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# December 22, 2016: Investing in Buildings That Won't Fall, Finding Where Floods Matter and Insurers Chase Wind
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/december-22-2016-investing-buildings-wont-fall-finding-floods-matter-insurers-chase-wind/
- Published: 2016-12-22T07:41:24.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-22T07:41:24.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Tracking Trends in U.S. Flood Risk](https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-trends-in-u-s-flood-risk?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Eos](https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-trends-in-u-s-flood-risk?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

As floods become more frequent around the globe, scientists work to pinpoint what puts certain regions at risk.

### [GeoNet to Receive Funding Boost to Monitor Earthquakes](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=1&objectid=11771821&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New Zealand Herald](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=1&objectid=11771821&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The funding boost comes after scrutiny of the official response to the Kaikoura earthquake, particularly how quickly a tsunami alert was issued.

### [Spiking Temperatures in the Arctic Startle Scientists](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/science/arctic-global-warming.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/science/arctic-global-warming.html?%5Fr=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A spate of extreme warmth in the Arctic over the past two months has startled scientists.

### [Target’s Expensive Cybersecurity Mistake](http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/target-s-expensive-cybersecurity-mistake?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Harvard Business School Working Knowledge ](http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/target-s-expensive-cybersecurity-mistake?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A researcher explores one of the largest cyber breaches in history, analyzing why failures happen, who should be held accountable, and how preventing them is both a technical problem and a matter of organizational design.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [When An Environmental Externality is No Longer External](https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/12/22/2181664/guest-post-when-an-environmental-externality-is-no-longer-external/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [FT Alphaville ](https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/12/22/2181664/guest-post-when-an-environmental-externality-is-no-longer-external/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Guidelines on how companies should disclose climate risks include specific guidelines for insurers.

### [New Tool Calculates Benefits of Building Hazard-Resistant Structures](http://news.mit.edu/2016/cshub-metric-shows-it-pays-build-hazard-resistant-structures-1221?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [MIT News](http://news.mit.edu/2016/cshub-metric-shows-it-pays-build-hazard-resistant-structures-1221?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The Metric developed by MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub shows that when building in areas prone to natural disasters.

### [China Insurance Regulator Tightening New License Issuance – Sources](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-insurance-regulator-exclusive-idUSKBN14B062?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-insurance-regulator-exclusive-idUSKBN14B062?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Concerns about the kinds of asset purchases and trading conducted by some insurers are among the reasons for the cautious approach.

### [Allianz Global Investors Backs Nebraska Wind Farm Owned by Berkshire Hathaway ](http://www.wsj.com/articles/allianz-global-investors-backs-nebraska-wind-farm-owned-by-berkshire-hathaway-1482325648?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/allianz-global-investors-backs-nebraska-wind-farm-owned-by-berkshire-hathaway-1482325648?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Infrastructure debts tend to be long-term assets, and are a good fit for insurance companies that need to manage liabilities.