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# May 20, 2016: Olympic's Zika Hurdle, Deutsche May Be Front Running Insurers and Models in Love
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/may-20-2016-olympics-zika-hurdle-deutsche-may-front-running-insurers-models-love/
- Published: 2016-05-20T09:27:20.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-20T09:27:20.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [How Earthquakes Have Changed History](http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-earthquakes-have-changed-history-1463666905?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-earthquakes-have-changed-history-1463666905?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Recently, scientists raised the chances for a devastating California earthquake. How doquakes topple rulers, styles of building and ways of thinking

### [In Brazil, a Plague of Rats Signals What May Come in a More Urban World](http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/plague-rats?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Science](http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/plague-rats?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

As the world’s urban population surges and more people crowd into rat-plagued neighborhoods, the rodents are getting renewed attention from researchers and public health experts.

### [Sri Lanka Confirms 132 Missing in Worst Disaster Since Tsunami](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-20/sri-lanka-confirms-132-missing-in-worst-disaster-since-tsunami?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-20/sri-lanka-confirms-132-missing-in-worst-disaster-since-tsunami?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Rescuers confirmed that 132 villagers are feared buried by landslides this week in central Sri Lanka

### [The Equations of Love](http://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2016/05/20/the-equations-of-love/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Nature](http://blogs.nature.com/aviewfromthebridge/2016/05/20/the-equations-of-love/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

“Modeling Love Dynamics” playfully, but convincingly, makes the point that even amorous relationships cannot escape the fundamental laws of dynamical systems.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Deutsche Bank Investigates Deal That May Have Profited Staff](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-deutsche-bank-trade-idUSKCN0YB1GB?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-deutsche-bank-trade-idUSKCN0YB1GB?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Six current and former employees made about $37 million by chipping in their own money to trades between Deutsche Bank and a hedge fund in 2009 that were meant to remove some of the risk the bank had taken on from an insurance client.

### [Zika Can’t Stop the Rio Olympics](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-20/zika-can-t-stop-the-rio-olympics?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](#)

Many health experts say the games should go forward—and insurance probably wouldn’t cover postponement.

### [Business of Disaster](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/business-of-disaster/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Frontline](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/business-of-disaster/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

When disaster strikes, who profits? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate. Watch Tuesday, May 24 at 10 p.m. EST on PBS.

### [Responding to Pandemics: New Ways of Raising Finance, and Fast](http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2016/05/19/responding-to-pandemics-new-ways-of-raising-finance-and-fast/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [FT (sub may be required)](http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2016/05/19/responding-to-pandemics-new-ways-of-raising-finance-and-fast/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The need for improved methods of health financing for pandemics has led to the creation of new facilities.