Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Brave New War
The Atlantic
A new form of conflict emerged in 2015—from the Islamic State to the South China Sea.
Extreme Weather Forecast for 2016
WSJ (Video)
WeatherBell Analytics’ Joe Bastardi explains whether more typical wintry weather is likely to take hold in 2016.
Study: Flu Virus in Pigs Shows Worrisome Pandemic Profile
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009.
The Floods of Five Rivers Heading for the U.S. Industrial South
Bloomberg
Brace yourself, U.S. South. The Mississippi River is coming, and so are the Arkansas, the Red, the Ohio and the Missouri.
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
For the Wealthiest, a Private Tax System That Saves Them Billions
New York Times
Bermuda-based reinsurers allow hedge fund managers to convert one type of income into another type that’s taxed at a lower rate.
Insurers Face Bumper Payouts as Britain Braces for More Floods
Reuters
Insurers are facing some of the costliest British floods on record as large parts of northern England, already inundated, brace for more heavy rain.
Cargill Selling Crop Insurance Agency to Silveus Insurance Group
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The deal marks the end of a year filled with several transactions.
Winners and Losers of the Insurance Race in 2015
Sydney Morning Herald
QBE Insurance Group, Suncorp Group and IAG – which of these insurers made the biggest share price gains in 2015 and how will they fare next year?
