January 15, 2015: China Pushes New Risk Model, Davos Worries About Conflict, Swiss Offer New FX Worries
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Conflict Trumps Economy as Top Risk to World in Davos Survey [http:
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January 14, 2015: Modelling Disease Panic, First Multi-Peril Crop Payout and Teeny Tiny Typhoon Travelers
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today How to Predict Responses to Disease [https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/computer-model-predicts-disease-outbreak-response-0114]
January 13, 2015: Weatherbombing Europe, Insurance Cops Get Complicated, Nat Cats Drop
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today How Nanobiophysics Can Stop Ebola and Other Global Pandemics [http://www.wired.
January 12, 2015: Hedge Funds' Nutty California Drought Play, Canada Quakes and Sandy Storm Surge Suit
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Invasion of the Hedge Fund Almonds [http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/
Louisiana Plans Reinsurance Redo, Rollover Catastrophe Bond
Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort will repeat its 2014/2015 reinsurance program with some tweaks, including replacing its
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Report Rejects South Carolina-Specific Catastrophe Model
Citing significant costs and limited upside, a panel charged with exploring a homegrown windstorm model for the Palmetto State said
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Australia Has an “Ignition” Problem
Bushfires that have claimed at least 30 homes in southern Australia thus far, but the worst may be yet to
Bermuda Plans LLC to Tap Greater Alternative Market Share
The Bermuda government will propose a new “LLC” structure in 2015 in an effort to court more alternative asset managers
US Convective Storm Losses Mount As Global Catastrophes Costs Drop
While global catastrophe losses have hit a five-year low, losses from severe convective storms and hail in the U.S.
Bosphorus Climbs Back From Discount: ILS Trades for the Week of December 22
The first catastrophe bond issued to cover Turkish earthquake risk is trading above par after briefly trading at a discount
Aussies Expand Life Reinsurance Reporting, Including Alternative Deals
Australia’s top financial regulator has adopted new reporting requirements for life reinsurance deals, “enhancing” the data collection that will
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Rejecting Modeling and “Excessive” Reinsurance Increases, North Carolina Dismisses Rate Hike
North Carolina will enter the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season without a significant premium increase after the state’s insurance commissioner
