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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

RiskMeter Announces Top Ten Hail Prone Metro Areas

Boston, MA, November 2008 - CDS Business Mapping, LLC a leader in online hazard mapping, today announced its list of the top ten hail prone metro areas (population 50,000 plus). This list is based on the RiskMeter Online’s Hail Model, which predicts the frequency of hail storms for any location in the Continental United States. According to a new report just released by the RiskMeter Online, the following top ten hail prone metro-areas are as follows:

1.) Amarillo, TX
2.) Tulsa, OK
3.) Wichita, KS
4.) Dodge City, KS
5.) Oklahoma City, OK
6.) Wichita Falls, TX
7.) Fort Worth, TX
8.) Denver, CO
9.) Kansas City, MO
10.) Colorado Springs, CO

Hail events are a constant threat to property and casualty insurers. In 2007 alone, there were over 12,000 hail storms in the United States. In addition, according to Swiss RE, 7 out of the top 20 most costly insurance losses of 2006 were hail related. For more information or to receive a free copy of the RiskMeter Online hail study, please contact Paul Ptashnick, Director of Marketing, RiskMeter Online at 617.737.4444 or Email

About RiskMeter.com
The RiskMeter is used by underwriters and agents to automate property lookups. The RiskMeter utilizes Internet mapping technology to enable underwriters to determine the proximity to natural hazards for any property in the Unites States. The RiskMeter is far more accurate and faster than any other method of property lookups, and can save underwriters considerable time and money. The Risk Meter performs many types of lookups, including distance to coast, windpool eligibility, rating territories (company specific), proximity to brush, earthquake information, flood zones and others.

About CDS Business Mapping
CDS Business Mapping, LLC., was founded in 1994 as a desktop mapping sales and consulting company. The company offers a full line of mapping software, data and applications for insurers. CDS Business Mapping also specializes in natural hazard risk assessment tools and data and is dedicated to the creation and implementation of mapping solutions for the insurance industry.