Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today
Where Are the Hurricanes?
New York Times
So where are the powerful hurricanes? They’re coming.
Can States Stop Man-Made Earthquakes?
Stateline, Pew Research
Scientists and state regulators are gradually getting closer to pinpointing the cause of the startling increase in earthquakes in the Central and Eastern U.S., and preventing them.
Odds Lower for Hurricane-Sparking La Nina
Bloomberg
U.S. forecasters now say it’s a little less likely that this year will see a weather-roiling La Nina that could dry up crops in Brazil and trigger more Atlantic hurricanes.
These Disaster Machines Could Help Humanity Prepare for Cataclysms
Science
Descriptions of these disaster labs are often couched in superlatives: the biggest, the longest, the most powerful.
Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today
Sinking Yields Drag Investment Income to 12-Year Low at Insurers
Bloomberg
U.S. property-casualty insurers’ quarterly investment income dropped to the lowest since 2004 as falling bond yields pressured the industry.
Portfolio Diversification Benefits of Insurance-Linked Securities
CFA Institute (direct to video)
Laura Taylor of Nephila Capital defines insurance-linked securities and how this zero-beta, virtually uncorrelated asset class performs against traditional and alternative asset classes during market crises.
Barents Re Shows How There is Still Growth in Reinsurance for Agile Players
European CEO
Those reinsurance firms that stayed true to their principles and key markets during the last financial crisis are now best-placed to take advantage of the subsequent market conditions.
A Consumer-Friendly Insurance Commissioner?
Sun Sentinel
The new commissioner as appealed a court ruling in favor of State Farm and forced Heritage Property & Casualty to withdraw its request for a statewide 14.9 percent increase.
