Wind engineering and insurance.

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Walker, George R. (George Redvers), 1938-

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 01/12/85Description: 1 vol; 18 refsReport number: UnknownSubject: For a viable insurance industry it is essential that income from premiums exceed expenditure from claims. During recent years increasing levels of insurance claims arising from wind damage in the catastrophe class have led the insurance industry to become increasingly concerned about its viability in this area of insurance. This paper outlines the background to this problem and the type of information which the insurance industry can be expected to seek from the wind engineering community as it attempts to resolve this problem

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For a viable insurance industry it is essential that income from premiums exceed expenditure from claims. During recent years increasing levels of insurance claims arising from wind damage in the catastrophe class have led the insurance industry to become increasingly concerned about its viability in this area of insurance. This paper outlines the background to this problem and the type of information which the insurance industry can be expected to seek from the wind engineering community as it attempts to resolve this problem

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