Why Join CATIS?

The CATIS Center is designed as an industry-driven research platform where organizations collaborate to address some of the most complex and emerging risks facing the insurance ecosystem today.

Membership in CATIS provides not only access to cutting-edge research, but also a strategic opportunity to shape the future of catastrophic cyber and terrorism risk.

Direct Influence on Research Priorities

CATIS operates under the NSF Industry–University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) model, where industry members play a central role in defining the research agenda. Members:

  • Help identify priority challenges across underwriting, modeling, capital, and policy
  • Participate in selecting and funding research projects
  • Ensure research aligns with real-world needs and operational constraints

This structure ensures that outcomes are practical, relevant, and directly applicable.

Access to High-Impact Research and Tools

Members receive access to:

Research Reports & Technical Findings

Models, Datasets & Analytical Tools

Scenario Analyses & Stress Testing

Workshops & Technical Briefings

All research contributions from members are used exclusively to fund projects, maximizing the value of participation.

Leverage Through a Shared Investment Model

CATIS enables organizations to pool resources and access research capabilities that would be significantly more costly to develop independently. This shared model:

Reduces R&D Risk

Share the cost and complexity of addressing systemic challenges across multiple stakeholders.

Accelerates Innovation

Gain early access to emerging methodologies and insights developed collaboratively.

Enables Exploration

Tackle complex, high-impact problems that would be difficult to justify internally.

Early-Stage Innovation in a Low-Risk Environment

Members can explore emerging topics before committing significant internal resources:

  • Catastrophic cyber risk modeling
  • AI-related risk and insurance frameworks
  • Capital market solutions for cyber risk
  • Terrorism risk scenarios and red-team simulations

This allows organizations to test ideas and approaches in a collaborative setting.

Engagement Across the Full Ecosystem

CATIS brings together a broad set of stakeholders, creating a neutral, collaborative environment to address shared challenges that no single organization can solve alone:

Insurers & Reinsurers Brokers & Risk Modeling Firms Data Analytics & Cybersecurity Vendors Law Firms & Incident Response Experts Policy & Regulatory Stakeholders Critical Infrastructure Operators

Workforce Development and Talent Pipeline

Access to Trained Talent

Members gain direct access to graduate students and researchers trained in:

  • Cyber risk modeling
  • Insurance analytics
  • AI and data-driven risk assessment
  • Catastrophic and systemic risk analysis

Engagement Opportunities

  • Hosting interns
  • Sponsoring research assistants
  • Engaging with future talent early

Strategic Visibility and Leadership

Participation in CATIS positions organizations as leaders in advancing:

  • Cyber insurance innovation
  • Terrorism risk modeling
  • National and systemic risk resilience

Members are recognized as contributors to a national effort shaping the future of catastrophic risk management.

Join as a Founding Member

Catastrophic cyber and terrorism risks are evolving rapidly and cannot be addressed in isolation. Organizations that join during the planning phase have a unique opportunity to shape the initial research agenda, influence the direction of the center from the outset, and become part of the founding Industry Advisory Board.

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Membership Options

Associate Member

$35K / year

  • Partial voting rights
  • Access to research outputs
  • Participation in planning and workshops

Affiliate

In-Kind / Custom

  • Contribute expertise and data
  • Participate in events
  • Stay engaged with the ecosystem