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Scientific approach to catastrophic risk reinsurance

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  • Negru, Titel

    (Spiru Haret University)

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The article discusses particular forms of reinsurance treaties that are used within activities of insurance companies. Each of the treaties in question offers different possibilities of protecting an insurance company’s portfolio by providing different ways of the risk transfer. Reinsurance is necessary to perform correct financial economy of an insurance company. Hence, appropriate selection of a scope and methods of reinsurance in the context of insuring risks of catastrophical nature gains in particular importance. Catastrophical risk are more and more frequently observed and they are more and more expensive. The paper suggests application of a decision tree as a tool that supports an optimal selection of the scope of reinsurance for a given structure of the insurance portfolio.

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  • Negru, Titel, 2012. "Scientific approach to catastrophic risk reinsurance," Papers 2012/409, Osterreichish-Rumanischer Akademischer Verein.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:sphedp:2012_409
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    Keywords

    reinsurance treaties; risk;

    JEL classification:

    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General

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