+Brumbaugh, David L. & Rawle O. King, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Tax Deductions for Catastrophic Risk Insurance Reserves: Explanation and Economic Analysis (September 2, 2005) (PDF — 76K)
Disasters & the Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
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Discusses the market for catastrophe insurance and proposals permitting insurance companies to establish tax-deductible reserve funds for catastrophes.
+Center for Health and the Global Environment, Harvard Medical School, Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological and Economic Dimensions (November 2005)
"The study...surveys existing and future costs associated with climate change and the growing potential for abrupt, widespread impacts. The study reports that the insurance industry will be at the center of this issue, absorbing risk and helping society and business to adapt and reduce new risks."—Press release 200K
+State of California, Department of Water Resources, Flood Warnings: Responding to California's Flood Crisis (January 2005) (PDF — 1.4M)
"This Flood Management White Paper presents an overview of the current condition of flood management in the Central Valley and outlines a plan to reduce flood risks through an integrated approach for better planning, new investments, improved management of our infrastructure and closer collaboration between water agencies and users."—Executive Summary.
