The Financing of Catastrophe Risk
Kenneth A. Froot, editor
Published in January 1999 by University of Chicago Press
© 1999 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
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520 pages
ISBN: 0-226-26623-0
Table of Contents
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Front matter, The Financing of Catastrophe Risk:
Kenneth A. Froot
(p. -12 - 0)
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Introduction to "Financing of Catastrophe Risk, The":
Kenneth A. Froot
(p. 1 - 22)
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Insurer Demand for Catastrophe Reinsurance:
Anne Gron
(p. 23 - 50)
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Alternative Means of Redistributing Catastrophic Risk in a National Risk-Management System:
Christopher Lewis, Kevin C. Murdock
(p. 51 - 92)
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Pricing Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance Contracts against Cat as trophic Loss:
David Cummins, Christopher Lewis, Richard Phillips
(p. 93 - 148)
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Challenges Facing the Insurance Industry in Managing Catastrophic Risks:
Paul Kleindorfer, Howard Kunreuther
(p. 149 - 194)
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The Pricing of U.S. Catastrophe Reinsurance:
Kenneth A. Froot, Paul G. J. O'Connell
(p. 195 - 232)
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Reinsurance for Catastrophes and Cataclysms:
David M. Cutler, Richard J. Zeckhauser
(p. 233 - 274)
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The Influence of Income Tax Rules on Insurance Reserves:
David F. Bradford, Kyle Logue
(p. 275 - 306)
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Courting Disaster? The Transformation of Federal Disaster Policy since 1803:
David Moss
(p. 307 - 362)
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The Moral Hazard of Insuring the Insurers:
James G. Bohn, Brian Hall
(p. 363 - 390)
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Index Hedge Performance: Insurer Market Penetration and Basis Risk:
John Major
(p. 391 - 432)
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Panel Discussions:
(p. 433 - 460)
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Contributors:
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Author Index:
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Subject Index:
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