Financial risk management for natural catastrophes : proceedings of a conference.

Edited by Neil R. Britton and John Oliver

Includes bibliographical references

Sponsored by Aon Group Australia Limited

Funding major disasters with traditional insurance -- Current developments in catastrophe modelling -- Developing viable risk rating systems for natural hazards in Australia -- Thunderstorms as insured hazards -- Developments in the prediction of climate variability and implications for insurance -- Meeting the risk financing challenges for the future -- Managing catastrophic risks through insurance and mitigation -- Risk based management of insurance company balance sheets: a Canadian model -- Financial innovation for financing and hedging catastrophe risk -- The pricing of catastrophe risk: capital market and insurance perspectives -- Making progress with business continuity planning for natural disaster management