What role for "long-term insurance" in adaptation? An analysis of the prospects for and pricing of multi-year insurance contracts

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 318-339

  Maynard, Trevor ^a   Ranger, Nicola ^b  

^a LLOYD'S OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adaptation; climate change; insurance economics; long term insurance; multi year insurance contracts; risk reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859593039     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/gpp.2012.10     Document Type: Review

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