All Catastrophe articles – Page 111
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Features
Global Report
Paul Hertelendy and Erik Rüttener discuss the challenge of rolling out a global catastrophe reporting standard in Japan.
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The Role Of Geoscientists
Meteorologist Mark Bove describes his work and current research on severe thunderstorms.
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Florida market reform
Michael Adams explains the changes in the Florida market for windstorm insurance.
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Making A Difference
Jeffrey Sciaudone discusses the way building codes benefit re/insurers, with an emphasis on conditions in the US.
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Weather Derivatives
The market for weather derivatives has developed into a sizeable sector over the last five years, but the role of re/insurers is still uncertain, says Valerie Denney.
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Corporate Quakes
Dr Paolo Bazzurro describes how catastrophe modelling can be used to quantify the potential impact of earthquakes on corporate facilities.
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Code Crackers
US-style seismic codes are needed in Europe still say Zygmunt Lubkowski and Xiaonian Duan.
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Winds Of Change
Andrew Pincott looks at some of the regulatory complications for English and European insurance companies developing alternative risk transfer products to protect businesses against natural catastrophes.
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Property Cat Re-Born
Sarah Goddard looks at the background of one of the most successful property catastrophe reinsurers, Renaissance Re.
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Science Not Art
Lee Coppack looks at the forces shaping property catastrophe reinsurance since Hurricane Andrew.
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Exclusion troubles
Reinsurers have tried to exclude terrorism risks from treaties, but pressure on insurers in the US to continue covering terrorism risks are resulting in new wordings to accommodate both parties. By Myra E Lobel.
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Inside track
Only reinsurers with local knowledge and those willing to focus on Latin America as a promising environment, in spite of the recent unrest in a few countries, will be able to successfully implement a policy of cooperation and growth, says Marcello Nusiner.
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Creating Competitive Advantage
Siu Yin Liu and Dr Winfried Heinen explain the findings of GeneralCologne Re's dread disease survey, and explain how product management and experience surveying help manage possible adverse developments.
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Paying the price of terror
The thorny issue of who assumes responsibility for terrorism cover remains a problem.
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Hurricane forces
Active hurricane seasons do not automatically mean massive losses, though tropical storms are quite capable of widescale damage, says Richard Dixon.
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Adding It All Together
Reinsurers are taking a new view of aggregates in the wake of last year's catastrophes. By Adrian Leonard.
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PASTURES NEW
Reinsurers may be licking their wounds, but 2001 was a vindication of the industry, and a testament to its strength, says Marie-Louise Rossi.
