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Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk is the first book that systematically analyzes how catastrophe models can be used for assessing and managing risks of extreme events. It focuses on natural disaster risk, but also discusses the management of terrorism risk. A unique feature of this book is the involvement of three leading catastrophe modeling firms, AIR Worldwide, EQECAT, and Risk Management Solutions, who examine the role of catastrophe modeling in rate setting, portfolio management and risk financing.
Using data from three model cities (Oakland, CA, Long Beach, CA and Miami/Dade County, FLA), experts from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania examine the role of catastrophe modeling to develop risk management strategies for reducing and spreading the losses from future disasters. Given the uncertainties associated with terrorism the book points out the opportunities for utilizing catastrophe models to set insurance rates and to examine public-private partnerships for providing financial assistance in the event of a terrorist attack.
"This book fills a critical need in setting forth the role of modern risk analysis in managing catastrophe risk. There is no comparable reference work for this important subject area. The book is well written and well organized. It contains contributions from many of the most distinguished experts in the fields of risk analysis and risk management. It strikes a good balance between the technical aspects of the subject and the practical aspects of decision making."
"This book is strongly recommended for individuals who must make decisions regarding the management of impacts of catastrophe risks including those in both the public and private sector."
Wilfred D. Iwan
Professor of Applied Mechanics, Emeritus
Director, Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
"The authors have captured the essence of catastrophe modeling: its value, its utility and its limitations. Every practitioner in the catastrophe risk field should read this book."
Franklin W. Nutter, President
Reinsurance Association of America
Customer Reviews:
Disaster insurance rate determination (guessing or otherwise).......2005-08-11
An excellent survey of disaster insurance premium estimation. The volume is written by a variety of contributors, but they follow an outline predetermined by the editors. The material starts with an introduction to natural disasters (hurricanes and earthquakes), then reviews the primary 'technique' recommended by the authors: using GIS databases and sophisticated computer models to predict disaster costs (disaster models). Unfortunately, the details of running these models are hard to communicate without giving the reader access to an interface of a sample model.
Despite this difficulty, there is an excellent chapter detailing the legal battles between the insurance industry and consumer advocates. The battle was fought after the Northridge, CA earthquake, and the GIS data and disaster models were the heavy artillery employed by the insurance brokers. The authors review difficult issues regarding 'fair premium price' determination for regulated retail insurance policies. The purchasers of disaster insurance tend to see the brokers collecting risk-free profits. The brokers counter that the Northridge earthquake insurance payouts exceed all the premiums paid in California for over 20 years. Elsewhere the authors mention hurricane Andrew insurance payouts exceeded all insurance payments ever collected in Florida.
The final chapter covers 'terrorism insurance', and represents an excellent survey of issues facing the insurance industry after September 11. One of the interesting issues raised in the mismatch between industry assessment of 'fair premium' and public assumptions that a 9/11 type disaster could not happen, again. At least this is what sale of terrorism insurance demonstrates.
The book will probably suggest more questions than it answers. In particular, the chapter on terrorism raises interesting issues about 'governmental' coverage versus 'private' coverage. At a certain level, victims of terrorism can expect taxpayers to 'aid' those suffering from the disaster. 'Aid' is another term for insurance, but 'coverage' is universal and payments hidden in various taxes. Coming up with fair 'retail terrorism insurance premiums' seems beyond the capabilities of the US insurance system. The problems are structural and won't go away any time soon.
Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk .......2005-07-24
Excellent choice to educate user community -- topic well presented to lead "those less comfortable with statistics" through the Catastrophe Risk modeling history and process
Excellent!.......2005-04-03
This book covers so many great topics that it is impossible to go into all of them in an amazon review. Suffice to say, for anyone in the reinsurance business, or anyone interested in risk management in general, this is simply a terrific book. The subject matter is dense, but the writing is lucid and engaging. Nicely done!
