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# January 13, 2015: Weatherbombing Europe, Insurance Cops Get Complicated, Nat Cats Drop
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-13-2015-weatherbombing-europe-insurance-cops-get-complicated-nat-cats-drop/
- Published: 2015-01-13T06:43:04.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-13T06:43:04.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

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### [How Nanobiophysics Can Stop Ebola and Other Global Pandemics](http://www.wired.com/2015/01/nanobiophysics-ebola-pandemics/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Wired](http://www.wired.com/2015/01/nanobiophysics-ebola-pandemics/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The United States can win the global war on Ebola using nanobiophysics.  

### [North Atlantic Storm Reloads, Firing More 'Weatherbombs' at the UK](http://mashable.com/2015/01/12/north-atlantic-storm-weatherbombs/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2015/01/12/north-atlantic-storm-weatherbombs/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The UK just can't catch a break from stormy weather.  

### [2014 Global Catastrophe Report](http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20150113%5Fab%5Fif%5Fannual%5Fclimate%5Fcatastrophe%5Freport.pdf?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Impact Forecasting (link to PDF) ](http://thoughtleadership.aonbenfield.com/Documents/20150113%5Fab%5Fif%5Fannual%5Fclimate%5Fcatastrophe%5Freport.pdf?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Global natural disasters in 2014 combined to cause economic losses of $132 billion, 37 percent below the ten year average of $211 billion .   

### [Tornado Damage in Google Earth](http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2015/01/tornado-damage-in-google-earth.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Google Earth Blog](http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2015/01/tornado-damage-in-google-earth.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Looking around in Google Earth’s historical imagery images were discovered from soon after tornados.  

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

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### [MetLife Could Further Complicate Fed's New Role as Insurance Cop](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/13/insurance-regulations-idUSL1N0US05B20150113?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/13/insurance-regulations-idUSL1N0US05B20150113?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The Fed would face months of scrutiny of its fledgling oversight of the sector if MetLife sues regulators.  

### [Obama Signs TRIA Despite Dodd-Frank Provision](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/229296-obama-signs-tria-despite-dodd-frank-provision?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Hill](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/229296-obama-signs-tria-despite-dodd-frank-provision?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The signature ended a terse Congressional negotiation process that saw the TRIA legislation caught in lawmakers' political wrangling.   

### [Allianz Hires Zurich’s Schiavone for U.S. Financial Unit](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-12/allianz-hires-zurich-s-schiavone-for-u-s-financial-unit.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-12/allianz-hires-zurich-s-schiavone-for-u-s-financial-unit.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Allianz SE hired Zurich Insurance Group AG’s Paul Schiavone to oversee financial products in the U.S. and Canada as Europe’s largest insurer builds its commercial business in North America.  

### [Quindell Under Fire Over New Appointments](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a6eca70a-9a30-11e4-8426-00144feabdc0.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#axzz3OhMU3unf)

#### [FT (sub may be required)](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a6eca70a-9a30-11e4-8426-00144feabdc0.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#axzz3OhMU3unf)

The insurance claims processor is still awaiting the results of an independent investigation into its disappointing cash flow.