> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # February 27, 2015: Third Point is Disappointed, Insurers Ready to Wrap Tax Game and Influenza Is Becoming a Real Risk - URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/february-27-2015-third-point-is-disappointed-insurers-ready-to-wrap-tax-game-and-influenza-is-becoming-a-real-risk/ - Published: 2015-02-27T06:49:46.000Z - Updated: 2015-02-27T06:49:46.000Z - Author: Chris Westfall ## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today ### [NASA Satellites Show Rain in Detail Like Never Before](http://qz.com/352213/nasa-satellites-show-rain-in-detail-like-never-before/?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [Quartz](http://qz.com/352213/nasa-satellites-show-rain-in-detail-like-never-before/?ref=riskmarketnews.com) Data from GPM could also help inform climate and weather models because it provides a three dimensional view of precipitation. ### [Warning Signals From the Volatile World of Influenza Viruses](http://www.who.int/influenza/publications/warningsignals201502/en/?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [World Health Organization](http://www.who.int/influenza/publications/warningsignals201502/en/?ref=riskmarketnews.com) The current global influenza situation is characterized by a number of trends that must be closely monitored. ### [What Can NZ Learn from Japan About Earthquakes?](http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/66731600/What-can-NZ-learn-from-Japan-about-earthquakes?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [The Press](http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/66731600/What-can-NZ-learn-from-Japan-about-earthquakes?ref=riskmarketnews.com) The Japanese Government is so certain of an impending earthquake that it has already given it a name – the Tokai Earthquake. ### [Cyber Attacks Top US National Threat List](http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240241391/Cyber-attacks-top-US-national-threat-list?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [Computer Weekly](http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240241391/Cyber-attacks-top-US-national-threat-list?ref=riskmarketnews.com) Politically motivated cyber attacks are now a growing reality, and foreign actors are reconnoitering and developing access to US critical infrastructure systems. ## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today ### [Third Point Re Report Fourth Quarter 2014 Earnings Results](http://www.thirdpointre.com/investors/financial-information/press-releases/press-release-details/2015/Third-Point-Re-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-2014-Earnings-Results/default.aspx?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [Press Release](http://www.thirdpointre.com/investors/financial-information/press-releases/press-release-details/2015/Third-Point-Re-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-2014-Earnings-Results/default.aspx?ref=riskmarketnews.com) “The overall results for the quarter were disappointing due to challenging investment market conditions” ### [Tampa Insurer Buys Out Agreement with Firm Tied to Activist Investor Joseph Stilwell](http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2015/02/26/tampa-insurer-buys-out-agreement-with-firm-tied-to.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [Tampa Bay Business Journal](http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2015/02/26/tampa-insurer-buys-out-agreement-with-firm-tied-to.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com) 1347 Property Insurance Holdings Inc. is cutting ties with 1347 Advisors LLC, ### As Hedge Fund Returns Falter, Money Continues to Flow In New York Times Another year, and another mediocre performance by hedge funds, to put it kindly. ### [Leaks on Tap](http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21645259-making-tax-transparency-standards-watertight-will-be-difficult-leaks-tap?ref=riskmarketnews.com) #### [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21645259-making-tax-transparency-standards-watertight-will-be-difficult-leaks-tap?ref=riskmarketnews.com) Some insurers have approached banks, offering to “wrap” batches of undeclared accounts and investments in insurance, thereby providing an extra layer of protection from prying eyes.