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Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Howard Kunreuther
Paying for Future Catastrophes

The New York Times Sunday Review November 24, 2012  Online in The New York Times
Ginger Turner
What will, or should, New Jerseyans learn from Hurricane Sandy?

New Jersey Star Ledger November 23, 2012  Online
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
How resilient is your country?

NatureVol.491, Issue 7425, Page 497, doi:10.1038/491497aNovember 22, 2012  Online at Nature
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Where is Risk Management Headed Today?

Full Cover, MDS Holding, Portugal October 2012   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
G20: Disaster Risk Management as key priority: 5 Proposals

  September 12, 2012  Prepared for the G20 Country Steering Group meeting in Mexico City on September 21, 2012
Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Howard Kunreuther
Why We Should Not (Always) Blame Congress

The Huffington Post August 8, 2012   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Donald E. Callaghan
Toward a Euro II Quarantine Zone

The Huffington Post June 8, 2012   
Kevin Lu and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Is Income Disparity Slowly Fueling the Next Global Crisis?

Wall Street Journal January 21, 2012   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
G20 to Support the Establishment of National Risk Officers?

The Huffington Post November 1, 2011   
Howard Kunreuther
Who Benefits From Federal Flood Aid?

New York Times October 1, 2011  online at the New York Times
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Prepare yourself, natural disasters will only get worse

The Washington Post September 15, 2011  online at Washington Post
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Are Extreme Events Roadblocks to Growth?

The Huffington Post  September 9, 2011   
Howard Kunreuther
Dealing with large-scale risks

The Daily Pennsylvanian September 9, 2011  Op-ed on the anniversary of 9/11
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
"The Davos barometer: Risks ahead."

The Washington Post January 24, 2011   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Covering the cost of natural devastation

The Australian January 17, 2011   
Geoffrey Heal and Howard Kunreuther
In a networked world, no longer controlling our own destinies

Washington PostOn LeadershipDecember 29, 2010   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
MENA Countries Need to Foster Their Risk Management Capabilities, But How?

Huffington PostOctober 26, 2010October 26, 2010   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Paul Slovic
The Collapse of Compassion

Huffington Post October 7, 2010   
Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
Overcoming Myopia -- Learning From the BP Oil Spill and Other Catastrophes

The Milken Institute Review, pp 49-57Fourth Quarter, 2010October 2010  Online in "Milken Institute Review"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Pakistan's Challenge: How to Lead in the Wake of Catastrophe

Washington Post September 2, 2010   
Stephen Flynn
We're still not ready for another Hurricane Katrina

The Washington PostAugust 29, 2010August 29, 2010   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Ensuring that Our Economies Remain Terror-Proof

Huffington Post June 23, 2010   
Howard Kunreuther
"What the volcano taught me"

Washington Post May 10, 2010May 10, 2010  "On Leadership" Guest Insights column
Howard Kunreuther
Dealing with Volcanic Ash and Other Low Probability Events

Informed Judgment Partners' Monthly BarometerMay 2010May 2010   
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP): Introducing Long-Term Flood Insurance

Huffington Post April 28, 2010   
Michael Useem and Howard Kunreuther
"Not in my term of office" - the challenges of educating leaders to prepare for catastrophes.

Washington Post April 14, 2010   
Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Why relatively few Americans in catastrophe-prone areas invest in risk-reduction measures

Scripps Newspaper Group Excerpted from a Wharton Risk Center issue brief on decisions related to catastrophe riskMarch 7, 2010  online at Scripps Newspaper Group
Erwann Michel-Kerjan and Paul Slovic
A More Dangerous World -- Why we misunderstand risk.

NewsweekMarch 2010March 1, 2010  online in "Newsweek"
Howard Kunreuther
Overcoming our disaster myopia in Haiti

Washington Post January 19, 2010  online in "The Washington Post"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Disaster Risk Management Reborn

Risk Management MagazineDecember 2009, page 56December 1, 2009   
Scott Harrington
Competition and Health Insurance

The Wall Street JournalOctober 21, 2009October 21, 2009   
Stephen E. Flynn, Frank Cilluffo and Sharon Cardash
Reckless Neglect: A Disaster Waiting to Happen…Again?

Anderson Cooper 360  August 28, 2009   
Cary Coglianese
Seeing through the transparency myth

The Philadelphia Inquirer August 26, 2009   
Stephen E. Flynn and Irwin Redlener
Get Ready for a Pandemic

Anderson Cooper 360 May 5, 2009   
Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
The Need for Long-Term Flood Insurance and Mitigation Loans

Natural Hazards ObserverMarch 2009, pp.8-10March 2009  Natural Hazards Observer, March 2009
Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem
Anticipating risks, averting the worst: 3 steps for natural disaster or corporate calamity

The Philadelphia Inquirer December 16, 2008  Online in "The Philadelphia Inquirer"
Stephen E. Flynn
Boaters, Lend a Hand in Name of National Security

Newsday June 18, 2008  The Department of Homeland Security is looking to start its own maritime version of Neighborhood Watch, writes Stephen Flynn, referring to Secretary Michael Chertoff's request that boaters keep an eye out for potential terrorist activity.
John Tierney and Stephen Flynn
Misguided Missile Defense

The Boston Globe March 8, 2008  In an op-ed, Stephen Flynn suggests "The best way to mark the 25th anniversary of President Reagan's 'Star Wars' speech would be with a debate about its strategic relevance in our post-Sept. 11 world."
Flynn, Stephen
America the Resilient: Defying Terrorism and Mitigating Natural Disasters

Foreign Affairs Volume 87 No. 2March 4, 2008  Online in "Foreign Affairs"
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Winning by a Landslide

NewsweekFebruary 29, 2008February 29, 2008  Erwann Michel-Kerjan was interviewed for this article on presidential disaster declarations.
Howard Kunreuther
Flirting With Disaster

ForbesFebruary 11, 2008February 11, 2008  Online in "Forbes"
Michel-Kerjan, Erwann and Howard Kunreuther
What Is the State of U.S. Preparedness? A Freakonomics Quorum

New York Times blog by Stephen DubnerNovember 9, 2007   
Flynn, Stephen
5 Disasters Coming Soon If We Don't Rebuild U.S. Infrastructure

Popular Mechanics October 19, 2007  Online in "Popular Mechanics"
Decker, Debra and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
The Other Energy Crisis

Booz|Allen|Hamilton Leading IdeasSeptember 4, 2007September 4, 2007   
Howard Kunreuther
Who Will Pay for the Next Hurricane?

New York Times August 25, 2007  online in the "New York Times"
Stephen Flynn
Malign Neglect

The Boston Globe August 7, 2007  Neglecting the hardware of a modern society is expensive.
Flynn, Stephen
Minn. Bridge Collapse Reveals Brittle America: Expert Op-Ed

Popular Mechanics August 2, 2007  Online in "Popular Mechanics"
Decker, Debra and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Ensuring Global Uranium Supplies

International Herald TribuneDecember 22, 2006December 22, 2006   
Kunreuther, H.
Figuring Up the Price

Best's Review: Property/Casualty EditionDecember 1998December 1998   
Kevin Lu and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Is Income Disparity Slowly Fueling the Next Global Crisis?

Wall Street Journal January 21, 0   
Brad Borkan and Howard Kunreuther
Contingency Planning Against Low Probability Events

Best's Review - Property/Casualty Insurance EditionMay 1979, Vol. 80, No. 1 0