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Hb Effective Business Communication Custom
Manufacturer: Primis
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ASIN: 0072926805 |
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The primary focus of this text is on enhancing written communication skills, with some attention devoted to studying contemporary communication practices in the business world. The focus on writing has been complemented by units on events planning, new communication technologies, group projects, and oral presentations based on research.
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This is a comprehensive introduction to the history, science and varieties of alcoholic beverages. The book's conversational presentation includes an anecdotal history of alcoholic beverages and their cultural influences, as well as a unique presentation of wines, beers and spirits—Wines are taught by the grapes from which the wines are made. The study of beers is separated by the yeast used in fermentation and the approach to studying spirits is broken into aged and non-aged and fruit or grain-based. The volume addresses all areas of alcoholic beverages including alcohol safety, wine labels and bottle shapes, tasting and pairing, fermentation, light-bodied medium-bodied and full-bodied red and white wines, sparkling wines, dessert wines, fortified wines and aperitifs, beer, distillation and distilled spirits, mixology, purchasing and storage, and marketing and sales. For Food Service Managers, General Managers, Executive Chefs, Bartenders and Sommelier.
Customer Reviews:
Great History and Easy to Understand.......2003-11-15
This book by Albert W.A. Schmid is full of interesting, historical details regarding the history of wines, beers and spirits. His Louisville roots are evident when one reads his sections on Kentucky Bourbon. Bourbon drinkers will drool! Wines are segmented "by the grape" which makes understanding the large variety of wineries and varietals very easy and simple. This book gives an excellent overview of wines, beers and spirits -- from the way they are produced to the myriad of ways they can be paired with your favorite foods!
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Answering the Call: Communication Technologies and the Not-for-Profit Organization
Joseph R. Liberto
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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ASIN: 0595323855 |
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This book discusses the many ways a small not-for-profit organization can leverage telecommunications technologies to advance its mission.
Customer Reviews:
A LOT better that I expected!.......2003-01-11
This is a surprisingly useful book. It is a quick read (about an hour or two); the basic format is a question, answer, and illustrative anecdote. I was pleased with the stories presented in the book and picked up a number of pointers. While the book starts out a bit on the obvious side (Q: When should you call a meeting? A: When a meeting is the best way to achieve your objective.), it moves into some though provoking issues such as dealing with interruptions, staggering attendance for optimum use of peoples' time, how to deal with those who want to go into depth on everything, etc. While some of the material on audio/visual material is amusingly out of date, the principles behind them are sound. The corporate world would be better off if everyone read and applied the principles found in this book.
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How to Run a Meeting (Successful Office Skills Series, No 2)
Bobbi Linkemer
Manufacturer: AMACOM
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ASIN: 0814476716 |
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This digital document is an article from Printing News, published by Thomson Gale on January 8, 2007. The length of the article is 979 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: How to run successful sales meetings.(sales clinic)
Author: George Reinfeld
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Date: January 8, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 158
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How to Run a Successful Meeting in Half the Time
Manufacturer: Washout Pub Co
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Practical Tourism Forecasting
Douglas Frechtling
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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ASIN: 0750608773 |
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Practical Tourism Forecasting is the first step-by-step guide to forecasting tourism demand. It emphasizes how alternative forecasting methods organize information about the past to shed light on the future. It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each of 13 different forecasting techniques and presents rules for determining the optimum model for a given tourism forecasting project.
Using examples from the lodging, destination, airline and international tourism sectors, this book employs charts and tables to explain how to
*plan a forecasting project
*analyze time series and other information
*select the appropriate forecasting model
* use the model for forecasting and evaluate its results.
'Practical Tourism Forecasting' is ideal for postgraduate students in tourism and hospitality degree programs specializing in marketing, finance and operations. It is also well-suited to managers and administrators who must project demand for their products among tourists. Executives who rely on forecasts prepared by others will find it will assist them in evaluating the validity and reliability of these predictions. Those engaged in analyzing business trends broadly will find it helpful in surveying the future of what has been called the largest industry in the world.
Foreword written by J.Willard Marriott, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International, Washington DC.
