A statistical analysis of insurance damage claims related to rainfall extremes

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 913-922

  Spekkers, M H ^a   Kok, M ^b   Clemens, F H L R ^a   Ten Veldhuis, J A E ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAGES; RAIN GAGES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; GENERATING MECHANISM; LOGISTIC REGRESSION MODELING; OBSERVED VALUES; PRIVATE PROPERTY; PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE; RAINFALL EXTREMES; RAINFALL INTENSITY;

RAIN;

DAMAGE; DATABASE; EXTREME EVENT; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINGAUGE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84886796853     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-913-2013     Document Type: Article

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