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Ebola in Goma
Assessing the risks faced by the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) would go well beyond the norms of the insurance…
Ebola Epidemic: Confirmed Cases in Uganda
Situation It has been reported that the current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic, which has caused over 1,300 confirmed deaths in the…
Civil War Drives the Spread of Ebola
The worst outbreak of Ebola in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), Africa’s second largest country by area, with a population of over 77…
Fighting Emerging Pandemics With Catastrophe Bonds
When a fire breaks out in a city, there needs to be a prompt firefighting response to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading. The…
Ebola in the U.S. – How big of problem are we lo...
As mentioned in my previous blog post, Ebola has the potential to be one of the deadliest epidemics in a century, but the primary area of…
Are Fears of a Global Ebola Pandemic Warranted?
Ebola is a hot topic in the media right now, with multiple cases being reported outside of West Africa and much confusion among the general…