Climate Change and Reinsurance

In order to comprehend the reasons why climate
actually changes, the creation of the solar system
as well as the evolution of the planets, are the
starting point of this book. The Sun s energy
constitutes a huge influence on the Earth s
atmosphere, which is, amongst other factors,
responsible for the climate on Earth and the
interdependence with life on the planet. It is also
a widely known but not yet fully acknowledged fact
that the current climate alteration is heavily
influenced by human interference. This influence is
reciprocal as the changing climate gives rise to
shifting living conditions on the planet Earth. Not
only do climate and its change both influence social
facts such as mass migration and food security, but
also several industries are dependent on stable
conditions. This book is dealing with the
reinsurance industry for which climate change is a
factor of vast forced adaptation. Whether the
creation of catastrophe reinsurance tools will be
enough to avoid global bankruptcy is yet to be seen.
The author summarises the human influences on the
current climate alteration and its consequences for
the reinsurance industry.

Autorentext
Mag. (FH) Ingrid Miesbacher (born in 1983, Judenburg, Austria), studied Export-oriented Management EU-ASEAN-NAFTA with a major in Geopolitical Affairs and Intercultural Management. She graduated with honors from the University of Applied Management Sciences IMC Krems in June 2006.

Klappentext
In order to comprehend the reasons why climate actually changes, the creation of the solar system as well as the evolution of the planets, are the starting point of this book. The Sun's energy constitutes a huge influence on the Earth's atmosphere, which is, amongst other factors, responsible for the climate on Earth and the interdependence with life on the planet. It is also a widely known but not yet fully acknowledged fact that the current climate alteration is heavily influenced by human interference. This influence is reciprocal as the changing climate gives rise to shifting living conditions on the planet Earth. Not only do climate and its change both influence social facts such as mass migration and food security, but also several industries are dependent on stable conditions. This book is dealing with the reinsurance industry for which climate change is a factor of vast forced adaptation. Whether the creation of catastrophe reinsurance tools will be enough to avoid global bankruptcy is yet to be seen. The author summarises the human influences on the current climate alteration and its consequences for the reinsurance industry.