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# January 14, 2015: Modelling Disease Panic, First Multi-Peril Crop Payout and Teeny Tiny Typhoon Travelers
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-14-2015-modelling-disease-panic-first-multi-peril-crop-payout-teeny-tiny-typhoon-travelers/
- Published: 2015-01-14T06:46:19.000Z
- Updated: 2015-01-14T06:46:19.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [How to Predict Responses to Disease](https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/computer-model-predicts-disease-outbreak-response-0114?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [MIT News](https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/computer-model-predicts-disease-outbreak-response-0114?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Computer model could help public health officials anticipate overreactions to disease outbreaks.

### [Warnings As ‘Thundersnow’ Hits Parts Of UK](http://news.sky.com/story/1407387/warnings-as-thundersnow-hits-parts-of-uk?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Sky News](http://news.sky.com/story/1407387/warnings-as-thundersnow-hits-parts-of-uk?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Winter weather sweeps across the UK bringing travel disruption and prompting the Met Office to issue an amber alert in some areas.

### [Region Warned to Be Prepared for Massive Earthquake](http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Region-warned-to-be-prepared-for-massive-earthquake?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Jamaica Observer](http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Region-warned-to-be-prepared-for-massive-earthquake?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The University of the West Indies is warning the region to “move expeditiously” towards building resilience amid predictions of the Caribbean being hit with an earthquake with a magnitude of eight or larger.

### [You Can Trace a Typhoon Through Changes in Ocean Life](http://gizmodo.com/you-can-trace-a-typhoon-by-changes-in-ocean-life-1679179333?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/you-can-trace-a-typhoon-by-changes-in-ocean-life-1679179333?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The ocean’s smallest life forms ride out a storm in a distinctive way.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [What Does Terrorism Insurance Program Mean for Las Vegas? Quite a Lot](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jan/14/what-does-terrorism-insurance-program-mean-las-veg/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Las Vegas Sun](http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jan/14/what-does-terrorism-insurance-program-mean-las-veg/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

n its first week back, there was one thing virtually all of Congress could agree on: Las Vegas casinos and other large commercial businesses should be protected financially from a major terrorist attack.

### [Farmers Receive Major Payout from Australia’s First Multi-Peril Crop Insurance After Crops Failed](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-14/multi-peril-crop-insurance-payout/6015664?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [ABC Rural](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-14/multi-peril-crop-insurance-payout/6015664?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A Queensland farmer is set to receive a $944,000 payout under Australia’s first multi-peril crop insurance, after a failed season.

### [For India Inc, Premiums May Not Rise This Year as Reinsurance Rates Fall](http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/for-india-inc-premiums-may-not-rise-this-year-as-reinsurance-rates-fall/article6785646.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Hindu Business Line](http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/banking/for-india-inc-premiums-may-not-rise-this-year-as-reinsurance-rates-fall/article6785646.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Eight U.S. web giants have joined hands to start a public campaign for new lion how governments collect user information amid concerns of growing online surveillance.

### [IAG Pulled Up by RBNZ for Reinsurance Breach](http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/64930979/iag-pulled-up-by-rbnz-for-reinsurance-breach?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Stuff.co.nz](http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/64930979/iag-pulled-up-by-rbnz-for-reinsurance-breach?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Giant insurer IAG New Zealand has been pulled up by the Reserve Bank for putting in place catastrophe reinsurance that fell $220 million short of its licence requirements.