International Society of Catastrophe Managers (ISCM) Information

The International Society of Catastrophe Managers was established in March of 2006. The charter of the ISCM includes the following: 1. 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. 2. Emphasize professionalism and quality. 3. Encourage and coordinate educational and social activities within the catastrophe management profession. 4. Provide an unbiased medium for correlating scientific studies, modeling developers, and other research activity with catastrophe managers. 5. Act as a source of information pertaining to any recent developments in science, technology and the catastrophe management profession. 6. Encourage networking and interaction within the society 7. Develop an educational program