At War with the Weather : Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes.

Intro -- 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 Events -- 9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance -- 10 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 -- References -- Study Directors and Other Lead Authors -- Index.

Innovative, long-term strategies for reducing vulnerability to large-scale natural disasters and for providing financial support for disaster victims.

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