InhaltsangabeIntroduction: Needs, Stakeholders, and Government Initiatives.- An Introduction to Catastrophe Models and Insurance.- The Risk Assessment Process: The Role of Catastrophe Modeling in Dealing with Natural Hazards.- Sources, Nature, and Impact of Uncertainties on Catastrophe Modeling.- Use of Catastrophe Models in Insurance Rate Making au]Dennis^Kuzak.- Insurance Portfolio Management.- Risk Financing.- The Impact of Mitigation on Homeowners and Insurers: An Analysis of Model Cities.- The Impact of Risk Transfer Instruments: An Analysis of Model Cities.- Extending Catastrophe Modeling To Terrorism.