AIR Worldwide Announces New Global Resilience Practice
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For Immediate Release:
AIR Worldwide Announces New Global Resilience Practice
Former Presidential Advisor and Management Consulting Executive to the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security to Lead New Risk Reduction Initiatives Across
the Globe
BOSTON, July 18, 2016 - Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) today
announced that it has formed a global resilience practice, a new function to
support risk reduction and resilience initiatives across the globe. These
initiatives are aimed at developing solutions that aid society's efforts to
better prepare for and recover from catastrophes. Joining AIR to lead this new
practice is Dr. Daniel Kaniewski, who will serve as vice president, global
resilience. AIR Worldwide is a Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) business.
"I'm extremely excited to join an innovative company like AIR and take on the
challenge of developing the company's public risk strategy," said Dr. Daniel
Kaniewski. "I look forward to assisting organizations in applying catastrophe
modeling to financing disaster risk and to expanding AIR's already strong
collaborations with the United Nations, the World Bank, the U.S. National Flood
Insurance Program, insurance regulatory bodies across the globe, and
distinguished research groups."
AIR is establishing its global resilience practice to serve these distinct
roles:
* Develop solutions that aid society's efforts to better prepare for
catastrophes
* Assist organizations in applying catastrophe modeling to disaster risk
financing
* Establish alliances with organizations that can provide data for AIR model
development to advance the science of modeling and help society better
manage the risks from natural hazards
* Strengthen relationships with regulatory bodies and rating agencies globally
Dr. Kaniewski is a crisis, risk, and resilience leader with 20 years of
experience as a management consulting executive, Presidential advisor, thought
leader, educator, and first responder. Having served as a senior advisor at the
White House during major crises and as a trusted security expert to numerous
governmental and nongovernmental organizations, Dr. Kaniewski has a unique blend
of policy and operational experience.
"As the leader in providing risk modeling services and software, AIR's
capabilities can be harnessed to inform public disaster financing, risk pooling
and other risk mitigation activities," said Rob Newbold, executive vice
president, AIR Worldwide. "We're pleased to have Dr. Kaniewski lead our global
resilience practice, which will be critical in advancing AIR's position as a
foremost authority in developing solutions that aid society's efforts to better
understand and prepare for catastrophes."
Dr. Kaniewski holds a B.S. magna cum laude in Emergency Medical Services from
George Washington University, an M.A. in National Security Studies from the
Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy
and Administration from George Washington University.
About AIR Worldwide
AIR Worldwide (AIR) provides catastrophe risk modeling solutions that make
individuals, businesses, and society more resilient. AIR founded the catastrophe
modeling industry in 1987, and today models the risk from natural catastrophes,
terrorism, and pandemics globally. Insurance, reinsurance, financial, corporate,
and government clients rely on AIR's advanced science, software, and consulting
services for catastrophe risk management, insurance-linked securities, site-
specific engineering analyses, and agricultural risk management. AIR Worldwide,
a Verisk Analytics (Nasdaq:VRSK) business, is headquartered in Boston with
additional offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information,
please visit www.air-worldwide.com.
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For more information, contact:
Kevin Long
AIR Worldwide
617-267-6645
klong(at)air-worldwide.com
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