> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# March 13, 2015: Louisiana Citizens CEO Out, Insurance Rap and Bird Flu at Pandemic Tipping Point
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/march-13-2015-louisiana-citizens-ceo-out-insurance-rap-and-bird-flu-at-pandemic-tipping-point/
- Published: 2015-03-13T07:05:18.000Z
- Updated: 2015-03-13T07:05:18.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Predicting Which African Storms Will Intensify Into Hurricanes](http://phys.org/news/2015-03-african-storms-hurricanes.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Phys.org](http://phys.org/news/2015-03-african-storms-hurricanes.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

85 percent of the most intense hurricanes affecting the U.S. and Canada start off as disturbances in the atmosphere over Western Africa.

### [Cyclone Pam Nears Vanuatu After Hitting South Pacific Nations](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31865001?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [BBC News](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31865001?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Cyclone Pam, a category five tropical storm, is bearing down on Vanuatu after causing destruction in several South Pacific nations.

### [Frontier Beneath Our Feet: Seismic Study Aims to Map Earth’s Interior in 3-D](http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S42/59/33Q27/index.xml?section=topstories,featured&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Princeton University](http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S42/59/33Q27/index.xml?section=topstories,featured&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Princeton geosciences professor Jeroen Tromp and his team have embarked on an ambitious project to use earthquakes to map the Earth’s entire mantle.

### [Mutating H7N9 Bird Flu May Pose Pandemic Threat, Scientists Warn](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-health-china-birdflu-idUSKBN0M727420150311?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/11/us-health-china-birdflu-idUSKBN0M727420150311?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A wave of H7N9 bird flu in China that has spread into people may have the potential to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans, scientists said on Wednesday.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Louisiana-Backed Insurer’s CEO Resigns After Closed Board Meeting](http://theadvocate.com/news/11829961-123/louisiana-property-insurers-refinancing-to?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Advocate](http://theadvocate.com/news/11829961-123/louisiana-property-insurers-refinancing-to?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A closed board session of state-backed insurer involved personnel issues.

### [Risk and Reward](http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21646260-data-and-technology-are-starting-up-end-insurance-business-risk-and-reward?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21646260-data-and-technology-are-starting-up-end-insurance-business-risk-and-reward?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Data and technology are starting to up-end the insurance business.

### [Insurers Are Using Rap Videos to Make Being an Actuary Look Hip](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-12/insurers-are-using-rap-videos-to-make-being-an-actuary-look-hip?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-12/insurers-are-using-rap-videos-to-make-being-an-actuary-look-hip?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The insurance industry is a great place for young recruits, says the insurance industry.

### [FEMA to Review All Flood Damage Claims From Hurricane Sandy](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/nyregion/fema-to-review-hurricane-sandy-flood-claims-amid-scandal-over-altered-reports.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/nyregion/fema-to-review-hurricane-sandy-flood-claims-amid-scandal-over-altered-reports.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Insurance and engineering firms have denied any wrongdoing.