The riskscapes of re/insurance

Abstract Property catastrophe re/insurance plays a crucial yet underexplored role in the governance of disparate geographies of risk. This article extends the concept of the riskscape to the study of re/insurance in two ways. We first develop a four-part framework for understanding re/insurance mark...

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Published in:Cambridge journal of regions, economy and society economy and society, 2020-07, Vol.13 (2), p.405-422
Main Authors: Taylor, Zac J, Weinkle, Jessica L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Property catastrophe re/insurance plays a crucial yet underexplored role in the governance of disparate geographies of risk. This article extends the concept of the riskscape to the study of re/insurance in two ways. We first develop a four-part framework for understanding re/insurance markets as a series of conjoined riskscapes. Second, we apply this approach to a case study analysis of Florida’s hurricane wind re/insurance market and its restructuring after the destructive 2004/2005 hurricane seasons. Using this riskscapes framework and the Florida case, we advance a critical geographical understanding of re/insurance markets as conjunctural and open-ended political economic projects.
ISSN:1752-1378
1752-1386
DOI:10.1093/cjres/rsaa015