Catastrophe Risk and Reinsurance

Examines market and public policy approaches for managing catastrophe risks, including modeling, reinsurance, and public-private partnerships.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Benjamin Collier

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Lectures are mid-sized, with a median of 47 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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R M I 300, graduate/professional standing, or declared in Business Exchange Program

    • RMI 300
    • graduate/professional standing
    • declared in Business Exchange Program
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RMI 665

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  • Any of
    • RMI 300
    • graduate/professional standing
    • declared in Business Exchange Program

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Fall 2026
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Fall 2026

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LEC 002Classroom Instruction47 / 550

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Examines market and public policy approaches for managing catastrophe risks. Describes how catastrophes such as hurricanes, wildfires, severe convective storms, terrorist attacks, cyberattacks, environmental disasters (e.g., oil spills), and epidemics create societal challenges by affecting many households and firms concurrently. Covers catastrophe models, which are used to estimate the potential losses from these events by simulating thousands of possible disaster scenarios. Describes the markets for reinsurance and insurance linked securities, how these products work, and the types of risks they cover. Compares public-private partnership models across countries for managing severe risks such as public terrorism reinsurance and cyclone risk pools to glean insights from these varying approaches.

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Topics

  • Types of catastrophes including natural disasters, terrorism, and cyberattacks.
  • Catastrophe modeling and scenario simulation.
  • Reinsurance and insurance linked securities markets.
  • Public-private partnership models and risk pools.

Skills

  • Examining market and public policy approaches for managing catastrophe risks.
  • Using catastrophe models to estimate potential losses via scenario simulation.
  • Describing reinsurance and insurance linked securities markets and products.
  • Comparing public-private partnership models for severe risk management.

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RMI 665 · Fall 2026

Catastrophe Risk and Reinsurance

Recorded 2026-09-07
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