Under the influence of climate-related extremes, the world is exposed to more and more catastrophe risks. Regulation by insurance may help realize the goal of mitigating catastrophe risk and the following losses. I explore five regulatory tools — risk-based pricing, contract design, loss...

In the law and economics literature liability is generally regarded as an instrument which provides potential tortfeasors with incentives for optimal care taking. The question, however, arises whether liability can still provide those incentives when risks are unknown. That is the central...

Although the insurance industry demonstrates a growing concern about the severe rise in losses from natural disasters, only about one third of all potential victims have in fact purchased first-party catastrophe insurance. Although first-party insurance has several advantages, we find that there...