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# August 16, 2016: Death Trade Upends Hedge Fund, U.S. Hurricane Losses Will Balloon and QBE Brexited
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/august-16-2016-death-trade-upends-hedge-fund-u-s-hurricane-losses-will-balloon-qbe-brexited/
- Published: 2016-08-17T07:40:29.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-17T07:40:29.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [High-Income Does Not Protect Against Hurricane Losses](http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/8/084012?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Environmental Research Letters](http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/8/084012?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

US financial losses from hurricanes are likely to drastically increase this century, with losses per hurricane tripling by 2100.

### [Peru Earthquake Damage Being Assessed; Aid Flowing to Region](http://www.wsj.com/articles/peru-earthquake-damage-being-assessed-aid-flowing-to-region-1471358217?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/peru-earthquake-damage-being-assessed-aid-flowing-to-region-1471358217?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

While the quake was moderate in size for Peru, it caused significant damage to buildings as it occurred only 6 miles under the surface.

### [U.S. Taps Supercomputer to Help Predict Dangerous Flooding](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-16/u-s-launches-new-flood-model-to-help-predict-disasters?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-16/u-s-launches-new-flood-model-to-help-predict-disasters?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The new computer model will draw data from more than 8,000 U.S. Geological Survey sites to simulate 2.7 million locations in the 48 contiguous states.

### [2016 Is Already A Year Of Historic U.S. Weather Events](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/2016-historic-weather%5Fus%5F57b20dd4e4b007c36e4fa182?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/2016-historic-weather%5Fus%5F57b20dd4e4b007c36e4fa182?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Just a little over halfway into 2016 and this year is shaping up to be another defined by extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Hedge Fund Manager Profited From Death Arbitrage](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-16/hedge-fund-manager-profited-from-death-arbitrage?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-16/hedge-fund-manager-profited-from-death-arbitrage?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Eden Arc Capital Management survivor option trade caught the eye of regulators.

### [A.M. Best Releases Best’s Insurance-Linked Securities & Structures Methodology](http://www3.ambest.com/ambv/bestnews/presscontent.aspx?refnum=24289&altsrc=23&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [AM Best](http://www3.ambest.com/ambv/bestnews/presscontent.aspx?refnum=24289&altsrc=23&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The final criteria contains just minor changes relative to the version released for comment.

### [Asian Funds Pile Into Alternative Assets as Traditional Returns Slide](http://www.reuters.com/article/asia-investment-yield-idUSL4N1A8082?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/asia-investment-yield-idUSL4N1A8082?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Zurich’s Asian division is considering investing in private debt while Bancaire Privee said it was switching clients into insurance-linked securities.

### [QBE Lifts Dividend as Profit Almost Halves Amid Brexit Margin Squeeze](http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/qbe-lifts-dividend-despite-46pc-drop-in-interim-profit-and-margin-squeeze-20160814-gqshsy.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Sydney Morning Herald](http://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/qbe-lifts-dividend-despite-46pc-drop-in-interim-profit-and-margin-squeeze-20160814-gqshsy.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Challenges were “particularly evident” in the Australian and New Zealand operations, which had been hit by “cumulative pricing declines concurrent with heightened claims inflation.”