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# October 28, 2016: Big Changes In US Mortality, AMP Pulls Reinsurance Lever and Weather Service Plans Big Cuts
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/october-28-2016-big-changes-us-mortality-amp-pulls-reinsurance-lever-weather-service-plans-big-cuts/
- Published: 2016-10-28T08:08:33.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-28T08:08:57.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [National Weather Service Criticized for Moving Away From Local Forecasts](http://kxan.com/2016/10/27/national-weather-service-criticized-for-moving-away-from-local-forecasts/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [KXAN](http://kxan.com/2016/10/27/national-weather-service-criticized-for-moving-away-from-local-forecasts/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The government agency is planning to go from a full to a part-time operation, while moving away from local forecasts.

### [Why Scientists Keep Changing the Forecast for a La Niña Winter](https://www.wired.com/2016/10/la-ninas-not-whatever-lets-la-nina-winter/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Wired](https://www.wired.com/2016/10/la-ninas-not-whatever-lets-la-nina-winter/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Climate predictions are like romantic comedies—are full of will they/won’t they suspense.

### [IMD Plans to Move its Weather Data to the Cloud](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/imd-plans-to-move-its-weather-data-to-the-cloud/article9277501.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Hindu](http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/imd-plans-to-move-its-weather-data-to-the-cloud/article9277501.ece?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The India Meteorological Department is looking to transfer its massive troves of data into the cloud.

### [Post-Hurricane Haiti, Unfiltered](https://correspondent.afp.com/post-hurricane-haiti-unfiltered?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [AFP](https://correspondent.afp.com/post-hurricane-haiti-unfiltered?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A natural catastrophe takes away from those who already have so little in this world.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Americans Are Dying Faster. Millennials, Too](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-28/americans-are-dying-faster-millennials-too?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-28/americans-are-dying-faster-millennials-too?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

People who predict death for a living have some bad news.

### [Govt, Insurers and Victims Agree on Disaster Insurance Scheme](http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/28/govt-insurers-and-victims-agree-disaster-insurance-scheme.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Jakarta Post](http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/28/govt-insurers-and-victims-agree-disaster-insurance-scheme.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The Finance Ministry allocated about Rp 4 trillion for disaster management in the revised 2016 state budget, but Indonesia needs about Rp 15 trillion a year for disaster management.

### [Swiss Re Covers China’s Guangdong Against Cyclone, Rainfall Losses](http://uk.reuters.com/article/swiss-re-china-idUKFWN1CY0NJ?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://uk.reuters.com/article/swiss-re-china-idUKFWN1CY0NJ?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Swiss Re has agreed as sole reinsurer to protect seven prefectures of Guangdong province in China against losses from tropical cyclones and excessive rainfall.

### [AMP’s Radical Reinsurance Move](http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/news/insurance-property/amp%E2%80%99s-radical-reinsurance-move?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Money Management (Australia)](http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/news/insurance-property/amp%E2%80%99s-radical-reinsurance-move?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

AMP Limited has been forced to take radical action within its insurance business, implementing a ‘significant’ reinsurance arrangement with MunichRe.