Covering Catastrophe
Author: Allison Gilbert
Publisher: Bonus Books, Inc.
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781566251808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTells what it was like for TV and radio journalists to report the terrifying story of their lives.
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Author: Allison Gilbert
Publisher: Bonus Books, Inc.
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781566251808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTells what it was like for TV and radio journalists to report the terrifying story of their lives.
Author: Judith Sierra-Rivera
Publisher:
Published: 2018-10
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780814254950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of contexts of crisis, which examines the role of writers and intellectuals in working toward social justice.
Author: R.F Mould
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2000-05-01
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 1420034626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe nuclear accident at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986 had a heavy impact on life, health, and the environment. It caused agony to people in the Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia and anxiety far away from these countries. The economic losses and social dislocation were severe in a region already under strain. It is now possible to make more accurate assess
Author: Martin F. Grace
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 1441992685
DOWNLOAD EBOOK1. THE PROBLEM OF CATASTROPHE RISK The risk of large losses from natural disasters in the U.S. has significantly increased in recent years, straining private insurance markets and creating troublesome problems for disaster-prone areas. The threat of mega-catastrophes resulting from intense hurricanes or earthquakes striking major population centers has dramatically altered the insurance environment. Estimates of probable maximum losses (PMLs) to insurers from a mega catastrophe striking the U.S. range up to $100 billion depending on the location and intensity of the event (Applied Insurance Research, 2001).1 A severe disaster could have a significant financial impact on the industry (Cummins, Doherty, and Lo, 2002; Insurance Services Office, 1996a). Estimates of industry gross losses from the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 range from $30 billion to $50 billion, and the attack's effect on insurance markets underscores the need to understand the dynamics of the supply of and the demand for insurance against extreme events, including natural disasters. Increased catastrophe risk poses difficult challenges for insurers, reinsurers, property owners and public officials (Kleindorfer and Kunreuther, 1999). The fundamental dilemma concerns insurers' ability to handle low-probability, high-consequence (LPHC) events, which generates a host of interrelated issues with respect to how the risk of such events are 1 These probable maximum loss (PML) estimates are based on a SOD-year "return" period.
Author: Qihao He
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1788111869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChina is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and also suffers from devastating climate catastrophes. Increasingly, policymakers in China have come to realize that government alone cannot adequately prevent or defray climate-related disaster risks. This book contends that a better way to manage catastrophe risk in China is through private insurance rather than directly through the Chinese government. In addition, private insurance could function as a substitute for, or complement to, government regulation of catastrophe risks by causing policyholders to take greater precautions to reduce climate change risks.
Author: John Pollner
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2012-07-23
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0821395807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work addresses potential innovative insurance mechanisms to compensate flood losses in central Europe by applying financial instruments for pooling multi-country risks to reduce single-country costs.
Author: Véronique Bruggeman
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13: 9041132635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book shows that amelioration of the current compensation solutions for disaster victims is indeed a possibility. In a heated yet often poorly informed debate, it offers clarity and insights regarding the financial compensation for victims of catastrophes which, in addition to raising academic interest, are certain to help build a framework for future policymakers and lawmakers faced with shaping compensation programmes for catastrophe victims.
Author: William B. Shear
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2005-08
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780756749446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNatural catastrophes & terrorist attacks (NCTA) can place enormous financial demands on the insur. industry (II), result in sharply higher prem. & substantially reduced coverage. There are mechanisms to increase the capacity of the II to manage these events. This report: (1) provides an overview of the II's current capacity to cover NCTA risks & discusses the impacts of the 2004 hurricanes; (2) analyzes the potential of catastrophe bonds -- a security issued by insurers & reinsur. & sold to instit'l. investors -- & tax-ded. reserves to enhance private-sector capacity; & (3) describes the approaches that 6 European countries have taken, incl. whether these countries permit insurers to use tax-deductible reserves for such events. Tables.
Author: Diana Gonçalves
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2016-10-24
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 3110477688
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEven though much has been said and written about 9/11, the work developed on this subject has mostly explored it as an unparalleled event, a turning point in history. This book wishes to look instead at how disruptive events promote a network of associations and how people resort to comparison as a means to make sense of the unknown, i.e. to comprehend what seems incomprehensible. In order to effectively discuss the complexity of 9/11, this book articulates different fields of knowledge and perspectives such as visual culture, media studies, performance studies, critical theory, memory studies and literary studies to shed some light on 9/11 and analyze how the event has impacted on American social and cultural fabric and how the American society has come to terms with such a devastating event. A more in-depth study of Don DeLillo’s Falling Man and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close draws attention to the cultural construction of catastrophe and the plethora of cultural products 9/11 has inspired. It demonstrates how the event has been integrated into American culture and exemplifies what makes up the 9/11 imaginary.
Author: JAGENDRA RANA
Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers
Published: 2023-05-23
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCatastrophe insurance is different from other types of insurance from a business standpoint. It is difficult to estimate the total potential exposure to, and cost of, an insured loss, especially since a catastrophic event often results in an extremely large number of claims being filed at the same time. These catastrophes have had a severe impact on the entire economy and social lives. No country in the world is an exception to the rule of nature. So is India. India is a country that is highly vulnerable to major catastrophes. Rapid industrial development and urbanization coupled with effects of climate change has aggravated the disasters. No specific natural disaster policy is sold in India. It is part of regular fire insurance that covers damage to the property. India is witnessing a shift in climate patterns in various parts of the country. From this perspective, catastrophe risks such as natural disasters or acts of God pose a severe risk to insurance companies.