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# March 9, 2017: A Breakthrough Quake Algo, Kansas Wildfires Flare and Brexit Plans for Anxious Insurers
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/march-9-2017-breakthrough-quake-algo-kansas-wildfires-flare-brexit-plans-anxious-insurers/
- Published: 2017-03-09T06:48:57.000Z
- Updated: 2017-03-09T06:48:57.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

[Machine-Learning Algorithm Predicts Laboratory Earthquakes](https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603785/machine-learning-algorithm-predicts-laboratory-earthquakes/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*MIT Technology Review*  
The breakthrough has astonished geologists and raises the possibility that real earthquake prediction could be next.

[At Least Ten Overseas Insurers Eye Irish Move Post-Brexit](http://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/at-least-ten-overseas-insurers-eye-irish-move-post-brexit-1.3003858?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Irish Times*  
Central Bank’s insurance head Sylvia Cronin says firms not waiting for Article 50

[Kansas Sets Wildfire Record ‘It Never Hoped to See’](http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article137325113.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Kasas City Star*  
The total number of acres burned topped 650,000 around the state by Wednesday afternoon, and the figure continues to climb

[Report: Flood Insurance Fee to Pay for Border Wall](http://www.app.com/story/news/politics/new-jersey/2017/03/08/flood-insurance-nj-fema-trump-border-wall/98899686/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Asbury Park Press*  
Flood insurance policyholders could be hit with a surcharge to help loosen up federal funds to pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with Mexico

[British Insurance Lobby Calls for EU Cross-Border Trade Deal](http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-insurance-idUKKBN16G00J?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Reuters*  
Insurance firms in the UK are planning to setup offices in the EU to continue operations in the region post Brexit.