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# January 28, 2016: Zika Virus and the "P" Word and Uber's Insurance Wiz Kid
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-28-2016-zika-virus-and-the-p-word-and-ubers-insurance-wiz-kid/
- Published: 2016-01-28T07:46:06.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-28T07:46:06.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Another Pandemic Is Coming Our Way](http://fortune.com/2016/01/27/pandemic-zika-virus/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Fortune](http://fortune.com/2016/01/27/pandemic-zika-virus/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The Zika virus is too important to ignore.

### [U.S. Wildfire Plan Seen as Biggest Land Policy Change in Decades](http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/27/u-s-wildfire-plan-seen-as-biggest-land-policy-change-in-decades/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Columbian ](http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/27/u-s-wildfire-plan-seen-as-biggest-land-policy-change-in-decades/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A decision to fight wildfires across a wide swath of sagebrush country in the Wes is turning out to be one of the most significant federal land policy changes in some 80 years scientists say.

### [New State Climate Office Hopes to Provide Strong Weather Data](http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/new-state-climate-office-hopes-to-provide-strong-weather-data/article%5F1ac4795c-c576-11e5-9fd5-6f8c15306090.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Daily Nebraskan ](http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/new-state-climate-office-hopes-to-provide-strong-weather-data/article%5F1ac4795c-c576-11e5-9fd5-6f8c15306090.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln established a new state climate office through its Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources earlier this month.

### [South African Scientists Think Software and Tribal Knowledge Can Predict Drought](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/south-african-scientists-think-software-and-tribal-knowledge-can-predict-drought?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Motherboard](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/south-african-scientists-think-software-and-tribal-knowledge-can-predict-drought?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The software mixes modern and ancient knowledge to predict the onset of droughts.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [MetLife’s CEO Told Regulators in 2014 of Possible Breakup](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/metlife-s-kandarian-told-regulators-in-2014-of-possible-breakup?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/metlife-s-kandarian-told-regulators-in-2014-of-possible-breakup?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The insurer had hired an investment bank to determine “how bad does it get” if MetLife were designated as systemically important institution.

### [A Short History of Life Settlements](http://www.allaboutalpha.com/blog/2016/01/27/33966/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [All About Alpha](http://www.allaboutalpha.com/blog/2016/01/27/33966/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Doug Himmel of Melville Capital and Adam Meltzer of Vida Capita discuss the life settlement industry.

### [Insurers Hoping Government Mutual Killed Off](http://www.afr.com/business/insurance/insurers-hoping-government-mutual-killed-off-20160124-gmda08?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Australian Financial Review](http://www.afr.com/business/insurance/insurers-hoping-government-mutual-killed-off-20160124-gmda08?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Australia’s insurance industry is hoping the Turnbull government will back away from plans to establish a government mutual to help cope with high premiums from natural disasters in Northern Australia.

### [Meet The Guy Who Solved Uber’s Insurance Problem](http://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/meet-the-guy-who-solved-ubers-insurance-problem?ref=riskmarketnews.com#.bqxK8JRyeV)

#### [Buzz Feed](http://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/meet-the-guy-who-solved-ubers-insurance-problem?ref=riskmarketnews.com#.bqxK8JRyeV)

Gus Fuldner had no insurance background when he joined the ride-hailing company two years ago. His secret? An unusually high tolerance for fine print.

### [Securing Tomorrow: The Ripple Effect of Insurance-Linked Securities in the Reinsurance Market](http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/financial-services/us-fsi-securing-tomorrow-insurance.pdf?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Deloitte (direct to PDF)](http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/financial-services/us-fsi-securing-tomorrow-insurance.pdf?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A new report details why Insurance-linked securities are key for insurers and reinsurers to thrive.