MAP20070031368Paying the price : the status and role of insurance against natural disasters in the United States / Howard Kunreuther, Richard J. Roth, editors. — Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, 1998300 p. ; 24 cm
. — (Natural hazars and disasters)Sumario: 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