Paper #527
- Título:
- Insuring California earthquakes and the role for catastrophe bonds
- Autor:
- José Penalva
- Data:
- Enero 2001
- Resumen:
- The 1994 Northridge earthquake sent ripples to insurance conpanies everywhere. This was one in a series of natural disasters such as Hurricane Andrew which together with the problems in Lloyd's of London have insurance companies running for cover. This paper presents a calibration of the U.S. economy in a model with financial markets for insurance derivatives that suggests the U.S. economy can deal with the damage of natural catastrophe far better than one might think.
- Palabras clave:
- Catastrophe bonds, eartquake insurance, calibration, survival analysis
- Códigos JEL:
- D58, G12, G22
- Área de investigación:
- Finanzas y Contabilidad
- Publicado en:
- The Journal of Risk Finance, 3(4), 54-72, 2002
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