Hurricanes and Disaster Risk Financing Through Insurance Challenges and Policy Options.

Hurricanes and Disaster Risk Financing Through Insurance Challenges and Policy Options.

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Corporate author / creator:Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Imprint:[S.l] : [s.n.], 2005.
Description:32 p. : digital, PDF file.
Language:English
Subject:
Disaster insurance.
Hurricanes.
Atlantic Ocean.
Format: E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10679939
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Other uniform titles:ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection.
Notes:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Summary:Examines role of insurance in financing disaster risk and changes implemented by insurers and legislators that helped to minimize market disruptions following the 2004 hurricane season. Discusses Congressional interest in financing catastrophic risk, summarizes results of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, and describes insurance lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew, insurance market response to past hurricanes, options for transferring risk through insurance, challenges for the 109th Congress and beyond, and policy options.
Other form:Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Hurricanes and Disaster Risk Financing Through Insurance

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