Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Are Earthquakes Triggered by Oil and Gas Production Becoming Deadlier?
Science AAAS
Over the past several years, a torrent of small earthquakes has accompanied the glut of oil and gas produced by industrial operations across the central United States.
Cyclone ‘Watch’ Alert Declared for Parts of Northern Territory and Queensland Coasts
ABC News Australia
Lawmakers and their allies who want to rein in big banks are ready to pounce if it isn’t strict enough.
Govt ‘Closely Monitoring’ Swine Flu Spurt in India
Times of India
11 more deaths due to the disease were reported in Rajasthan, one of the worst-affected states.
Spy Agencies Fund Climate Research in Hunt for Weather Weapon, Scientist Fears
The Guardian
US expert Alan Robock raises concern over who would control climate-altering technologies if research is paid for by intelligence agencies.
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
Natural Order Means a Fall in Returns
Financial News
Three years without major natural catastrophes mean returns on insurance-linked securities have fallen and consultants are now advising against them.
NZ Insurance System ‘Inefficient’ After Canterbury Quakes – Vero
New Zealand Herald
New Zealand’s dual insurance system has been deemed “inefficient” by a leading insurance company in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Moody’s: Better Weather is Helping Australia’s Insurers Recover from Disaster Payouts
Business Insider Australia
The profitability of the Australian property and casualty insurance industry is steadily recovering as it moves beyond significant natural disaster losses in 2011, Moody’s says.
The Challenges of Selling the Cloud to Senior Management
The Stack
John Mayall, Chief Architect at Jardine Lloyd Thompson, talks about selling the cloud to the reinsurance industry.
