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Hurricane insurance in Florida

Jametti, Mario ; Ungern-Sternberg, Thomas von

This paper studies the evolution of hurricane insurance in Florida over the last decades. Hurricanes (and other natural catastrophes) are typically referred to as “uninsurable” risks. The more exposed property owners find it difficult to obtain insurance cover from the private market and/or can do so only at premiums that substantially exceed their expected claims costs. The state of...

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Efficiency and regulation of the Slovenian electricity distribution companies

Filippini, Massimo ; Hrovatin, Nevenka ; Zorič, Jelena

In: Energy Policy, 2004, vol. 32, no. 3, p. 335-344

The Slovenian Energy Law, adopted in 1999, has opened the internal market to competition up to 64% of the final consumption. The opening of the internal market to foreign competition is envisaged for 2003. With regard to the methodology of price regulation, the Energy Law introduces the “price-cap” regulation, which aims to give firms incentive for cost reduction. To provide information for...