The catastrophe modeling response to hurricane katrina

Climate Extremes and Society

Volumn 9780521870283, Issue , 2008, Pages 296-319

  Muir Wood, Robert ^a   Grossi, Patricia ^a  

^a Risk Management Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; HURRICANES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CATASTROPHE MODEL; FLOOD LOSS; HURRICANE KATRINA; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; LOSS MODEL; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEW ORLEANS; RISK COSTS;

DISASTERS;

EID: 83255189638     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511535840.017     Document Type: Chapter

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