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Insurance Systems in Times of Climate Change

Insurance of Buildings Against Natural Hazards

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. Cornel Quinto

    1. PBK Zürich, Attorney at Law, LL.M., Zürich, Switzerland

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXVI
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  2. Chapter 1: Challenge: Climate change as the starting situation

    • Cornel Quinto
    Pages 1-28

  3. Chapter 2: Insurance systems today

    • Cornel Quinto
    Pages 29-77

  4. Chapter 3: Interim conclusion—suitable protection system against natural hazards in response to climate change

    • Cornel Quinto
    Pages 79-81

  5. Chapter 4: Legitimacy of statutory insurance against natural hazards using the example of the KGV

    • Cornel Quinto
    Pages 83-139

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 141-154
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Natural disasters such as large-scale flooding are on the increase. Climate change directly affects our basis of existence. This includes residential buildings, and commercial and industrial properties. The author highlights the requirements that will have to be met by a protection system for buildings in the future. Insurance against natural hazards lies at the heart of such a system. The insurance systems of Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and the USA are presented. The author explains what type of insurance system is best suited to meet the challenge of climate change. The starting point of the legal section is statutory insurance with a monopoly. The question of whether such insurance is compatible with Swiss and EU law is examined. Keywords in this respect are economic freedom, competition, services of general interest and universal service.

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  • PBK Zürich, Attorney at Law, LL.M., Zürich, Switzerland

    Cornel Quinto

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