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Great for insurance buyers too
I am an owner of an apartment building and was nervous about being inappropriately insured. After reading the book, I feel like I know exactly what I want and don't want. Like I am on equal footing with an agent/broker. ... Read more

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Essential read about financing catastrophe risk.
This book is an excellent treatment of an issue of increasing importance. As the costs of natural catastrophes continue to increase, the tools available to absorb the increasing costs of loss become more valuable. The book describes the demand for catastrophe insurance protection, the limitations on supply, and alternative mechanisms to shift risk. Of particular interest is the discussion of the capital markets as viable tools to absorb risk. For those concerned with the financing of catastrophe risk, this book is an essential read. ... Read more

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Breaking New Ground
This is a thoughtful and comprehensive piece of work by an industry insider whose practical experience of the topic is clear. I found this helpful both for myself as head of operational risk in a financial institution, as have some of the other staff in my department.

No value added to the subject
One of the most significant debates in the financial industry nowadays is the one of quantification of operational risk. This book does not add anything to the discussion. Find qualitative standards for operational risk inside a bank is a challenging but always achievable task as it usually relies on the particular characteristics of the own organization. The problem lies on the quantification. Subjects like operational risk capital allocation, VaR models, correlation etc are not mentioned here. The book is absolutely qualitative with many flaws even there. ... Read more

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Report on the Loss of the SS Titanic
The SS Titanic is one of the names of the Titanic it was also known as RMS because it carred mail. So SS is correct and RMS is also correct. This book is GREAT reading if you are into the history part of Titanic.

hmm... it was the R.M.S. Titanic .
To speak for the accuracy of this title, The ship was named the R.M.S. TITANIC, not the U.S.S.. ... Read more

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How renters can buy effective insurance that works when they need it. This 9th book in Silver Lake's Insurance Series includes • an analysis of standard insurance policy forms • case studies of problems and solutions • interviews with industry insiders about how this special coverage works

Most insurance that's advertised to protect the place you live and the stuff inside is aimed at home owners.But more than half of all Americans rent their apartments or homes and they're an underserved market-- both for insurance and for information about it. ... Read more

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This book addresses one of the key features of contemporary government policy: how to integrate the economic role of agriculture with the societal role of the rural environment. Historical agricultural policy has focussed on encouraging production while protecting farmers from market risk. However production surpluses combined with growing concern over the environmental impacts of intensive agriculture has led to policy changes, which have exposed farmers to more market risk and required them to take account of their impact on the environment. For the first time this book brings these developing policy issues together with a comprehensive consideration of both theoretical and empirical aspects. The first part of the book contains a set of six theoretical contributions to the economics of the agri-environment, including consideration of the associated policy implications. Building on this theoretical base, the second part contains four international case studies of agri-environmental policy. All the authors are well-known experts in their field, and the original material contained in this book should be of interest to academic agricultural and environmental economists, postgraduate students, and policymakers. ... Read more