The potential of machine learning for weather index insurance

<p>Weather index insurance is an innovative tool in risk transfer for disasters induced by natural hazards. This paper proposes a methodology that uses machine learning algorithms for the identification of extreme flood and drought events aimed at reducing the basis risk connected to this kind...

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Main Authors: L. Cesarini, R. Figueiredo, B. Monteleone, M. L. V. Martina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/21/2379/2021/nhess-21-2379-2021.pdf