Acts of God and Man : : Ruminations on Risk and Insurance / / Michael Powers.
Much has been written about the ups and downs of financial markets, from the lure of prosperity to the despair of crises. Yet a more fundamental and pernicious source of uncertainty exists in today's world: the traditional "insurance" risks of earthquakes, storms, terrorist attacks, a...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Columbia Business School Publishing
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 33 line drawings, 22 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Living with Risk
- 2. The Realm of Insurance
- 3. Scientific Challenges
- Notes
- Author' Editorials and Other Writings
- Bibliography
- Index