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# June 24, 2016: Fosun to Flip Ironshore, London Market's Brexit Hangover and Missouri Quake Warning
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/june-24-2016-fosun-flip-ironshore-london-markets-brexit-hangover-missouri-quake-warning/
- Published: 2016-06-24T08:30:32.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-24T08:30:32.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Is Middle America Due For a Huge Earthquake?](http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-great-middle-american-earthquake/486623/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-great-middle-american-earthquake/486623/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

In the early 19th century, a series of massive quakes rocked Missouri. Some experts predict that the state could be in for another round of violent shaking, while others warn that a big quake could strike elsewhere in the center of the continent.

### [Nature’s Wrath: China’s Six Most Destructive Tornadoes](http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1980739/natures-wrath-chinas-six-most-destructive-tornadoes?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [South China Morning Post](http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1980739/natures-wrath-chinas-six-most-destructive-tornadoes?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The mainland is no stranger to natural disasters, especially earthquakes, typhoons and floods. Tornadoes, though less common, still cause great loss of life and property.

### [Monsooner or Later](http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21701115-forecasting-indias-monsoon-tricky-robots-may-help-monsooner-or-later?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21701115-forecasting-indias-monsoon-tricky-robots-may-help-monsooner-or-later?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Forecasting India’s monsoon is tricky. Robots may help.

### [Team Creates System to Give Fast Response to “Was That Climate Change?”](http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/researchers-push-out-study-of-european-floods-in-under-a-week/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Ars Technica ](http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/06/researchers-push-out-study-of-european-floods-in-under-a-week/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Despite its cheap energy and other advantages, America is still losing ground to emerging markets in the battle for foreign investment.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [China’s Fosun International Pursues U.S. IPO of Insurer Ironshore](http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-fosun-international-pursues-u-s-ipo-of-insurer-ironshore-1466684077?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-fosun-international-pursues-u-s-ipo-of-insurer-ironshore-1466684077?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The arm of Chinese conglomerate applies for spinoff of U.S. insurance firm it acquired last year.

### [Lloyd’s Will Stay ‘At Centre’ of Global Insurance Market Despite Brexit](https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/insurance/article528818.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Lloyd’s List](https://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/insurance/article528818.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Lloyds’s chairman John Nelson has moved to allay fears about the impact of the UK’s vote to leave the EU on the Lloyd’s market.

### [Munich Re Warns UK Will Lose Influence to Other Financial Hubs](https://next.ft.com/content/92d2bd09-39b8-3e15-bdd4-bf7026364f11?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [FT (sub may be required)](https://next.ft.com/content/92d2bd09-39b8-3e15-bdd4-bf7026364f11?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurance group, has warned that Brexit will have detrimental economic consequences for the UK.

### [Finance Chiefs Dismay Brexit as Bank Stocks Plunge Across Europe](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-24/european-banks-plunge-as-brexit-sparks-global-financial-turmoil?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-24/european-banks-plunge-as-brexit-sparks-global-financial-turmoil?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Financial markets convulsed as investors dumped the pound and equities and piled into safe-haven assets including gold and German bunds.