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# November 30, 2016: TRIP'ing Cyber Catastrophe Cover and Lengthening the Hurricane Season
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/november-30-2016-triping-cyber-catastrophe-cover-lengthening-hurricane-season/
- Published: 2016-11-30T08:07:56.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-30T08:07:56.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Analysis: Atlantic Hurricane Season is Growing Longer](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/11/29/analysis-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-growing-longer/?utm%5Fterm=.15352bff1e62&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/11/29/analysis-atlantic-hurricane-season-is-growing-longer/?utm%5Fterm=.15352bff1e62&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The hurricane season has in fact grown longer since 1979.

### [Alabama Tornado Slams Church and Daycare Center; Weather Kills 5](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/alabama-tornado-slams-church-daycare-center-least-3-dead-n689986?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/alabama-tornado-slams-church-daycare-center-least-3-dead-n689986?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The band of storms stretched from the coast of Louisiana, across Mississippi and Alabama and into Georgia.

### [Drought-Fueled Wildfire ‘Apocalypse’ Hits Tennessee](http://mashable.com/2016/11/29/wildfire-apocalypse-gatlinburg-tennessee/?ref=riskmarketnews.com#x0gONUDdcqqj)

#### [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/11/29/wildfire-apocalypse-gatlinburg-tennessee/?ref=riskmarketnews.com#x0gONUDdcqqj)

The unusually mild and dry summer and fall in the lower 48 states, in particular, has played a role in priming the Southeast for wildfires.

### [Can Space Tech Help Measure the Weather?](https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2016/11/30/can-space-tech-help-measure-the-weather/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Met Office](https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2016/11/30/can-space-tech-help-measure-the-weather/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

An increasing number of observations is important to drive the mathematical models used in weather forecasting.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Creating a Federally Sponsored Cyber Insurance Program](http://www.cfr.org/cybersecurity/creating-federally-sponsored-cyber-insurance-program/p38517?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Council on Foreign Relations](http://www.cfr.org/cybersecurity/creating-federally-sponsored-cyber-insurance-program/p38517?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

TRIP could be expanded to cover cyber events and renamed to allow for coverage of all catastrophic cyberattacks.

### [Passporting “Vital” for Insurers After Brexit – Trade Body](http://www.reuters.com/article/britain-eu-insurance-idUSL8N1DV2MF?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/britain-eu-insurance-idUSL8N1DV2MF?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Insurers are reliant on so-called passporting rights to sell insurance policies throughout the European Union.

### [A Cat Bond for the Pacific Alliance?](http://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/insurance/a-cat-bond-for-the-pacific-alliance?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [BNA Americas (sub may be required)](http://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/insurance/a-cat-bond-for-the-pacific-alliance?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Peru, Chile, Colombia and Mexico – members of the Pacific Alliance – are interested in developing a catastrophe bond.

### [Kaikoura Earthquake to cost Govt up to $3B, says Treasury](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=3&objectid=11757814&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New Zealand Herald](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c%5Fid=3&objectid=11757814&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Some of this total would be covered by insurance or existing resources.