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# December 22, 2015: Signaling Earthquakes and 2016 Insurance Predictions
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/1848-2/
- Published: 2015-12-22T08:55:50.000Z
- Updated: 2015-12-22T08:55:50.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Fires Threaten Lives and Property in Four States](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bushfires/fires-threaten-lives-and-property-in-four-states/news-story/d17962d66f5b4a30baffe127438982f6?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Australian ](http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bushfires/fires-threaten-lives-and-property-in-four-states/news-story/d17962d66f5b4a30baffe127438982f6?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Firefighters were battling blazes in four states yesterday as Victorian residents assessed the damage from fires in the northeast and west of the state that have claimed at least 16 houses.

### [Extreme Weather Poses Increasing Threat to US Power Grid](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/extreme-weather-poses-increasing-threat-us-power-grid-35901841?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/extreme-weather-poses-increasing-threat-us-power-grid-35901841?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

An Associated Press analysis of industry data found that severe weather is the leading cause of major outages on the nation’s power grid.

### [Can Electric Signals in Earth’s Atmosphere Predict Earthquakes?](http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2015/12/can-electric-signals-earth-s-atmosphere-predict-earthquakes?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Science AAAS](http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2015/12/can-electric-signals-earth-s-atmosphere-predict-earthquakes?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Some scientists think that Earth’s crust may give hints before it ruptures.

### [This Camel Vaccine Could Stave Off The Next Pandemic](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mers-camel-vaccine%5F56781cfce4b014efe0d5fe07?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mers-camel-vaccine%5F56781cfce4b014efe0d5fe07?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Camels are the primary host for Middle East respiratory syndrome.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Insurance Indemnity to Kogalymavia for A321 Aircraft Crashed in Egypt Exceeded $23Mln](http://tass.ru/en/politics/846002?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [TASS](http://tass.ru/en/politics/846002?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Until now, the insurer did not name the sum of compensation citing commercial secret.

### [Fairfax Acquires Greece’s Eurobank Insurance Unit for $480-Million](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fairfax-financial-acquires-greeces-eurobank-insurance-unit-for-345-million/article27901203/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Globe and Mail](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/fairfax-financial-acquires-greeces-eurobank-insurance-unit-for-345-million/article27901203/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The cash deal is in line with Eurobank’s strategy of gradually exiting from non-banking operations to focus on core banking.

### [Bloomberg Intelligence Predicts 2016: Finance, Insurance](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-12-22/bi-predicts-2016-finance-regulations-insurance?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg (Video)](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-12-22/bi-predicts-2016-finance-regulations-insurance?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Bloomberg Intelligence has compiled its projections for 2016\. In the first of a series, BI analysts pick key themes in the financial, regulation and insurance sectors for the new year.

### [In China’s Property Takeover Tussle, the Best Move Is to Wait](http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-chinas-property-takeover-tussle-the-best-move-is-to-wait-1450764131?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required) ](http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-chinas-property-takeover-tussle-the-best-move-is-to-wait-1450764131?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Key to the battle over a Chinese property conglomerate could be Anbang Insurance Group.