Godfrey - Axis Capital