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Geopolitical futures: The politics of betting
Using markets to forecast political events may not be as strange an idea as it seemed in July, when a terrorism futures scheme collapsed. But there is still scepticism as to whether such an approach would...
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- Terrorism modelling companies claim that it is possible to measure the probability of a terrorist attack in the same way that they forecast the probability of an earthquake. Insurance...
In November, the US government passed a law requiring all insurers to underwrite terrorism risk, forcing them to find a way to price this exposure. Could terrorism risk models be the answer?
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Modelling the unthinkable
In November, the US government passed a law requiring all insurers to underwrite terrorism risk, forcing them to find a way to price this exposure. Could terrorism risk models be the answer? By Paul Lyon
Modelling the unthinkable
In November, the US government passed a law requiring all insurers to underwrite terrorism risk, forcing them to find a way to price this exposure. Could terrorism risk models be the answer? By Paul Lyon
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CLIMATE RISK AND THE WEATHER MARKET
By various authors Edited by Bob Dischel Price: $228.00 Number of pages: 320 Publisher: Risk Books ISBN: 1 899 332 529 Hetco’s Jeff Porter reviews a new weather publication from Risk Books.Climate Risk and the Weather Market draws together all...
RMS publishes daily weather derivatives data
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