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# November 24, 2016: Athene's Big IPO Plan, the Age,Flu Survival Link and London Calling ILS as it Brexits
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/november-24-2016-athenes-big-ipo-plan-ageflu-survival-link-london-calling-ils-brexits/
- Published: 2016-11-24T07:23:27.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-24T07:23:27.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [How Your Birth Year Could Affect Your Ability to Survive a Flu Epidemic](http://www.contagionlive.com/news/how-your-birth-year-could-affect-your-ability-to-survive-a-flu-epidemic?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Contagion Live](http://www.contagionlive.com/news/how-your-birth-year-could-affect-your-ability-to-survive-a-flu-epidemic?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The differences in age distribution associated with outbreaks of H5N1 and H7N9 subtypes has perplexed scientists.

### [Hurricane Otto Nears the Coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the%5Famericas/unusually-late-hurricane-otto-takes-aim-at-central-america/2016/11/23/354bfb76-b1e1-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7%5Fstory.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the%5Famericas/unusually-late-hurricane-otto-takes-aim-at-central-america/2016/11/23/354bfb76-b1e1-11e6-bc2d-19b3d759cfe7%5Fstory.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The country’s National Meteorological Institute noted that a hurricane had never made landfall in Costa Rica since record-keeping began.

### [Chill Out, No One Can Predict Earthquakes—Including Japan](https://www.wired.com/2016/11/chill-no-one-can-predict-earthquakes-including-japan/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Wired](https://www.wired.com/2016/11/chill-no-one-can-predict-earthquakes-including-japan/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Longer term forecasting is probably impossible.

### [Small and Young Businesses Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Weather](https://hbr.org/2016/11/small-and-young-businesses-are-especially-vulnerable-to-extreme-weather?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Harvard Business Review](https://hbr.org/2016/11/small-and-young-businesses-are-especially-vulnerable-to-extreme-weather?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

These threats change the risk management calculus of firms hoping to succeed in a more turbulent world.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Fracking-Related Earthquakes Raise Questions for Insurance Regulators](http://www.bna.com/frackingrelated-earthquakes-raise-b73014447580/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg BNA](http://www.bna.com/frackingrelated-earthquakes-raise-b73014447580/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Considering buying earthquake insurance? Maybe you shouldn’t unless you also have a seismology degree.

### [AS2016: Insurance Linked Securities Tax Framework Under Review](https://www.cchdaily.co.uk/as2016-insurance-linked-securities-tax-framework-under-review?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [CCH Daily](https://www.cchdaily.co.uk/as2016-insurance-linked-securities-tax-framework-under-review?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The Chancellor has announced the Treasury is consulting on a new regulatory and tax framework for the insurance linked securities business.

### [Apollo Global’s Athene Plans to List Shares in December](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apollo-globals-athene-plans-to-list-shares-in-december-1479929282?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Wall Street Journal (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apollo-globals-athene-plans-to-list-shares-in-december-1479929282?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

IPO could raise $1 billion, valuing fixed-annuity provider at more than $7 billion.

### [Accessibility, Capacity Concerns Curtail Islamic Insurance: Survey](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-islamic-finance-insurance-idUSKBN13J0CJ?il=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-islamic-finance-insurance-idUSKBN13J0CJ?il=0&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Demand for Islamic insurance (takaful) products is strong yet accessibility and capacity are among the most pressing issues facing the sector.