Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Fast Track on Drug for Ebola Has Faltered
NYT
There are diminishing chances that the drug can be used to treat large numbers of patients in the current outbreak
Rising Temperatures Could Cut Crop Output
WSJ (sub may be required)
Rising temperatures in coming decades could sharply reduce U.S. crop production and reshape the nation’s agriculture industry.
Tidal Stresses and Giant Earthquakes
Juneau Empire
A student is combing through a database of offshore Alaska earthquakes to see if there is any link between the number of small earthquakes triggered by tides and great earthquakes that send tsunamis.
Insurers Pleased the Government Plans to Recognise Natural Hazards in Revamped RMA
Interest.co.nz
The revamped Resource Management Act could prevent the most vulnerable being left out of pocket as the supply of affordable housing increases.
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Ajit Jain’s Value To Berkshire Hathaway
Seeking Alpha
So, if Ajit Jain is tipped to be the next CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, then what are his key achievements and track record?
BoE says UK insurer capital won’t rise under EU rules
Reuters
European Union rules to keep insurance companies stable will not be an excuse for regulators to ramp up capital requirements for insurers in Britain.
A Little Market Medicine to Prevent the Next Pandemic
Financial Times (sub may be required)
‘Pandemic bonds’ could inject private-sector rigour into global medical bureaucracies
Group: Make Insurance Commissioner an Elected Position
Sun Sentinel
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty hasn’t been removed from office, but already the wheels are turning to prevent his successors from being fired.
