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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877589103321

Autore

Banks Erik

Titolo

Catastrophic risk : analysis and management / / Erik Banks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : J. Wiley & Sons, c2005

ISBN

1-118-67349-2

1-280-23836-4

9786610238361

0-470-01545-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

[Wiley finance]

Disciplina

658.15/5

Soggetti

Risk management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Wiley Finance"--Jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Catastrophe and risk -- Risk identification I : perils -- Risk identification II : regional vulnerability -- Modeling catastrophic risk -- Catastrophe and the risk management framework -- Catastrophe insurance and reinsurance -- Catastrophe bonds and contingent capital -- Catastrophe derivatives -- Public sector management and financing -- Outlook and conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Catastrophic risk is one of the most significant and challenging areas of corporate risk management. Analyze this risk for your company with Catastrophic Risk and make sure you have sufficient resources to absorb losses and avoid financial distress. The first comprehensive volume to address this topic from a financial perspective, this book is a guide to the worst financial risks threatening companies and industries today. Author Eric Banks begins with a consideration of ?catastrophe? and its mplications, looks at the state of actuarial and financial modelling of catastrophe risks, an