Earthquake Risk, Insurance, and Recovery: Issues for Congress
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This report examines earthquake catastrophe risk and insurance in the United States in light of recent developments, particularly the devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. It examines both traditional and non-traditional approaches for financing recovery from earthquake losses as well as challenges in financing catastrophe losses with insurance.
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This report examines earthquake catastrophe risk and insurance in the United States in light of recent developments, particularly the devastating earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. It examines both traditional and non-traditional approaches for financing recovery from earthquake losses as well as challenges in financing catastrophe losses with insurance.
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King, Rawle O.Earthquake Risk, Insurance, and Recovery: Issues for Congress,
report,
March 12, 2010;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503561/:
accessed October 5, 2026),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.