All Strategic Risk Global articles in December 2008 Catastrophe Risk
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Hurricane risk at high resolution
We are using high resolution climate models and supercomputers to assess future hurricane risk to the United States and Caribbean at precision never before seen. By Greg Holland with James Done, Jim Hurrell, David Hosansky and Asuka Suzuki
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A geographical understanding of risk
The advent of satellite navigation and the birth of Google Earth, Google Maps and France’s Geoportail have alerted everyone involved in the management of catastrophes to the value of geographical information systems. By François-Xavier Goblet
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Seeing risk: Floods
The 2007 UK summer floods pushed flooding up the agenda for politicians and businesses alike. A year and a half later topographical maps and modelling technologies have improved to give us better tools to manage the risks. By Justin Butler
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Catastrophe RiskMore weather insurance schemes for farmers
The use of weather insurance is spreading
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Estimating New Madrid devastation
A big earthquake in the region could lead to the highest losses from a natural disaster in the US
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Pricing catastrophe risks – new quantitative paper
Market-based catastrophe risk price found to be 2.69 times the expected loss over the long term
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FeaturesSubsidence: A gradual catastrophe
Subsidence losses have been a hidden catastrophe for the insurance industry. UK buildings insurers have paid out a total of more than €8 billion since 1976, and the cost of claims in France since its inclusion in the Catastrophes Naturelles scheme in 1989 forced the government to increase insurance premium ...
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Catastrophe risk management using multiple models
While catastrophe models follow a similar overall approach to risk assessment, there can be wide variations in results, leaving users to question which is the most appropriate. By Atul Khanduri
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Cat modelling event
Cat Modelling in Uncertain Times to be held on 17-20 February 2009
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Calculating the risk of terrorism
An investment in basic research on terrorism will be paid back many times, as a better knowledge of threats will make risk calculation more of a science than an art. By Professor Alex Schmid
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FeaturesWhy the next big northeast hurricane will surprise
A repeat of the 1938 New England Hurricane could cause losses as large as Hurricane Katrina in 2005. By Karen Clark
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Catastrophe RiskCalifornia earthquake animations online
3-D animations of California earthquakes are available from US Geological Survey
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FeaturesWinds of change for agricultural risks
Changing climate and commodity price trends are steering agricultural risk in a new direction. The result is a rethink of exposure, products and product design. By Thomas Heintz
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Converting knowledge into action
Anselm Smolka was one of the few geoscientists in the insurance sector when he joined Munich Re Group. Today he is head of Geo Risks, corporate underwriting for the group. He tells Catastrophe Risk Management about his work. By Lee Coppack
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Catastrophe RiskThe 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
During the 2008 hurricane season, the number of tropical storms and hurricanes exceeded long term averages. The year produced two events which resulted in serious damage in the United States; Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, and an unusually strong late storm, Hurricane Paloma. By Peter Dailey
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Catastrophe RiskDisasters bulletin: 26 July to 25 October 2008
By Professor Bill McGuire of Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre
