Hack-for-Resilience

September 25, 2018 The University of Pennsylvania is home to the world’s first and one of the largest student-run hackathons.  Over one weekend in early September roughly 1,200 students converged for PennApps.  Over 3,000 students had applied to attend.  This year, the Wharton Risk Center’s Policy Incubator and the InsuranceRead More

Must Floodplain Buyouts Decrease Tax Revenue?

July 5, 2018 Helen J.P. Wiley Floods are the costliest natural disaster in the United States.  73% of presidential disaster declarations are for flood-related events. of presidential disaster declarations are for flood-related events.  Scholars estimate that flood losses will continue to grow, due to economic development in flood-prone areas, asRead More

Policy Incubator Receives Julio Castelo Matrán International Insurance Award

June 15, 2018 On June 14th, The Wharton Risk Center’s Policy Incubator received the Julio Castelo Matrán International Insurance Award from Fundación MAPFRE, a Madrid-based non-profit foundation committed to human well-being and social progress. Presented biennially, the €30,000 award recognizes projects that foster economic stability and solidarity through insurance and/orRead More