00989nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000180001724501850003526000250022030000100024550000750025552005190033058300180084920260716043422.0  a11.02.03 M266  aManagement of catasrophic risks using pooled insurance structures and alternative financing & risk transfer mechanisms : the reinsurance market and the case of the Caribbean region  b[s.n.]a[S.l.]c2000  a78 p.  aBibliography: p.77-78.  Located in the Office of the Secretary-General  aConcludes that the risk management options examined can lead to real benefits to all participants in the insurance markets.  Notes that some minimum pre-conditions such as: a sound and strong insurance regulatory framework; enforcement of prudent risk managment practices; objective and verifiable criteria for measuring and recording losses; and, implemenation and enforcement of protective structural measure and construction codes; are essential for assuring the integrity of any participatory insurance scheme.  c5/2/01kJOY_D