Catastrophe Risk
A special issue of Risks (ISSN 2227-9091).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 1359
Editor
Interests: financial institutions; risk management and insurance; derivatives markets; catastrophe risk
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Catastrophic events—ranging from natural disasters and pandemics to cyber-attacks and large-scale industrial accidents—present profound challenges to societies, governments, and financial systems. The complexity, severity, and increasing frequency of these extreme events underscore the critical need for advanced catastrophe risk assessment, modeling, mitigation, and financing strategies.
This Special Issue of Risks aims to advance academic and practical insights into catastrophe risk. We welcome high-quality submissions that develop novel methodologies, provide empirical analysis, or present innovative applications relevant to managing extreme events. Submissions addressing interdisciplinary approaches and real-world case studies are encouraged.
Topics of interest are (but not limited to) the following:
- Catastrophe modeling and loss estimation;
- Insurance and reinsurance solutions for catastrophic events;
- Economic and financial impact of climate-related disasters;
- Stress testing for rare but severe events;
- Public–private partnerships in catastrophe risk sharing;
- Cat bonds and alternative risk transfer mechanisms;
- Regulatory frameworks for disaster preparedness;
- Risk perception and behavioral responses during catastrophic events.
Prof. Dr. Min-Teh Yu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- catastrophe and capital market
- insurance-linked securities
- cyber risk
- catastrophe bonds
- mortality risk
- reinsurance
- extreme risk
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