The impact of catastrophes on property insurance.

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United States. Insurance Services Office

Material type: Text

TextSeries: ISO insurance issues seriesPublication details: [New York] : Insurance Services Office, 1994Description: 50 pSubject(s):

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Subject: Discusses recent catastrophic events and the stresses they have placed on the insurance industry; the potential financial problems insurers, reinsurers, and other risk-bearers would face if a major catastrophe were to hit a heavily populated urban area; steps to prepare for future catastrophic losses; and recommendations for reducing financial losses through better building code enforcement, geographic diversification, changes in coverage, and improvements in catastrophe forecasting and rate setting

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	368.122 IMP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900006380

Introduction -- Background -- Resulting stresses in property insurance mechanism -- Responses/potential solutions to reduce the impact of catastrophes -- Summary and conclusions

Discusses recent catastrophic events and the stresses they have placed on the insurance industry; the potential financial problems insurers, reinsurers, and other risk-bearers would face if a major catastrophe were to hit a heavily populated urban area; steps to prepare for future catastrophic losses; and recommendations for reducing financial losses through better building code enforcement, geographic diversification, changes in coverage, and improvements in catastrophe forecasting and rate setting

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