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# January 24, 2017: A New Tornado Record, Travelers Beats and Buffett's New Risk
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-24-2017-new-tornado-record-travelers-beats-buffetts-new-risk/
- Published: 2017-01-24T08:00:28.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-24T08:00:28.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

### Risk Science & Finance: What You Need to Read Today

[Insurer Travelers Profit Beats as Investment Earnings Rise](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/24/insurer-travelers-profit-rises-89-percent.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*CNBC*  
Pretax catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, rose to $137 million from $46 million.

[Sunday Was Worst January Day for Tornado Deaths Since 1969](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/23/southeast-waking-up-death-destruction-after-brutal-storms/96939804/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*USA Today*  
The Southeast took stock Monday of the wide swath of destruction wrought by the deadliest January day for tornadoes in 48 years.

[Buffett’s Win Streak Jeopardized by AIG Deal, Credit Suisse Says](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-23/buffett-s-win-streak-jeopardized-by-aig-deal-credit-suisse-says?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Bloomberg*  
The AIG transaction “is the first deal in Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group large enough to potentially jeopardize an underwriting profit.”

[As China’s H7N9 Total Climbs, WHO’s Chan Warns of Threat](http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2017/01/chinas-h7n9-total-climbs-whos-chan-warns-threat?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*CIDRAP*  
The WHO is on high alert because of the rapidly expanding scope of the outbreaks and the number of strains.

[Nearly 19 mln Americans Live Where Car Insurance is Unaffordable – Study](http://www.reuters.com/article/insurance-pricing-study-idUSL1N1FD1TW?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Reuters*  
More than 40 percent of Americans living in areas with unaffordable insurance reside in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.