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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 …

A Methodological Approach for Pricing Flood Insurance and Evaluating Loss Reduction Measures: Application to Texas Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 This study by the Wharton Risk Center and CoreLogic, aims at better understanding …

Flood Aid: How to Fix the System Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 (New York Times Opinion Piece) Multi-year insurance policies should be required in flood-prone areas and tied to the property rather than the individual so that …

People Get Ready: Disaster Preparedness Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 (Opinion piece) Natural catastrophes are becoming more common and more expensive, but human and financial losses can be greatly reduced through incentives to …

Managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 While terrorism and natural disasters are different, they have several important features in common uncertainty and wide variances in losses …

Environmental prediction, risk assessment and extreme events: adaptation strategies for the developing world Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 The uncertainty associated with predicting extreme weather events has serious implications …

An Application of Extreme Value Theory for Measuring Financial Risk Submitted by TheSecretariat on Wed, 29/07/2015 - 13:30 Assessing the probability of rare and extreme events is an important issue in the risk management of nancial portfolios. Extreme …