03701nam 2200721Ia 450 991045502280332120200520144314.00-262-29152-51-282-24027-797866122402700-262-25543-X(CKB)1000000000774528(EBL)3339029(SSID)ssj0000071457(PQKBManifestationID)11109868(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000071457(PQKBWorkID)10090148(PQKB)11159983(StDuBDS)EDZ0000131046(MiAaPQ)EBC3339029(OCoLC)428732650(OCoLC)432428919(OCoLC)456207681(OCoLC)496157779(OCoLC)647816417(OCoLC)698473658(OCoLC)816316169(OCoLC)961633806(OCoLC)962695014(OCoLC)1055354420(OCoLC)1064184715(OCoLC)1081197529(OCoLC)1087374766(OCoLC-P)428732650(MaCbMITP)8196(PPN)17026646X(Au-PeEL)EBL3339029(CaPaEBR)ebr10309187(CaONFJC)MIL224027(OCoLC)428732650(EXLCZ)99100000000077452820081020d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAt war with the weather[electronic resource] managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes /Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty ... [et al.]Cambridge, MA MIT Pressc20091 online resource (439 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-262-51654-3 0-262-01282-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Cause for Concern; 1 A New Era of Catastrophes; 2 Catastrophe Risk and the Regulation of Property Insurance; 3 A Market Analysis of Property Insurance against Hurricane Risk; 4 Come Rain or Shine; II Understanding the Demand and Supply of Disaster Insurance; 5 Homeowners' Decision Making for Purchasing Insurance Coverage; 6 Private Insurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 7 Private Reinsurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 8 Innovative Insurance-Linked Securities for Financing Extreme Events9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance10 A Multistate Empirical Analysis of Homeowners' Insurance; III Protecting Homeowners Against Natural Disasters; 11 Impact of Insurance Status on Economic Welfare of Homeowners in Hazard-Prone Areas; 12 Enhancing the Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures; 13 Policy Analysis of Alternative Programs; IV Creating Innovative Solutions; 14 Proposed Innovations for Dealing with Catastrophic Risks; 15 Winning the War against the Weather and Other Extreme Events; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; ReferencesStudy Directors and Other Lead AuthorsIndexIn this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.Disaster insuranceUnited StatesEmergency managementUnited StatesRisk managementUnited StatesElectronic books.Disaster insuranceEmergency managementRisk management368.1/2200973Kunreuther Howard121834Michel-Kerjan Erwann1052180MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455022803321At war with the weather2483198UNINA