Catastrophe risk

时间:2020-12-24 作者:stone
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Abstract
Thispaperexaminestherecentemergenceofinitiativesinvolvingthereinsuranceindustryandthecapitalmarketstodevelopmechanismstofinancethelossesarisingfromcatastrophicevents.seinitiativesarediscussedfromtwoperspectives.Oneperspectiveexploresthesefinancingmechanismsfromthecontentionthatcatastrophiceventsarebecomingincreasinglynon-insurablewithincontemporaryrisksociety.Inthisregardthepaperaddressesissuesrelatingtothecoherenceandsustainabilityoftherisknetworksunderpinningeffortstomaintaintheinsurabilityofcatastrophicevents.Thesecatastrophe-financinginitiativesarealsodiscussedfromasecond,althoughrelatedperspective.Thisreferstotheveryemergenceofthesedifferentfinancingmechanisms.Inthisregardthemovingpotentialofliberalgovernmentortheinventivemechanicsdrivingthedevelopmentofdifferentwaystomanagecatastrophicriskbecomesignificant.Thepaperarguesthattheemergenceofthesedifferentcatastrophe-financingmechanismsisoccurringattheintersectionofconcernsoverthenon-insurabilityofthecatastrophicandtheextremesofcapitalistingenuity,suggestingbothperspectivesmightofferinsightsintosomeofthepossiblefuturetrajectoriesofrisksociety

Thispaperisconcernedwithcatastrophicrisk(bothfromnaturalcatastrophicevents,suchasearthquakes,hurricanesandfloods,andfrom‘man-made’ones,suchasenvironmentaldisasters,satellitecrashesandterroristattacks).Morespecifically,thepaperaddressesissuesrelatingtomechanismsavailabletofinancethecostsassociatedwithsuchcatastrophicevents.Thefocusofthepaperisontherecentemergenceofinnovativefinancialinstrumentsdevelopedbyreinsurersinconjunctionwiththecapitalmarketsdesignedtospreadthecostsofcatastrophesacrossawiderfinancingbase.Thisprocess,termedthesecuritizationofcatastrophicrisk,involvespackagingtherisksassociatedwithaparticularcatastrophiceventandtransferringthemtothecapitalmarkets,assumestheobligationforfinancingthecostsofcatastrophesinreturnforsomeformofpaymentfromthereinsurer.Securitizedcatastrophicriskfirstappearedinthecapitalmarketsin1995and1996andremainsasyetverymuchinitsinfancy.Whileinitialattemptstoraiseaninterestintheseproductswereconsideredsomewhatdisappointing,theannualUSAmarketsizeisnowestimatedtobegreaterthanUS$1billion,withaprojectedannualmarketofperhapsUS$60billion(McDonald1999:75).

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