Modeling Catastrophes and their Impact on Insurance Portfolios

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Cossette, Hélène ^a   Duchesne, Thierry ^a   Marceau, Étienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 85032068900     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2003.10596114     Document Type: Article

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