Mitigating damage costs from hurricane strikes along the southeastern U.S. Coast: A role for insurance markets

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 782-788

  Pompe, Jeffrey J ^a   Rinehart, James R ^a  

^a FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES; INSURANCE; LANDFORMS; PUBLIC POLICY;

AFFECTED AREAS; DAMAGE COSTS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; GULF COASTS; IMPACT DAMAGES; INSURANCE MARKETS; PRIVATE SECTORS; PROPERTY INSURANCES; PROPERTY VALUES; PROTECTING AREAS; STORM DAMAGES;

COSTS;

COST; HURRICANE; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MITIGATION; STATE ROLE; STORM DAMAGE;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56249094800     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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