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# March 31, 2016: Push Back Against Universal's Short and Modeling Asia Water Drain 
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/march-31-2016-push-back-universals-short-modeling-asia-water-drain/
- Published: 2016-03-31T08:40:49.000Z
- Updated: 2016-03-31T08:40:49.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [The Alarming Science Driving Much Higher Sea Level Projections for this Century](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/30/the-alarming-science-behind-projections-of-much-higher-seas-in-this-century/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/03/30/the-alarming-science-behind-projections-of-much-higher-seas-in-this-century/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A major new study significantly increasing expectations for sea-level rise combines with alarming recent observations.

### [Giant Hail Storm Prediction Getting Better](http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/giant-hail-storm-prediction-getting-better-160330.htm?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Discovery](http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/giant-hail-storm-prediction-getting-better-160330.htm?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A team at the University of Oklahoma is working on using a supercomputer to develop a better understanding of severe hail storms.

### [Water Problems in Asia’s Future?](http://climate change could lead to serious water shortages across a broad swath of Asia by the year 2050)

#### [MIT News](http://climate change could lead to serious water shortages across a broad swath of Asia by the year 2050)

A study deploys detailed modeling to show that climate change could lead to serious water shortages across a broad swath of Asia by the year 2050.

### [Researchers Reproduce Mechanism of Slow Earthquakes](http://phys.org/news/2016-03-mechanism-earthquakes.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

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

Up until now catching lightning in a bottle has been easier than reproducing a range of earthquakes in the laboratory.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Reinsurers Fight Back Against Falling Prices](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b2665dd0-f716-11e5-9afe-dd2472ea263d.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#axzz44TfWmOog)

#### [FT (sub may be required)](http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b2665dd0-f716-11e5-9afe-dd2472ea263d.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#axzz44TfWmOog)

Reinsurers are starting to fight back against the sharp price falls that are threatening to crush their profits by refusing to take on some of the business.

### [Insurance Reform Group Wants SEC Probe of Hedge Fund Manager’s Comments](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-insurance-reform-group-demands-sec-probe-20160330-story.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Sun Sentinel ](http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/consumer/fl-insurance-reform-group-demands-sec-probe-20160330-story.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Insurance watchdog charges hedge fund manager set out to manipulate stock price with short pitch.

### [Avoiding Catastrophe](http://www.europeanpensions.net/ep/images/Cat%20bonds.pdf?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [European Pensions (direct to PDF)](http://www.europeanpensions.net/ep/images/Cat%20bonds.pdf?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The advantages of investing in catastrophe bonds and the overall outlook for the insurance-linked securities market in 2016.

### [Cyber Insurance Rates Fall with Lull in Major Hacks](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-insurance-idUSKCN0WW1X4?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-insurance-idUSKCN0WW1X4?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A lull in high-profile data breaches prompted insurers to cut cyber insurance rates for high-risk businesses such as retailers and healthcare companies.