Step-by-step guide to forecasting tourism demand
Extensive use of practical examples
'The principles can certainly be applied to other industries, so anyone looking for an exemplary textbook on forecasting can benefit from this book.' The Futurist,1997
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- "SHE DID AN EXCELANT JOB"
- Great book if you are interested in filing Chap 7 bankruptcy
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Debt Free: The National Bankruptcy Kit (Legal Self-Help Series)
Daniel Sitarz
Manufacturer: Nova Publishing Company
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ASIN: 0935755624 |
Book Description
Written in plain English, the information in this comprehensive reference book will guide readers through the entire bankruptcy process in a simple step-by-step manner. Sample filled-in documents, worksheets, checklists, and straight-forward instructions allow readers to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and cancel their major debts. Revised to contain the latest changes to bankruptcy law.
Customer Reviews:
"SHE DID AN EXCELANT JOB".......2000-09-28
"SHE DID AN EXCELANT JOB", IS WHAT WAS SAID WHEN I FILED MY BANKRUPTCY FORMS. FOR MONTHS, I STRUGGLED WITH THE KIT ON MY OWN. I COULDN'T GET ANY HELP FROM THE COURT CLERKS, AND I EVEN TRYED AN ONLINE CHAT WITH A LAWYER(HE WAS JUST AS LITTLE HELP AS THE CLERKS). MY OPTIONS BECAME: EITHER CALL IT A LOSE, OR ORDER A BOOK AND TRY ONE MORE TIME. WELL!, NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT TOOK ME TWO DAYS TO READ THE BOOK AND GATHER THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE KIT. I HAD BEEN WRESTLING WITH THE KIT FROM MAY TO AUGUST BEFORE I ORDERED THE BOOK. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT TOOK ME TWO HOURS TO COMPLETE THE KIT IN IT'S ENTIRETY, AFTER READING THE BOOK. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESAULTS OF "DEBT FREE". I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY ONE SET ON FILLING A CHAPTER SEVEN BANKRUPTCY, AND JUST CAN'T AFFORD THE FEES OF A PROFESSIONAL.
Great book if you are interested in filing Chap 7 bankruptcy.......1999-03-02
I found this book to be helpful for filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy as it has forms with instructions and examples along side. This is not the book for you if you are exploring other ways to correct your financial situation or if you want to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy. It has appendixes which list all state and federal exemptions.
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Volume 5, Progress in Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Management
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0471944335 |
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Progress in Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Management Volume Five Edited by C. P. Cooper and A. Lockwood University of Surrey, UK This annual publication is a review of leading-edge research in tourism, recreation, hospitality management, hotel and catering, and related fields, with an emphasis on fields of rapid advance, international importance and major academic or professional concern. Now in its fifth volume, Progress has established itself as the leading guide to research trends in this rapidly developing field. The opportunity was taken to redesign the structure of Progress in Volume Four, and each volume now features substantive papers organised around two themes of key interest; in this volume, recreation and tourism in Europe, and human resource management in the hospitality industry. The concluding `topical issues and trends' section also includes new regular features—including a detailed statistical section. These alterations reflect the suggestions and comments of users of the earlier three volumes and are designed to enhance the series' usefulness to both researchers and professionals.
Books:
- Change the Way You See Everything: Through Asset-Based Thinking
- Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Structures and Analysis, 3rd Edition
- Consumer Guide to Solar Energy, 3rd Edition
- Create Your Own Hedge Fund: Increase Profits and Reduce Risks with ETFs and Options (Wiley Trading)
- Doing Deals: Investment Banks at Work
- Elementary Stochastic Calculus With Finance in View (Advanced Series on Statistical Science & Applied Probability, Vol 6)
- Energy Risk: Valuing and Managing Energy Derivatives
- Essential Managers: Managing Budgets
- EVA and Value-Based Management: A Practical Guide to Implementation
- Finance in a Nutshell: A no-nonsense companion to the tools and techniques of finance (Corporate Finance)
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