Improving Risk Allocation Through Indexed Cat Bonds

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-201

  Nell, Martin ^a   Richter, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842433748     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0440.2004.00281.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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