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catastrophe risk insurance

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Catastrophe risk insurance is a field of study and a set of financial mechanisms concerned with the management and transfer of risks emanating from low-frequency, high-severity events capable of causing widespread damage and significant economic loss. As a research area, it investigates the quantitative modeling, assessment, pricing, and structuring of insurance, reinsurance, and alternative risk transfer solutions to enhance financial resilience and facilitate recovery from catastrophic events.

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HK

University of Pennsylvania

WJ

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

SS

London School of Economics and Political Science

EM

University of Pennsylvania

RM

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Top Institutions

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, United States

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands