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At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kunreuther, Howard
Otros Autores: Michel-Kerjan, Erwann (coaut.), Doherty, Neil A., Grace, Martin Francis, 1958-, Klein, Robert W. (Robert Warren), 1953-, Pauly, Mark V., 1941-
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, c2009.
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Acceso en línea:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsverzeichnis
At war with the weather
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A new era of catastrophes
  • Catastrophe risk and the regulation of property insurance: a comparative analysis across states
  • A market analysis of property insurance against hurricane risk
  • Come rain or shine: flood risk financing through public insurance
  • Homeowners" decision making for purchasing insurance coverage
  • Private insurers' decision making for supplying coverage
  • Private reinsurers' decision making for supplying coverage
  • Innovative insurance-linked securities for financing extreme events
  • A framework for linking supply and demand of disaster insurance
  • A multistate empirical analysis of homeowners' insurance
  • Impact of insurance status on economic welfare of homeowners in hazard-prone areas: the affordability challenge
  • Enhancing the implementation of risk reduction measures
  • Policy analysis of alternative programs: comparing the status quo with a true competitive insurance market
  • Proposed innovations for dealing with catastrophic risks
  • Winning the war against the weather and other extreme events.