All Supplement - Catastrophe Risk articles – Page 6
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Extreme weather and commodity prices
Extreme weather conditions and natural or man-made disasters usually cause a blip in commodity prices. How big a shift and how long it lasts depend on many factors. By Hugh Craig and Lee Coppack
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Lighthill Risk Network: a community of expertise
April 2007 sees the launch of the Lighthill Risk Network, an international community that will link business and research. By Paul Wilson and Peter Taylor
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A letter from the editor to a major UK insurer
Dear property insurance manager,Thank you for the cheque reimbursing us for the damage to our roof in windstorm Kyrill. We are happy that you did not allow us to increase our deductible from £100 to £1,000 as we had suggested a few months earlier. The claim cost you, or more ...
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Understanding IT system failures
The failure of an organisation's IT network can be debilitating, and it is a risk that affects almost all companies, across all industry sectors. By Shaun Cooper
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Windstorm Kyrill: A glimpse into the future?
Windstorm Kyrill is a reminder that windstorm is a real threat to insurers and reinsurers in Europe. By Julian Alovisi, Claire Souch and Jane Toothill
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Loss prevention from the ground up
Getting loss prevention experts involved early reduces the risk of project disaster and delay. By Martin Vinkenfluegel
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Hard lessons from windstorms
Ports and transport facilities suffer badly in windstorms but the experience from major storms like Katrina can provide lessons to reduce future losses. By Ian Lush
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Port security risk management
NBC weapons seeping across the US border, and the potentially catastrophic result, represent the ultimate risk for US federal, state and local authorities. By Christopher Rissetto and Jason Matechak
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Real time mapping
Drawing on the detailed graphic rendering of programs such as Google Earth, new mapping tools can illustrate property assets at risk in real time. By Andrew Leslie
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Reflections in New Orleans
From a distance the roads look unremarkably. There are few cars, but it is the middle of the day. Closer up there is clearly something wrong.
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Catastrophe Risk
Hurricane season 2006
Despite portentous forecasts by most hurricane research groups, the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season proved more of a damp squib than a raging repeat of 2005. The death toll was limited to 11, and econo
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Staying in business after the storm
For a company in a hurricane prone area, a hurricane emergency plan may mean the difference between being back in operation quickly and going out of business for good.
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Catastrophe Risk
Hurricane, typhoon and hail prone areas
The International Hurricane Research Center in Florida has compiled a list of the 10 most hurricane vulnerable areas in the United States, while CDS Business Mapping has issued a list of the top torna
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AnalysisCatastrophe bonds
Seventeen new cat bonds were issued during the first 11 months of 2006, adding just over $3.5 bn to the property cat capacity provided by the capital markets.
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Contingency Costs in Fighting Terrorism
The costs of a terrorism incident - both in terms of human suffering and monetary loss - are catastrophic. Thwarting a terrorist attack can also be disruptive and expensive for business.
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Catastrophe Risk
The disasters that failed to happen
Despite dire prognostications during first half of the year, the first 11 months of 2006 at least were comparatively benign in terms of natural and man-made catastrophes. The same may be true of 2007.
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Features
Ten Years of Earthquake - Insurance in Japan
In this article, we look back over the past 10 years in the Japanese insurance industry with the focus on earthquake coverage. We also attempt to make some predictions for the future direction of eart
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AnalysisFlood threat in the United Kingdom
The east coast of England is under threat from rising sea levels, the ABI has warned in a report on the coastal flood risk. Existing flood defences must be improved
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What role for government?
Frank Nutter, president of the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), answers some questions from Catastrophe Risk Management about the US market, including proposals for more government involvemen
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Sri Lanka in the Shadow of Terrorism
Since 1983, civil war and terrorism have, in the eyes of the international media at least, provided an ever present backdrop to Sri Lankan affairs.
