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# October 25, 2016: German Insurers Get Pushback, Hurricane Drought Myth and the Risk of Art
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/october-25-2016-german-insurers-get-pushback-hurricane-drought-myth-risk-art/
- Published: 2016-10-25T07:52:23.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-25T07:52:23.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Why The ‘Major-Hurricane Drought’ is the Most Overblown Statistic in Meteorology](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/10/24/why-the-major-hurricane-drought-is-the-most-overblown-statistic-in-meteorology/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/10/24/why-the-major-hurricane-drought-is-the-most-overblown-statistic-in-meteorology/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The criteria for what makes a major hurricane is impossibly restrictive.

### [Weather And Climate Priorities Facing The Next US President](http://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2016/10/24/weather-and-climate-priorities-facing-the-next-u-s-president/?ref=riskmarketnews.com#37c1ba695778)

#### [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2016/10/24/weather-and-climate-priorities-facing-the-next-u-s-president/?ref=riskmarketnews.com#37c1ba695778)

UCAR just published a set of recommended research priorities for the 45th president of the United States and the 115th Congress.

### [Better Shore Preservation After Hurricanes](http://www.upi.com/Better-shore-preservation-after-hurricanes/5321477386511/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [UPI](http://www.upi.com/Better-shore-preservation-after-hurricanes/5321477386511/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Hurricane Sandy led to the equivalent of 30 years of beach erosion.

### [NASA Animation Shows Seymour Becomes a Hurricane](http://phys.org/news/2016-10-nasa-animation-seymour-hurricane.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Phys.org](http://phys.org/news/2016-10-nasa-animation-seymour-hurricane.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Additional strengthening is likely, and Seymour is expected to become a major hurricane on Tuesday.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [The Trouble With Company Insurance](https://global.handelsblatt.com/finance/the-trouble-with-company-insurance-627050?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Handelsblatt (sub may be required)](https://global.handelsblatt.com/finance/the-trouble-with-company-insurance-627050?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Germany’s insurers and top companies have an uneasy relationship, blaming each other for unrealistic expectations.

### [China’s Big Insurance Buy Leaves Lots of Risk](http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-big-insurance-buy-leaves-lots-of-risk-1477310503?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-big-insurance-buy-leaves-lots-of-risk-1477310503?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

China Oceanside plays knight in shining armor with Genworth offer, but it may not make things safe for investors

### [Hurricane Matthew Won’t Reverse Falling Rates for Reinsurance](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-24/hurricane-matthew-won-t-reverse-falling-rates-for-reinsurance?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-24/hurricane-matthew-won-t-reverse-falling-rates-for-reinsurance?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

“I expect a strong likelihood for resistance to further price cuts.”

### [Why It’s Boom Time for the Art Insurance Sector](https://www.apollo-magazine.com/480621-2/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Apollo](https://www.apollo-magazine.com/480621-2/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The risk of accidental damage is increasing.