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# March 18, 2016: Hamilton is Hands Off on Cyber, Why Aren't We Worried About Infectious Disease and Trump's Chaos Theory
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/march-18-2016-hamilton-hands-off-cyber-arent-worried-infectious-disease-trumps-risk/
- Published: 2016-03-18T07:50:13.000Z
- Updated: 2016-03-18T07:50:13.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [The Earthquake Expert Who Made Californians Smarter and Safer is Moving On](http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lucy-jones-20160320-story.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lucy-jones-20160320-story.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Jones is retiring from the USGS this month to help officials develop science-based policies related to climate change, tsunamis and other kinds of natural disasters.

### [Speeding up Accuracy of Flood Risk Assessment](http://phys.org/news/2016-03-accuracy.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Phys.org](http://phys.org/news/2016-03-accuracy.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Research from the University of Adelaide hopes to provide advances in the planning for flood risk, thanks to a new, faster method of assessing the highly complex factors that cause floods in a specific location.

### [Pandemics: An Ounce of Prevention](http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21695036-crises-infectious-diseases-are-becoming-more-common-world-should-be-better-prepared?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Economist ](http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21695036-crises-infectious-diseases-are-becoming-more-common-world-should-be-better-prepared?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Crises of infectious diseases are becoming more common. The world should be better prepared.

### [The Economist Rates Trump Presidency Among its Top 10 Global Risks](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/economist-trump-presidency-global-risk-220887?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/economist-trump-presidency-global-risk-220887?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A Donald Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the U.S. and heighten security risks for the United States.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Duperreault Cautious on Cyber Risk](http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20160316/BUSINESS04/160319782?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Royal Gazette ](http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20160316/BUSINESS04/160319782?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

“At Hamilton, we’re taking a cautious position on cyber.”

### [EU Regulators Say Antitrust Exemption for Insurers Not Needed](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-insurance-antitrust-idUSKCN0WJ1C2?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-insurance-antitrust-idUSKCN0WJ1C2?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A six-year scheme which exempts insurers from antitrust rules under certain conditions is no longer necessary.

### [Citizens Warns of Crisis’ on Claims Issue](http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2016/03/citizens-warns-of-crisis-on-claims-issue.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Tampa Bay Business Journal](http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/blog/morning-edition/2016/03/citizens-warns-of-crisis-on-claims-issue.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Inaction by Florida lawmakers to address a spike in water-damage claims could reverse years of work to shrink state-backed Citizens Property Insurance.

### [Insurers in Talks With the US to Ease Reinsurance for Iran Oil Shipments](http://www.platts.com/latest-news/shipping/singapore/insurers-in-talks-with-the-us-to-ease-reinsurance-27371361?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Platts](http://www.platts.com/latest-news/shipping/singapore/insurers-in-talks-with-the-us-to-ease-reinsurance-27371361?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Major global shipping insurance companies are in talks with the US government seeking exemption from sanctions to be able to adequately cover cargoes of Iranian crude and oil products.