Paying the Price The Status and Role of Insurance Against Natural Disasters in the United States

Name: Paying the Price The Status and Role of Insurance Against Natural Disasters in the United States
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ISBN: 9780309063616

ISBN-10: 0309063612

ISBN-13: 9780309063616

Edition: 1998

Authors: Howard Kunreuther, Richard J. Roth, Joseph Henry Press Book Staff

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Book details

List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 8/9/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 318
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.01" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English

Howard C. Kunreuther is Cecilia Yen Koo Professor of Decision Sciences and Public Policy at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and Codirector of the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center. He is Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Innovation and Leadership in Reducing Risks from Natural Disasters.




Introduction




Insurability Conditions and the Supply of Coverage




Demand for Disaster Insurance: Residential Coverage




Earthquake Insurance Protection in California




Hurricane Insurance Protection in Florida




The National Flood Insurance Program




Mitigation and Insurance




Regulation and Catastrophe Insurance




A Program for Reducing Disaster Losses Through Insurance




Commercial Insurance




Evaluating Models of Risks from Natural Hazards




Book Links to the World Wide Web



Glossary


Bibliography


Index