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John Stiff of ABS Consulting Receives MMS Corporate Leadership Award
April 30, 2008
John Stiff, senior consultant with ABS Consulting, received the Minerals Management Services (MMS) Corporate Leadership Award (CORLA) for his exceptional leadership of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico MODU Mooring Strength and Reliability Joint Industry Program (MODU JIP)...
ABS Consulting/EQECAT Holds Wii Raffle at 2008 Risk Insurance & Management Society (RIMS) Conference
April 22, 2008
ABS Consulting/EQECAT is exhibiting at the 2008 Risk Insurance & Management Society (RIMS) Conference. California. Visit booth #921 and enter to win a Nintendo Wii. The drawing will be held Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at noon PST. Winner does not need to be present to win.
Business Interruption in The Land of Earthquakes
April 17, 2008
A study of 32 Japanese companies in eight critical industries, published in November 2007 by ABSG Consulting, reveals that a ver large earthquake could generate property damage plus business interruption losses equivalent to two years of pre-tax earnings for the chemical industry...
EQECAT President Richard Clinton Explains How Evolving Technology Helps Transfer Risks in Reactions Magazine Interview
April 8, 2008
Richard Clinton, president of risk management consultants EQECAT, explains how technology is evolving to help insurers, reinsurers and risk managers quantify and transfer a wider range of risks.
EQECAT Assists Munich Re in Placing Innovative European Windstorm Deal
March 31, 2008
Munich Re has closed the inaugural issuance under its new Queen Street programme - a €170m catastrophe bond that will provide the insurer with a source of multi-year coverage against European windstorms. The transaction is thought to securitise windstorm frequency losses (so-called aggregate XL) for the first time.
ABS Consulting/EQECAT Exhibits at 2008 Risk Insurance & Management Society (RIMS) Conference
March 26, 2008
ABS Consulting/EQECAT is exhibiting at the 2008 Risk Insurance & Management Society (RIMS) Conference. The largest conference in risk management and insurance will be held April 27 – May 1, 2008, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
ABS Consulting Receives Approval & Accreditation for Port Facility Security Officer Course
March 18, 2008
ABS Consulting's UK offices have been granted approval and accreditation by the Transport Security Directorate (TRANSEC) of the UK's Department of Transport to provide training for UK port facility security officers in accordance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS).
EQECAT U.S. Offshore Energy Model Updated Using New ABS Consulting Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Vulnerability Research
March 10, 2008
EQECAT, Inc., a subsidiary of ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), and the leading authority on extreme-risk modeling, said today that a joint analysis with ABS Consulting has enabled refinement of the EQECAT U.S. Offshore Energy Model.
ABS Consulting Completes Alternatives Analysis of the Integrated Deepwater System for USCG
March 05, 2008
ABS Consulting led the "Integrated Deepwater System Alternatives Analysis" study, directed by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), to identify alternative options for the Integrated Deepwater System (IDS).
ABS Consulting Provides Assistance to Refineries for OSHA National Emphasis Program (NEP)
February 08, 2008
On June 7, 2007, the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) for petroleum refineries.
Catastrophe Modeling Improves Risk Management
February 07, 2008
Gulf of Mexico operators and insurers need better tools to understand hurricane risk in order to avoid losses from storms such as those in 2004 and 2005, or worse.
ABS Consulting Research Report: Earthquake Property and Business Continuity Risk Affecting Japanese Industries
February 04, 2008
A devastating earthquake hit the Southern Hyogo Prefecture of Japan on 17 January 1995 resulting in damage to or the destruction of more than 100,000 buildings and 6,400 deaths in Kobe City.
ABS Consulting Training Services Spring 2008 Course Catalog Now Available
January 10, 2008
ABS Consulting Training Services 2008 course catalog includes courses in process safety, risk/hazard analysis, reliability, environmental, safety, quality and marine. With courses at over 15 different locations, ABS Consulting Training Services has a course to suit your needs at a great location.
The Energy Sector's Next Top Model
January 9, 2008
When Huricanes Katrina and Rita churned through the Gulf of Mexico in 2005, they destroyed 115 platforms, severely damaged another 52, and disrupted some 650 pipelines. The resulting multi-billion dollar losses reignited the anxiety for insurers, reinsurers, risk managers and energy companies about the potential for future damages in the Gulf.
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