http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/michael-sherris/ Michael Sherris is Professor of Actuarial Studies in the Australian School of Business at the University of New South Wales. His research is in the areas of financial and insurer risk management and longevity insurance. He is lead investigator in an ARC Linkage grant with industry research partners PwC, APRA and World Bank on Managing Risk with Insurance and Superannuation as Individuals Age and a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR). His research has been awarded prizes from International Insurance Society/Geneva Association as well as international actuarial professional bodies. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/10-billion-in-bonds-to-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone/ We have a remarkable confluence of disasters. Not only have individuals suffered massive losses from the recent floods - partly because of the lack of an effective insurance market - but so has the community at large. Massive amounts of infrastructure - roads, bridges, rail and so on - have been damaged by the floods and the government is faced with paying billions of dollars to repair and replace this infrastructure. Although local and state government will need to take responsibility for this, the funding will mostly come from the Commonwealth Government. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Michael Sherris) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/10-billion-in-bonds-to-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/10-billion-in-bonds-to-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone/#item4936 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:35:17 +0000 Michael Sherris | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/do-politicians-have-the-guts-for-disaster-insurance/ The massive losses from the floods that are impacting Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria has raised issues about the adequacy of insurance coverage, particularly flood coverage and the way such disasters should be funded. There are many examples of disaster insurance arrangements that different countries have in place covering flood, earthquakes and other disasters.  In Australia a proposal for such a national disaster insurance scheme was developed in the 1970s following the Brisbane Floods and Cyclone Tracy - but it was never implemented. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Michael Sherris) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/do-politicians-have-the-guts-for-disaster-insurance/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/do-politicians-have-the-guts-for-disaster-insurance/#item4907 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:35:35 +0000 Michael Sherris | Author bios | The Punch