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Catastrophe forecasting : technical report
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Catastrophe forecasting : technical report
Sumario: Forewarned is forearmed: if reinsurers are to reduce the impact of future catastrophes they must improve their understanding of them. Table: major natural disasters in 1998 / by Alex Beatty -- Reinsurers learn to test the temperature: hedging risks on the weather risk market / by Robert Muir-Wood -- Batten down the hatches: researches predict an increase in the number of major hurricanes to hit US coasts in 1999. Tables: Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecast in 1999 ; comparison of the 1998 season with long-term average hurricane conditions; comparison of 1995-98 hurricane activity with other recent activity / by William Gray -- Partners for progress: how the UK Tsunami initiative is getting (re)insurers and scientists working together / by James Orr -- Cooling the inferno: ways to mitigate the terrifying effects of volcanic eruptions. Table: major volcanic disasters since 1900 / by Bill McGuire
En: Reinsurance. - London. - Vol 29, nº 11, February 1999 ; p. 17-23
1. Catástrofes naturales ‌. 2. Reaseguro ‌. 3. Seguro de riesgos extraordinarios ‌. 4. Cambio climático ‌. 5. Huracanes ‌. 6. Tsunamis ‌. 7. Volcanes ‌. 8. Mercado de seguros ‌. I. Título.