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Pluvial extreme event risk appraisal techniques with recent applications in Ireland and the UK Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Pluvial flooding is defined as flooding from rainfall generated overland flow before the runoff enters …

Emerging Risk: An Integrated Framework for Managing Extreme Events Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Today?s complex, interconnected global environment has created borderless risk that is capable of rapidly spreading across …

Maintain the best features of Biggert-Waters Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 The 2012 Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act (BW12) is a bold step by Congress to reform the federally run National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). …

Forgetting the Flood? An Analysis of the Flood Risk Discount over Time Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 We examine whether property price differentials reflecting flood risk increase following a large flood event, and whether this …

Extreme Risks - 2013 Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Extreme risks are potential events that are very unlikely to occur but could have a significant impact on economic growth and asset returns, should they happen. Three of the risks …

Warming of the Oceans and Implications for the (Re)insurance Industry Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 This report examines the evidence for the role of ocean warming in extreme event changes and their implications for the insurance …

Insurers contributions to disaster reduction - a series of case studies Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Through a series of case studies, this report examines the cooperation between governments, insurers and citizens in their …

Convective Storm Vulnerability: Quantifying the Role of Effective and Well-Enforced Building Codes in Minimizing Missouri Hail Property Damage Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Having strong building codes in place in a community is …

Improving Insurance Decisions in the Most Misunderstood Industry Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Although intuitive perceptions of risk are relatively accurate over a broad range of situations, this is not the case for unfamiliar …

Insuring Climate Catastrophes in Florida: An Analysis of Insurance Pricing and Capacity under Various Scenarios of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 The combined influences of a change in climate …

Paying for Future Catastrophes Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 (New York Times Opinion Piece) HURRICANE SANDY could cost the nation a staggering $50 billion, about a third of the cost of Hurricane Katrina to date the most costly …

How resilient is your country? Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 (Opinion Piece) Extreme events are on the rise. Governments must implement national and integrated risk-management strategies Risk Management Tools and Techniques …