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A Shake in insurance history : the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
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A Shake in insurance history : the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake / [Mariagiovanna Guatteri, Martin Bertogg, Andrew Castaldi]. — Zurich : Swiss Reinsurance Company, [2007]
Sumario: The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 remains one of the most widely known natural disasters in modern history and is of particular relevance for the insurance industry. The disaster struck at a point in time where large cities with natural hazard exposures were rapidly growing in population, commerce and communication. A century later, Swiss Res publication, A shake in insurance history - The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake examines the broader ramifications of this event
1. Terremotos ‌. 2. Catástrofes naturales ‌. 3. Geodinámica interna ‌. 4. Seguro de riesgos extraordinarios ‌. 5. San Francisco ‌. I. Swiss Reinsurance Company ‌.