Catastrophes Have Had a More Devastating Impact on Insurers over the Past 15 Years...

Catastrophes Have Had a More Devastating Impact on Insurers over the Past 15 Years Than in the Entire History of Insurance, Particularly in Asia

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86383) has announced the
addition of "Asian Catastrophe Insurance" to their offering.

Bringing together leading figures in innovative finance and
recognised experts in natural hazards, this multi-contributor guide
will help the Asian insurance and financial markets ensure that
catastrophe risk is underwritten and managed effectively.

Catastrophes have had a more devastating impact on insurers over
the past 15 years than in the entire history of insurance. Despite its
rapidly developing economies and cutting-edge technological base,
catastrophes particularly blight the Asian continent. Natural hazards
such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, typhoons and volcanoes affect
the whole region, from the simplest to the most complex
infrastructures, and both the new engines of growth and the largest
Asian economies. Consequently Asia, especially China, India and Japan,
constitutes a major growing market for catastrophe insurance.

This comprehensive book presents a range of perspectives on
natural hazards risk and alternative risk transfer (ART) from academia
(such as Beijing, Kyoto and Cambridge universities), government
(including the World Bank and Secretary of Agriculture and
Cooperation, Government of India) and industry leaders (see table of
contents for the list of contributors).

Risk management in Asia requires a solid understanding of the
potential for catastrophic events, the vulnerability of the human,
built and economic environments to these events, and the potential for
reducing impacts through integrated and properly financed programs.
This book focuses on some of the most significant natural hazards such
as a tsunami, floods and the natural hazard likely to have the world's
largest future financial impact, a Tokyo earthquake. With its breadth
of in-depth, expert perspectives it will help you:

-- learn from recent catastrophes;

-- explore technological directions for enhanced modelling
performance;

-- increase your integration with enterprise IT systems and
identify opportunities for improved data management;

-- assess, underwrite and manage catastrophe risk more
effectively.

For more information visit
here

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
Fax: +353 1 4100 980
press@researchandmarkets.com

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