Insurability of climate risks

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-109

  Charpentier, Arthur ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique   (France)

Author keywords

Cat bonds; Global warming; Insurability; Large risks; Natural catastrophes; Reinsurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949101275     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.gpp.2510155     Document Type: Article

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