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# November 11, 2014
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/november-11-2014/
- Published: 2014-11-11T06:45:40.000Z
- Updated: 2014-11-11T06:45:40.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

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### [The Seismologists Accused of Manslaughter](http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/11/italian-earthquake-experts-acquitted-of-L-Aquila-manslaughter/382585/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/11/italian-earthquake-experts-acquitted-of-L-Aquila-manslaughter/382585/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Blamed for the deaths of 300 people following a devastating 2009 earthquake, six of seven accused Italian experts now walk free.

### [Behold the Most Accurate Simulation of an F5 Tornado Ever](http://gizmodo.com/behold-the-most-accurate-simulation-of-an-f5-tornado-ev-1656759661?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/behold-the-most-accurate-simulation-of-an-f5-tornado-ev-1656759661?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A team of researchers was finally able to create a deadly F5 tornado in a computer and keep it alive for an hour and forty minutes, providing countless insights.

### [The Science Behind the Brutal Beauty of Mediterranean Cyclones](http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/10/the-science-behind-the-brutal-beauty-of-mediterranean-cyclones/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Euronews](http://www.euronews.com/2014/11/10/the-science-behind-the-brutal-beauty-of-mediterranean-cyclones/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

On November 7, parts of the Mediterranean witnessed something not seen to often in those parts: a cyclone.

### [Atmospheric Researchers Develop Data Assimilation Tools Used Throughout Science](http://phys.org/news/2014-11-atmospheric-assimilation-tools-science.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Phys.org](http://phys.org/news/2014-11-atmospheric-assimilation-tools-science.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Massive amounts of data are being collected in ever-new ways. This is offering a means to test and improve existing models that had been developed over decades.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

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### [Bulk Annuity Pricing Power to ‘See-Saw’ Between UK Schemes, Insurers](http://www.ipe.com/news/funding/bulk-annuity-pricing-power-to-see-saw-between-uk-schemes-insurers/10004731.article?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [IPE](http://www.ipe.com/news/funding/bulk-annuity-pricing-power-to-see-saw-between-uk-schemes-insurers/10004731.article?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The balance of power in the UK’s bulk annuity market will continue to shift between pension funds and insurers as meddling through market conditions and outside forces continues.

### [Concerns About Insuring Natural Disaster-Ridden Areas](http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/concerns-about-insuring-natural-disasterridden-areas-20141111-11kfoh.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Brisbane Times](http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/concerns-about-insuring-natural-disasterridden-areas-20141111-11kfoh.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The federal government risks leaving Australian households desperate for insurance in a legal lurch if they use brokers to buy cover from foreign insurers, and companies fail to pay out claims, warned one of the country’s biggest insurers.

### [Treasury is Accused Over Terror Fund](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article4263780.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Times of London (sub may be required) ](http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article4263780.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A senior insurance industry executive has accused the Treasury and George Osborne of trying to extract extra funds from insurers paying into the pool.

### [Taking the Risk Out of Living Longer](http://www.brinknews.com/retirement-security-taking-the-risk-out-of-living-longer/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Brink](http://www.brinknews.com/retirement-security-taking-the-risk-out-of-living-longer/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Advances in medicine and public health have extended our lifespans. But as people live longer, retirement income adequacy becomes paramount.