Insurance Brokerage Company uses a computer-based method of estimating the losses its clients will suffer if a severe storm or earthquake occurs. This method of estimating losses is called

A) capital budgeting.
B) securitization of risk.
C) risk mapping.
D) catastrophe modeling.


Answer: D

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