American Re's latest topics Publication Provides Detailed Summary and Analysis of 2005 U.S. Natural Catastrophes.PRINCETON, N.J. -- The fifth edition of American Re's topics: annual review of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. natural catastrophes provides a detailed review of the significant U.S. natural catastrophes of 2005, assesses their impact on the insurance industry, and identifies lessons that can be learned from these events. This year's issue focuses on Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , which caused unprecedented levels of damage and disruption along coastlines of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. The deadliest U.S. hurricane in almost 80 years, Katrina has become the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history, resulting in over $125 billion in economic damage. Also discussed in this issue are the other major hurricanes that made landfall land·fall n. 1. The act or an instance of sighting or reaching land after a voyage or flight. 2. The land sighted or reached after a voyage or flight. along the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005 - Dennis, Rita, and Wilma. A discussion of the role climate change is playing in the increasing frequency and severity of tropical cyclones This is a list of notable tropical cyclones, subdivided by basin and reason for notability. North Atlantic basin
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. 1906 San Francisco earthquake San Francisco earthquake disaster claiming many lives and most of city (1906). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 443–444] See : Disaster , including an assessment of the vulnerability of modern San Francisco to future quakes, is featured as well. Topics: annual review of North American natural catastrophes is written by American Re's Geoscience ge·o·sci·ence n. Any one of the sciences, such as geology or geochemistry, that deals with the earth. ge Department in cooperation with Munich Re Geo Risks Research. Note for editorial departments: The publication can be downloaded from www.amre.com. The printed version of this publication is scheduled to be available April 24th. In February 2006 Munich Re published Topics Geo - Annual Review: Natural Catastrophes 2005, an overview of global natural catastrophes in 2005, as well as Hurricanes - More intense, more frequent, more expensive: Insurance in a time of changing risks Both can be downloaded from the publications section at www.munichre.com. American Re-Insurance Company, a member of the Munich Re Group, is one of the leading providers of reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. in the United States. Through its subsidiaries, it writes treaty and facultative reinsurance, insurance, and provides related services to insurance companies, other large businesses, government agencies, pools and other self- insurers. The Munich Re Group, whose business also includes primary insurance and asset management, has a preeminent position in the global reinsurance industry. It is headed by Munich Reinsurance Company of Munich, Germany, and includes reinsurance subsidiaries, branches, service companies and liaison offices in more than 60 locations worldwide, serving corporate clients from around 160 countries. |
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