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Geotimes February 2007 Richard J. Murnane	Science, Catastrophe Risk Models and Insurance An appreciation of how scientific research is used in the insurance industry's catastrophe risk models provides some insight on the relationship between geoscience and insurance.
This Old House David Dobbs	Weathering the Storm Ask these questions to choose the right catastrophe insurance.
HBS Working Knowledge September 19, 2011 Maggie Starvish	Doomsday Coming for Catastrophic Risk Insurers? Insurance "reinsurers" underwrite much of the catastrophic risk insurance. Problem is, says Harvard Business School Professor Kenneth A. Froot, reinsurers themselves are in danger of failing from a major catastrophic event.
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Reason May 2007 Jacob Sullum	Hurricanes Happen Insurance price controls in Florida: The state legislature is ordering insurance companies to charge less for homeowner's policies.
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Knowledge@Wharton February 26, 2003	The Perils of Hedge Fund Regulation Hedge fund products are increasingly available to a broader audience than previously had access to this asset class. A barrage of news reports focused on hedge fund fraud and blowups raises the idea that regulation might provide a useful fix. So should hedge funds be regulated? No.
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Insurance & Technology July 12, 2006 Maria Woehr	Not Risking It The availability of catastrophe models generated overconfidence among insurers, which, after the past hurricane season, are realizing the technology's limitations. However, insurers will still continue to rely on cat modeling to reduce risk exposure.
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