CEA Sponsors National Earthquake Conference in Long Beach | CEA (Web Page)
CEA was the presenting sponsor of the National Earthquake Conference, held May 4-6 in Long Beach. The conference gathers together experts from across the globe to share the latest advances in earthquake science, best practices for outreach and education, building science and code advancement, and policy initiatives that improve resiliency and preparedness. CEA's CEO, Glenn Pomeroy, joined…
Earthquake Brace + Bolt surpasses 5,000 retrofits statewide (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) The Earthquake Brace + Bolt program (EBB) now has helped more than 5,000 California homeowners to seismically retrofit their older houses with grants of up to $3,000. Because older houses are likely to slide off their foundations during an earthquake, a brace-and-bolt seismic retrofit—bracing cripple walls and bolting the house to the foundation—makes the house more resistant to earthquake damage. The EBB retrofit grants were…
CEA Goes Virtual During COVID-19 Era (Web Page)
Members of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) meet via Zoom with members of the California Desert Association of Realtors (CDAR) on July 9. Up until mid-March 2020, it was routine for us at the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to meet and shake hands with our partners and other members of our community, but all that changed abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help slow the…
CEA Leads the Way for ShakeOut 2017 (Web Page)
CEA staff actively participated in and enthusiastically promoted the 2017 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, an annual event that began in 2008 and helps people learn how to prepare to survive and recover from earthquakes. Over 10.5 million Californians and 56 million people worldwide practiced “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in this year’s ShakeOut drill on October 19 at 10:19 a.m. in…
CEA Earthquake and Mitigation Research (Web Page)
CEA research helps ensure sound rates California Earthquake Authority (CEA) works hard to ensure that policyholders get earthquake insurance rates based on the best available science. Our ongoing commitment to the following research projects helps inform our scientifically-based insurance rates. It also helps us better understand how to prepare for and reduce the damages caused by major…
Record number of Californians apply for earthquake retrofit grants (Web Page)
(SACRAMENTO) The Earthquake Brace + Bolt program (EBB), funded primarily by the California Earthquake Authority (CEA), closed its latest registration on Friday with more than 7,500 California homeowners applying for 2,000 retrofit grants. EBB helps lessen the potential for earthquake damage to qualifying older houses by granting up to $3,000 toward a seismic retrofit. “A record number of Californians signed up for EBB this year, and that…
California Earthquake Authority strengthens CAT Bond Program with completion of second reinsurance deal (Web Page)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) today successfully completed its second transaction as part of its ongoing program focused on obtaining reinsurance funded from the capital markets through an earthquake catastrophe bond issued by a reinsurer. This $150 million, three year deal completes another step for CEA toward establishing standardized earthquake CAT bonds as a significant ongoing source of risk transfer…
Notice and Agenda (PDF)
Notice and Agenda - January 23, 2018
CEA Chief Information Officer Michael Melavic (Web Page)
Chief Information Officer Michael Melavic is the Chief Information Officer and has been with CEA since June 1997. He plans and directs the information technology (IT) strategies, implementation, and maintenance required to facilitate the CEA mission and business goals including all associated staffing, budgeting, and contracting. He is most proud of the Centralized Policy & Processing (CPP) program currently available to all CEA…
CEA General Counsel Suman Tatapudy (Web Page)
General Counsel Suman Tatapudy is the California Earthquake Authority’s General Counsel. She has served in that role since October 2023. Suman first joined the CEA in September 2019 as an attorney in the Legal and Compliance Department, where she focused on providing general legal services to the Authority, including focusing specifically on legal issues related to the newly established Wildfire Fund…