Catastrophe modeling : a new approach to managing risk

edited by Partricia Grossi, Howard Kunreuther

Based on the research that has been conducted at Wharton Risk Management Center over the past five years on catastrophic risk. Covers a hot topic in the light of recent terroristic activities and nature catastrophes. Develops risk management strategies for reducing and spreading the losses from future disasters. Provides glossary of definitions and terms used throughout the book.

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Year of publication:	2005
Other Persons:	Grossi, Partricia (ed.) ; Kunreuther, Howard (ed.)
Publisher:	Boston, MA : Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. Boston
Subject:	Risikomanagement \| Risk management \| Theorie \| Theory \| Katastrophe \| Disaster \| Risikomodell \| Risk model
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XX, 252 p. 65 illus, digital)
Series:	Catastrophe Modeling ; 25 SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturangaben Preliminaries; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Prelude; 1 Introduction; 2 An Introduction to Catastrophe Models and Insurance; 3 The Risk Assessment Process; 4 Sources, Nature, and Impact of Uncertainties on Catastrophe Modeling; 5 Use of Catastrophe Models in Insurance Rate Making; 6 Insurance Portfolio Management; 7 Risk Financing; 8 The Impact of Mitigation on Homeowners and Insurers; 9 The Impact of Risk Transfer Instruments; 10 Extending Catastrophe Modeling To Terrorism; Glossary; Index
ISBN:	978-0-387-23129-7 ; 978-0-387-23082-5
Other identifiers:	10.1007/b100669 [DOI]
Classification:	Banken, Versicherungen
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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