International Society of Catastrophe Managers


The International Society of Catastrophe Managers is a professional association that promotes catastrophe management professionalism within the insurance industry.

Goal and objectives

ISCM's goal is to provide forums for exchange of ideas, understanding current catastrophe management issues, and networking among catastrophe managers.
Members may use ISCM to explore basic-through-advanced developments in the catastrophe modeling process, gain new catastrophe management skills and experience alternative viewpoints specific to their levels of interest and experience, learn to understand and manage modeling uncertainty in today’s demanding environment, and realize maximum benefits as well as greater levels of comfort when using modeling technology to estimate the financial impacts associated with natural catastrophes and other extreme events.

Board of directors

Executive Board



Randall Law: President - Chubb Tempest Re

Nicholas DiMuzio: Secretary - AXA XL

David Keeton - AeroEdge USA



Past Presidents Advisory Board



Ron Nash - Navigators

Andrew Castaldi - Swiss Re

Carl Hedde - Munich Re

Maria Kovas - TOA Re



Board Members:



Peter Bingenheimer - AIR Worldwide

Elizabeth Cleary - Guy Carpenter

Dan Dickson - AonBenfield

Lauren Efron - Partner Re

Minchong Mao - State Farm Insurance

Brian Owens - RMS

Rod Smith - Lloyd's of London-Atlanta

Robert Stevenson - Apollo Underwriting

William Thomas Taggert - CoreLogic

John Ward - RLI

Simon Weber - QBE

Amy Wixon - Liberty Mutual

Shari Zola - Munich Re

Chris Zumbrum - JLT Re

Partner organizations

ISCM partners with , , and .