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About RMS
RMS is the world's leading provider of products, services, and expertise for the
quantification and management of catastrophe risk. Founded at Stanford
University in 1988, RMS offers technology and services for the management of
insurance catastrophe risk associated with natural perils such as earthquakes,
hurricanes, and windstorms, as well as products for weather derivatives and
enterprise risk management for the P&C insurance industry. Today, RMS also leads
the market in risk modeling for man-made disasters associated with acts of
terrorism, and has released the first infectious disease model.
Objectivity
Independence and objective risk assessment are guiding principles at
RMS. More than 400 leading insurers, reinsurers, trading companies, and
other financial institutions rely on RMS models to quantify, manage, and
transfer risk. As an established provider of risk modeling to companies
across all market segments, RMS provides solutions that can be trusted
as reliable benchmarks for strategic pricing, risk management, and risk
transfer decisions. Market Leadership
RMS continues to grow through research and technology innovation and
superior client service. In 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2008, RMS was
named "Risk Modeling Agency of the Year" by Reactions magazine, a
leading insurance industry publication, further enhancing RMS’ leading
position as the largest catastrophe model provider, with the broadest
product line by peril and geography. Corporate
Structure Over 1,500 RMS employees serve the global
financial markets from offices worldwide, with RMS headquarters in
Newark, California, and offices in the U.S., U.K., Bermuda, France,
Switzerland, India, and Japan. RMS is a subsidiary of the U.K.-based
group, Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), plc. (www.dmgt.co.uk),
which is listed on the London Stock exchange. RMS control and ownership
remains independent of any individual or company in the insurance or
reinsurance market.
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