Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Managing earthquake risk in Asia Pacific

MAP20200019558

Managing earthquake risk in Asia Pacific / Hemant Nagpal

Sumario: The 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck Japan's north eastern coast and Tohoku region. It was the largest in Japan since modern instrumental recordings began 130 years ago, triggering a destructive tsunami. The total insured loss from the Tohoku earthquake was estimated at around $35bn with the estimated economic cost more than $300bn, making it the costliest natural disaster in history. The destructive tsunami waves contributed a substantial portion of the total damage and highlighting the importance of sub-perils to the quantification of the financial risk of large offshore earthquakes

En: Asia insurance review. - Singapore : Ins Communications Pte Ltd., 2009- = ISSN 0218-2696. - 01/06/2020 Número 6 - junio 2020 , p. 20-21

1. Terremotos . 2. Catástrofes naturales . 3. Riesgos extraordinarios . 4. Riesgos meteorológicos . 5. Mercado de seguros . 6. Gerencia de riesgos . 7. Cuantificación del riesgo . 8. Evaluación de riesgos . 9. Asia . I. Título.