The phrase "against catastrophe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing prevention, protection, or opposition to disastrous events or situations.
Example: "The government implemented new policies aimed at preparing the nation against catastrophe."
Alternatives: "in opposition to disaster" or "to prevent calamity".
On both counts, the odds are against catastrophe but on a lasting headache.By many measures the news from housing is still getting grimmer.
Insuring against catastrophe means trying to boost future wealth, and that means that if you're going to borrow, it's important to channel that borrowing into investment.
What is needed, he explained, is a new, improved socialist soul, "trying to overcome its own wretched poverty, in order that the most distant future should be insured against catastrophe".
It would have done better to reach for that kitchen sink and do both buy the worst assets at their market value and put them in a bad bank, as well as insure the healthy assets that remain against catastrophe.
What was a continuous, miraculous conduit from the depths of the Earth or the heart of the atom becomes a noxious, tangled and inaccessible mess about which, for months, nothing can be done.There is no way to fill in the space between the spines so that they are proof against catastrophe, or easily fixable at any point of failure.
And investment in good quality schools is an investment in future prosperity, security and poverty reductionKevin Watkins Director Education For All Global Monitoring Report UNESCO ParisPrinciples of bankingSIR – The latest attempts to "make banks better equipped against catastrophe" are no doubt well-intentioned ("Base camp Basel", January 23rd).
ACE was a select club for America's 500 biggest companies, which set up their own mutually owned insurance outfit because insurance against catastrophes was either unavailable or too costly.
Because his insurance companies write policies against catastrophes, how vulnerable is he to the kind of "black swan" effect described by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, such as an earthquake or hurricane that could wipe out his wealth?
Proponents of divestments say the industry, which is all about managing risks by insuring against catastrophes and other unforeseen incidents, should understand more than any other the perils of investing in fossil fuels.
How would you like to go into the insurance business, collecting premiums for insuring people against catastrophes?
We can drastically reduce the costs of insuring against catastrophes through a simple principle: sharing risk.
