Book Description
At last, here is a reprint of the major monograph on one of California's most distinguished and influential architects. Wallace Neff was responsible for many of the houses that have become icons of California domestic architecture. Many of his houses used Mediterranean vernacular touches, but they all bore the stamp of Neff's own particular design genius. Well-illustrated with color and black and white photographs, plans, and renderings, this book is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in how California's domestic architectural vocabulary came to exist.
Customer Reviews:
The book on Wallace Neff, Master of Proportion.......2001-03-24
A good look at the oeuvre of Wallace Neff, an architect who could combine in his houses a sense of profound tranquility, dynamism, and whimsy. He was truly a master of proportion. Sadly, as with all of the books published by Hennessey & Ingalls, it suffers from inferior printing & photo reproduction, but the content is rich, the writing good. I'd recommend it.
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Cats Up Close: Champions of Kentucky Basketball
Jamie H. Vaught , and
Jamie H. Waught
Manufacturer: Mcclanahan Pub House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0913383627 |
Book Description
Cats Up Close is Jamie Vaught's third Wildcat title and a look into the championship world of Kentucky basketball. Personal interviews with players and coaches from past to present, including Coach Tubby Smith, make this an exciting read.
Average customer rating:
- wonderful photos
- A nice book.
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Cats Up Close
Vicki Croke
Manufacturer: Artabras Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0896600920 |
Customer Reviews:
wonderful photos.......1999-09-06
This book one of the best collection of cat photos I've encountered, rivaling the wonderful "Cats in the Sun." The photos are stunning, candid, and poignant, never posed. I could have done without the silly captions, however.
A nice book........1998-10-22
This is a very nice book with lots of beautiful photographs of cats. It does not have much text but the pictures are great.
Product Description
Another alluring Kodak publication that makes everyone want to be a better photographer! On shiny, slick glossy paper with bright attractive photos and interesting yet easy instructions. Covers Photography of cats & dogs, Creative Close-ups of Flowers, Underwater Photography, Pictorial Lighting Outdoors, A Galaxy of Glassware, and Photography from the Air! You can do it!
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Cats Up Close 2006 Deluxe Wall Calendar
Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Calendar
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ASIN: 0760768692 |
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This entertaining full-color calendar for 2006 brings you up close and personal with some irresistible felines acting out as only cats can. A must-have for the cat lovers on your listincluding you.
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B Bailey/tattle Tail (Beetle Bailey)
Mort Walker
Manufacturer: Jove
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0515109886 |
Book Description
Is it possible that the insurance and reinsurance industries cannot handle a major catastrophe? Ten years ago, the notion that the overall cost of a single catastrophic event might exceed $10 billion was unthinkable. With ever increasing property-casualty risks and unabated growth in hazard-prone areas, insurers and reinsurers now envision the possibility of disaster losses of $50 to $100 billion in the United States.
Against this backdrop, the capitalization of the insurance and reinsurance industries has become a crucial concern. While it remains unlikely that a single event might entirely bankrupt these industries, a big catastrophe could place firms under severe stress, jeopardizing both policy holders and investors and causing profound ripple effects throughout the U.S. economy.
The Financing of Catastrophe Risk assembles an impressive roster of experts from academia and industry to explore the disturbing yet realistic assumption that a large catastrophic event is inevitable. The essays offer tangible means of both reassessing and raising the level of preparedness throughout the insurance and reinsurance industries.
Customer Reviews:
Essential read about financing catastrophe risk........2000-06-23
This book is an excellent treatment of an issue of increasing importance. As the costs of natural catastrophes continue to increase, the tools available to absorb the increasing costs of loss become more valuable. The book describes the demand for catastrophe insurance protection, the limitations on supply, and alternative mechanisms to shift risk. Of particular interest is the discussion of the capital markets as viable tools to absorb risk. For those concerned with the financing of catastrophe risk, this book is an essential read.
Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on October 28, 1996. The length of the article is 905 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the supplier: The use of bank credit instead of reinsurance to bolster the claims-paying abilities of state-run catastrophe pools can be cost effective, according to Chase Manhattan Bank's David Nelson. Speaking at a seminar held during the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting Society's 1996 meeting, he explained how bank financing underwritten by Chase has proven cost effective for the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund and the Florida Windstorm Underwriting Assn.
Citation Details
Title: Cat pools replace some reinsurance with credit.(state catastrophe-insurance pools)
Author: Joe Niedzielski
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 28, 1996
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n44
Page: p12(2)
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on November 4, 2002. The length of the article is 1077 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Congress looks into cat bond benefits. (Alternative Markets).(catastrophe bonds )
Author: Steven Brostoff
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 4, 2002
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 106
Issue: 44
Page: 24(2)
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from Risk & Insurance, published by Axon Group on November 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1136 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Financing Catastrophe Risk: The Capital Market Route.
Author: John J. Kollar
Publication:
Risk & Insurance (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 1999
Publisher: Axon Group
Page: 63
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on November 25, 1996. The length of the article is 924 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the supplier: The Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association is renegotiating a credit line from JP Morgan and Co in order to prepare for the 1997 hurricane season. The association is striving to place 450,000 policy holders with private insurance by Feb 1997 as well. The $3 billion catastrophe finance plan of the association is discussed.
Citation Details
Title: Fla. negotiating cat financing deal.(Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association; catastrophe insurance)
Author: Michael H. Adams
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 25, 1996
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n48
Page: p3(1)
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on July 24, 2000. The length of the article is 1434 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Insurers At Odds On Cat Financing Proposals.(catastrophe insurance)
Author: Steven Brostoff
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 24, 2000
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 104
Issue: 30
Page: S-21
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on July 27, 1998. The length of the article is 1860 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Insurers Can Mix & Match Cat Financing.(study by Insurance Services Office on property and casualty insurance coping with major catastrophe)
Author: John J. Kollar
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 27, 1998
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v102
Issue: n30
Page: p6(1)
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on August 23, 2004. The length of the article is 791 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Insurers may cite Charley in TRIA battle: seeking extension, lobbyists will note risk of mega-catastrophe to industry.(New Strategy)
Author: Arthur D. Postal
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 23, 2004
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 108
Issue: 32
Page: 41(1)
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on October 21, 1996. The length of the article is 782 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the supplier: RLI Corp., a holding company for the property-casualty insurance companies RLI Insurance Co. and Mt Hawley Insurance Co., has established a reinsurance and loss financing program capitalized at $50 million. Aon Re Inc., Aon Corp.'s reinsurance subsidiary, set up RLI's reinsurance and loss financing program, which is underwritten by Centre Reinsurance. Under the program, RLI would pay Centre Re with up to $50 million in its stock in the event of a catastrophic loss.
Citation Details
Title: RLI Corp. sets up $50 million catastrophe-financing vehicle.(establishes reinsurance and loss financing program)
Author: Joe Niedzielski
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 21, 1996
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Issue: n43
Page: p2(2)
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Book Description
This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on September 15, 2003. The length of the article is 646 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Taiwan issues earthquake CAT bond.(International/RE)(catastrophe bonds)
Author: Michael Ha
Publication:
National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 15, 2003
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 107
Issue: 37
Page: 25(2)
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