Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; I Cause for Concern; 1 A New Era of Catastrophes; 2 Catastrophe Risk and the Regulation of Property Insurance; 3 A Market Analysis of Property Insurance against Hurricane Risk; 4 Come Rain or Shine; II Understanding the Demand and Supply of Disaster Insurance; 5 Homeowners' Decision Making for Purchasing Insurance Coverage; 6 Private Insurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 7 Private Reinsurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 8 Innovative Insurance-Linked Securities for Financing Extreme Events |
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9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance10 A Multistate Empirical Analysis of Homeowners' Insurance; III Protecting Homeowners Against Natural Disasters; 11 Impact of Insurance Status on Economic Welfare of Homeowners in Hazard-Prone Areas; 12 Enhancing the Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures; 13 Policy Analysis of Alternative Programs; IV Creating Innovative Solutions; 14 Proposed Innovations for Dealing with Catastrophic Risks; 15 Winning the War against the Weather and Other Extreme Events; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; References |
Summary |
In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters |
Analysis |
ECONOMICS/Environmental Economics |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Disaster insurance -- United States
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Emergency management -- United States
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Risk management -- United States
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Property.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Casualty.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Insurance -- Risk Assessment & Management.
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Disaster insurance
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Emergency management
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Risk management
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Michel-Kerjan, Erwann.
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Doherty, Neil A.
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LC no. |
2008043058 |
ISBN |
9780262255431 |
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026225543X |
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0262012820 |
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9780262012829 |
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1282240277 |
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9781282240278 |
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