All Catastrophe articles – Page 111
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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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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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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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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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Florida market reform
Michael Adams explains the changes in the Florida market for windstorm insurance.
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The Role Of Geoscientists
Meteorologist Mark Bove describes his work and current research on severe thunderstorms.
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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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High Rise Risk
Two major events have caused us to question the risks for major high-rise buildings. Structural engineers John Meyer and Ronald Hamburger explain.
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Market On The Move
A discussion of index-based natural catastrophe protections by Jean-Paul Conoscente, Jean-Yves Nouy, Christophe Gaudron and Emmanuel Dubreuil.
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Tunnel Vision
Road tunnel fires are relatively rare but potentially catastrophic. Bill Welburn and Xavier de Nettancourt describe the safeguards that have been incorporated in the design of a new 2.3km tunnel in the middle of Cairo.
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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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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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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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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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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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Paying the price of terror
The thorny issue of who assumes responsibility for terrorism cover remains a problem.
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New trends in reinsurance wordings and exclusions
Following recent incidents of war and terrorism, Hermes Marangos asks how re/insurers can provide cover for politically motivated acts?
