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Loma Prieta Earthquake: Is California More Vulne...
On Tuesday, October 17, 1989, the Mw 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake struck along an oblique-reverse fault, possibly connected to the San Andreas…
California Earthquake Authority Invests in Resea...
The overall insurance protection gap in the U.S. is large, and earthquake risk in California contributes the most to that gap. Between 2010-…
The Mw7.1 – 2019 Ridgecrest (California) Earthqu...
The recent events that shook a relatively remote part of the Mojave Desert region of Eastern California provide an acute reminder of the major…
Will California be “Puerto Rico” or “New Orleans”?
It is now exactly a quarter of a century, on January 17, 1994, since the last significant U.S. earthquake disaster. A previously unknown blind…
How Risk Selection in California Can Be Affected...
There used to be several ways to ensure risk diversification in a California earthquake insurance portfolio. You could select risks on the…
The Three “Protection Gaps” (And the Role of Pro...
The rallying cry has sounded — to “close the protection gap”, the difference between what is paid out by insurance and the total cost of some…
