Insuring Public Finances Against Natural Disasters : : A Survey of Options and Recent Initiatives / / David Hofman, Patricia Brukoff

• Autore: Hofman David
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (24 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Finance, Public; Natural disasters - Economic aspects; Actuarial Studies; Bonds; Capital market; Climate; Economic Development: General; Environment; Finance; Finance: General; Financial institutions; Financial Instruments; Financial markets; Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General; General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data); Global Warming; Industries: Financial Services; Institutional Investors; Insurance & actuarial studies; Insurance Companies; Insurance companies; Insurance; International capital markets; International Financial Markets; Investment & securities; Investments: Bonds; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Natural Disasters; Natural disasters; Non-bank Financial Institutions; Pension Funds; Public Goods
• Soggetto geografico: Taiwan Province of China
• Altri autori: BrukoffPatricia
• Note generali: "August 2006".
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. FISCAL PRESSURES AND INSURANCE: OVERVIEW""; ""III. MODALITIES OF INSURANCE""; ""IV. CHALLENGES AHEAD""; ""V. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""
• Sommario/riassunto: Natural disasters can put severe strain on public finances, in particular in developing and small countries. But catastrophe insurance markets increasingly offer opportunities for the transfer of such risks. Thus far, developing countries have only tepidly begun to tap these opportunities. More frequent and intensive use of insurance markets may be desirable because it could help introduce an important element of predictability in the post-disaster public finances of disaster-prone developing countries. Against this background, the paper surveys the various available insurance modalities and reviews recent initiatives in developing and emerging market countries. It also identifies some key challenges for the insurance community, donors, and international financial institutions (IFIs).
• Titolo autorizzato: Insuring Public Finances Against Natural Disasters
• ISBN: 9786613827449; 9781462310449; 1462310443; 9781452789491; 1452789495; 9781283514996; 1283514990; 9781451992151; 1451992157
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910975151603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2006/199