MAP20071024200 Engeström, John Impact of catastrophes on the reinsurance industry / by John Engeström Sumario: Importance of natural catastrophe reinsurance -- Who are the major buyers and sellers ofnatural catastrophe reinsurance -- Estimated natural catastrophe capacities 1995 -- Economic and insured natural catastrophe losses -- Sharing of natural catastrophe losses -- Trending of natural catastrophe losses -- Adequacy of natural catastrophe reinsurance premiums -- Pricing and capacity dichotomy -- Reinsurers'capital and surplus in relation to cataclysmic losses -- Other catastrophic threats to the insurance and reinsurance industry -- International solutions to global problems En: Geneva papers on risk and insurance : issues and practice. - Geneva : The Geneva Association, 1976- = ISSN 1018-5895. - Tomo 20 Número 4 - 1995, p. 463-473 1. Catástrofes naturales . 2. Reaseguro . 3. Riesgos extraordinarios . 4. Estadísticas . 5. Aspectos económicos . I. Título. II. Título: The Geneva papers on risk and insurance.