2005 Exhibitors

The CAS wishes to thank the following organizations for their generous support of the 2005 Annual Meeting. Please take a few moments to visit the exhibitors in the Maryland Foyer (5th Floor) at The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel.

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES

Celebrating 40 years of service to the profession and the public in 2005, the American Academy of Actuaries is the public policy, professionalism, and communications organization representing all actuaries practicing in the United States. As the umbrella organization representing the entire U.S. actuarial profession, the mission of the Academy is to serve both the public and the actuarial profession byough: a) helping to establish, maintain, and enforce high professional standards of actuarial qualification, practice and conduct; b) assisting in the formulation of actuarially sound public policy by providing independent and objective information, analysis and education to policy-makers at the state, federal, and international levels; and, c) in cooperation with other actuarial organizations, advancing the profession by increasing the public’s recognition of the actuarial profession’s value.

Professional standards of practice and discipline procedures are the responsibility of the Actuarial Standards Board and the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline, respectively, both independent entities managed with Academy staff support. The Academy also establishes qualification standards for making prescribed statements of actuarial opinion.

EQECAT, Inc.

EQECAT specializes in providing innovative catastrophe management solutions for property and casualty insurance underwriting, accumulation management and transfer of natural hazard and terrorism risk. EQECAT is dedicated to the quantification and mitigation of the operational and financial consequences of extreme events related to natural and manmade risks for the insurance industry and major corporations worldwide. EQECAT's risk management software and consulting services are based on a strong foundation of scientific and engineering research.

Insureware

Insureware leads the insurance industry in the modelling of long-tailed liabilities. It develops and markets ICRFS-PLUS™, a unique long tail liability information management system. The Extended Link Ratio Family (ELRF) and the Probabilistic Trend Family (PTF) modelling frameworks, contained in ICRFS-PLUS™, are described in the paper "Best Estimates for Reserves", published in the Proceedings of the CAS, Volume LXXXVII, 2000. The paper is included in the 2005 Casualty Actuarial Society Syllabus of Examinations. The new Multiple PTF (MPTF) module of ICRFS-PLUS™ is used to build a composite model for multiple triangles including multiple lines of business, segments and layers. This module has many benefits and applications, including quantification of the degree of diversification between lines of business, credibility modelling and optimal outward reinsurance. ICRFS-PLUS™ also contains an easy-to-navigate database and a modelling Wizard to make model-building fast and effortless. For more information about Insureware's software products and unique global services, check out the web site at www.insureware.com.

ISO

ISO is a leading source of information about risk. Our products and services help customers measure, manage, and reduce risk. And we're the property/casualty insurance industry's leading supplier of statistical, actuarial, underwriting, and claims information. ISO's innovative products and services go beyond our traditional loss costs, forms and manuals. Our breadth of data and expertise have allowed us to develop unique solutions and analytics including predictive modeling, customized loss reserving tool, risk & capital management, fraud fighting tools, reinsurance products and more. Stop by the ISO exhibit to learn how you can put ISO to work for you.

Milliman

Milliman's 850 consultants, including over 80 casualty actuaries, and claims, underwriting, and systems experts, bring to the table in-depth knowledge, independence and insight in such areas as:

• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructurings
• Underwriting Strategy and Product Management
• Management Information Systems
• Claims Management
• Economic Analysis
• Reinsurance Management

Milliman's Affinity® and ReservePro® software solutions are relied upon by hundreds of insurance professionals worldwide to analyze losses and gain overall financial perspective. These solutions range from basic analysis tools to reengineering the entire reserving process. See a demonstration and learn more about how Milliman can help take your organization into the future.

Northstar International Insurance Recruiters, Inc.

Northstar International is an exclusive property and casualty insurance recruiting firm. Our specialty for over 20 years has focused exclusively on recruiting property and casualty actuaries. Today, there are dynamic global changes taking place in the insurance industry. New markets are opening up and new companies forming strategic alliances. Our clients look to us to help fuel their expansion by recruiting the best candidates with a history of proven performance.

Northstar believes in consulting to a core group of clients. We will not be everything to everyone. Our goal is to serve fewer clients and to become a larger and more integral part of our client's management team.

Northstar's success is measured by our long-term relationships that we have earned one placement at a time. We spend an equal amount of time in our search process in understanding your corporate goals and identifying peak performers who will flourish in your environment. The result is recruiting brilliance.