Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Okla. Shaking Jumped 50% in 2015
EnergyWire
The number of earthquakes in Oklahoma rose 50 percent last year, easily surpassing the record number that hit the state in 2014.
El Nino’s Peak Has Weather Forecaster Warning of La Nina
Bloomberg
Forecasters are predicting what may be next for the world’s climate.
Antarctic Clouds Studied for First Time in Five Decades
Nature
AWARE project will help unravel effects of global warming.
Don’t Trust an Internet Snowstorm Forecast More Than a Week Into the Future
Washington Post
Snowfall forecasts more than a week into the future (and sometimes less) are simply not reliable. No person and no model has proven otherwise.
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
China Insurance Investment Set Up to Serve Beijing’s Strategic Goals in Ports, Other Projects
South China Morning Post
Scores of Chinese insurance companies and insurance premium managers establish direct investment vehicle through its maiden fund.
State Approves Removal of 71,500 Citizens Insurance Policies
Sun Sentinel
Heritage Property & Casualty and Southern Oak Insurance Co. were approved to take out a majority of the policies.
PwC Says Economic Impact from December’s UK Storms Could top $4 Billion
Reuters
Losses could climb further, with scores of flood alerts still in place.
Cybersecurity Insurance Explosion Poses Challenges
Bloomberg BNA
Cybersecurity insurers may see premiums gross income rise by 300 percent or more in the next five years, even as the product’s pricing and composition continue to evolve.
