Insurers turn to scientific models of life catastrophe in wake of Tohoku

The March earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused the largest life insurance payout in history and changed the nature of mortality risk management throughout the world. Dr Andrew Coburn reviews what is known about the disaster and what can be learned from it.

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