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# June 20, 2016: Danielle Targets Mexico, Axa's Strategy and French Flood Hits Ratings
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/june-20-2016-danielle-targets-mexico-axas-strategy-french-flood-hits-ratings/
- Published: 2016-06-20T12:05:17.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-20T12:05:17.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Tropical Storm Danielle Forms off Mexico’s East Coast](http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2016/06/tropical%5Fstorm%5Fdanielle%5Fforms.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [NOLA](http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2016/06/tropical%5Fstorm%5Fdanielle%5Fforms.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Some slight strengthening is forecast before Danielle makes landfall in Mexico later Monday.

### [Joplin Tornado Spawns Research Among Engineers, Meteorologists, Social Scientists](http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local%5Fnews/joplin-tornado-spawns-research-among-engineers-meteorologists-social-scientists/article%5Fb5bf69a9-ea9d-5603-b73c-336c2a6464e9.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Joplin Globe](http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local%5Fnews/joplin-tornado-spawns-research-among-engineers-meteorologists-social-scientists/article%5Fb5bf69a9-ea9d-5603-b73c-336c2a6464e9.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

More federal funding also follows in wake of severe tornadoes

### [Trees of Life: Tiny Beetles Turn Californian Forests Into Tinder for Energy](http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jun/19/bark-beetle-california-forests-trees-electricity-drought?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Guardian](http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jun/19/bark-beetle-california-forests-trees-electricity-drought?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Dry weather in California and growing fire risks are prompting a new effort to cull dead trees affected by bark beetles and use them to make electricity.

### [Who Isn’t Equipped for a Pandemic or Bioterror Attack? The WHO](http://thebulletin.org/who-isnt-equipped-pandemic-or-bioterror-attack-who9555?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Despite being widely criticized for the Ebola delay, the WHO was still slow to respond to the Zika virus, the most recent global health threat.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Axa Strategy Day to Shine Spotlight on New Chief](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c280cff4-349a-11e6-ad39-3fee5ffe5b5b.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#axzz4C8H33GF6)

#### [FT (sub may be required)](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c280cff4-349a-11e6-ad39-3fee5ffe5b5b.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#axzz4C8H33GF6)

The plan itself is likely to be an evolution of Axa’s last five-year project, which was called Ambition 2015 and focused on growth, cost savings and cash generation.

### [Floods in France, Germany in May/June Are Credit-Negative -Moody’s](http://www.reuters.com/article/europe-floods-insurance-idUSL8N19C2YK?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/europe-floods-insurance-idUSL8N19C2YK?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Losses will lower the insurers’ 2016 profits.

### [Asia’s Bancassurance Madness](http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-06-19/asia-s-bancassurance-madness?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg View](http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-06-19/asia-s-bancassurance-madness?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Insurers have been conducting the same sorry experiment again and again, expecting different results.

### [European, UK Insurance Bodies Want Britain to Remain in EU](http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/3209321-uk-insurance-brokers-body-says-remain-vote-would-be-better/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Euronews](http://www.euronews.com/business-newswires/3209321-uk-insurance-brokers-body-says-remain-vote-would-be-better/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Twenty-one European insurance associations said on Monday it was in Britain’s and the European Union’s interests for Britain to remain in the EU