Boston, MA, November 2006 - CDS Business Mapping, LLC a leader in online hazard mapping, today announced its list of the top ten hail prone metro areas.  This list is based on the RiskMeter Online’s Hail Model, which predicts the severity 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-cities are as follows:

1.)    Tulsa, OK

2.)    Amarillo, TX

3.)    Oklahoma City, OK

4.)    Wichita, KS

5.)    Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

6.)    Arlington, TX

7.)    Denver, CO

8.)    Colorado Springs, CO

9.)    Shreveport, LA

10.) Kansas City, KS/MO

Hail events are a constant threat to property and casualty insurers. In 2005 alone, there were over 13,000 hail storms in the United States. In addition, according to Swiss RE, 4 out of the top 20 most costly insurance losses of 2005 were hail related. For more information about the frequency and geography of hail, please contact Daniel Munson, VP of Sales & Marketing at 617.737.4444 or dmunson@cdsys.com and ask to receive a free copy of our new Hail Report.