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Nanotech -
Risques émergents : les nanotechnologies inquiètent les assureurs - Nanotechnology
- Small matter, many unknowns...
Nanotechnology
- Small matter, many unknowns
Swiss Re Publications
"While its commercial utilisation has triggered debate in
specialist circles and the term "nanotechnology" itself
is rapidly becoming a media buzzword, there is still no universal
assessment of the opportunities and hazards of this new scientific
discipline. The word "nanotechnology" itself actually
connotes less a technology than a generic term for a large number
of applications and products which contain unimaginably small
particles and demonstrate special properties as a result.
Are
these invisible particles dangerous to our breathing? What happens
if nanotechnologically manufactured products end up on the refuse
dump and their particles are released into the environment? Too
little is known about risks of this kind, and the paucity of data
gives rise to a host of fears and alarmist scenarios.
Swiss Re has dedicated teams of experts which track new or
emerging risks, and nanotechnology is one of those topics
currently in focus. After all, it is is vital for the insurance
industry to know what losses a new technology can give rise to and
what the extent and the frequency of such losses will be. With
these basics more or less established, the insurer can better
assess the future loss burden, calculate a premium commensurate
with the risk and grant adequate insurance cover..."
Voir également :
Nanotechnologies: A
Preliminary Risk Analysis on the Basis of a Workshop Organized by
the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General of the
European Commission
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