In Focus
In Focus contributors are distinguished subject matter specialists from AIR's multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers, actuaries and statisticians, software developers and business analysts. Our internationally respected experts come from many different backgrounds, with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, but they are all innovative thinkers at the leading edge of their chosen professions.
Following are contributors for our blog:
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Dr. Yizhong Qu is assistant vice president and director of Verisk’s Beijing office, responsible for business development and client support in China, covering Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. From 2006 to 2010, he designed and developed Verisk’s first flood model, the Verisk Inland Flood Model for Great Britain. Prior to rejoining Verisk in 2016, he gained five years of experience working in the insurance industry in the United Sates. Yizhong holds a PhD from Pennsylvania State University, an MS from Beijing University, and a BE from Tsinghua University. |
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Yörn Tatge is senior vice president and managing director of Verisk’s insurance solutions office in Munich. Since 2006, he’s overseen client services, business development, and marketing efforts in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavia, and central/eastern (CEE) countries, and has provided strategic input to Verisk's research efforts in Europe. Yörn’s 28+ years of catastrophe modeling experience include eight years in the reinsurance industry leading various analytical initiatives and building hands-on underwriting expertise. Since 2017, he’s managed the company’s Munich team and shaped the market strategy for growing the company’s presence in large parts of Continental Europe. Yörn has authored many articles on the subject of catastrophe risk management and is a regular speaker at industry events. He holds an MBA in business administration and economics from the University of Hannover in Germany and has studied international marketing in Germany and the United States at Harvard University. |
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Dr. Yuan Tian is a wind engineer in Verisk's research group. Previously, Yuan worked for General Electric as a technical analyst, specializing in research and development of innovative technologies used for offshore projects in the oil and gas industry. Yuan earned a PhD in civil engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a BS in civil engineering from Tongji University in China |
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Dr. Yue-Jun Yin is a senior manager and senior principal engineer in the research and modeling group on the extreme event solutions team at Verisk. He has participated in or managed the development of updates to many of Verisk’s earthquake models as well as models for other perils. In addition, he led the development of the vulnerability module of Verisk’s tsunami model and the vulnerability module of the Verisk Wildfire Model for the United States. He holds a PhD in structural engineering from Michigan Technological University and an MS in structural engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. |
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Dr. Zoheb Nasir was an engineer in Verisk’s research group. Previously, he worked for the University of Toronto, as a post-doctoral fellow in civil engineering. Zoheb earned a BSc in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), a MESc from Western University, Canada, and a PhD from Western University, Canada. Zoheb has left Verisk. |
