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.
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:
This structure ensures that outcomes are practical, relevant, and directly applicable.
Members receive access to:
All research contributions from members are used exclusively to fund projects, maximizing the value of participation.
CATIS enables organizations to pool resources and access research capabilities that would be significantly more costly to develop independently. This shared model:
Share the cost and complexity of addressing systemic challenges across multiple stakeholders.
Gain early access to emerging methodologies and insights developed collaboratively.
Tackle complex, high-impact problems that would be difficult to justify internally.
Members can explore emerging topics before committing significant internal resources:
This allows organizations to test ideas and approaches in a collaborative setting.
CATIS brings together a broad set of stakeholders, creating a neutral, collaborative environment to address shared challenges that no single organization can solve alone:
Members gain direct access to graduate students and researchers trained in:
Participation in CATIS positions organizations as leaders in advancing:
Members are recognized as contributors to a national effort shaping the future of catastrophic risk management.
$70K / year
$35K / year
In-Kind / Custom