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# September 7, 2016: Asia's Growing Typhoon Risk, Singapore Will Take from London and Geologists Work on Oklahoma's Quake Puzzle
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/september-7-2016-asias-growing-typhoon-risk-singapore-will-take-london-geologists-work-oklahomas-quake-puzzle/
- Published: 2016-09-07T08:13:08.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-07T08:13:08.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [Asian Typhoons Becoming More Intense, Study Finds](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/05/asian-typhoons-becoming-more-intense-study-finds?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/05/asian-typhoons-becoming-more-intense-study-finds?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Giant storms that wreak havoc across China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines have grown 50% stronger in the past 40 years due to warming seas.

### [Geologist Sees Clues, and Further Dangers, in Puzzle of Oklahoma’s Earthquakes](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/us/in-puzzle-of-oklahomas-earthquakes-new-data-may-provide-clues.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/us/in-puzzle-of-oklahomas-earthquakes-new-data-may-provide-clues.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Scientists and regulators agree that earthquakes like the 5.6-magnitude tremor that struck Oklahoma on Saturday have been spurred by the disposal of millions of tons of wastewater.

### [Forecasting Ocean ‘Weather’](http://phys.org/news/2016-09-ocean-weather.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Phys.org](http://phys.org/news/2016-09-ocean-weather.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A new modeling system incorporates ocean circulation, wave and atmospheric data from weather stations, satellites and buoys in the Atlantic.

### [Hurricane Newton Weakens Over Baja California](http://www.wsj.com/articles/hurricane-newton-makes-landfall-on-mexicos-baja-peninsula-1473171314?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [WSJ (sub may be required)](http://www.wsj.com/articles/hurricane-newton-makes-landfall-on-mexicos-baja-peninsula-1473171314?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Storm forecast to make second landfall in northwest Mexico on Wednesday with little change in strength.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Scor Targets 7% Annual Premium Growth Over Next Three Years](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-07/scor-targets-7-annual-premium-growth-over-next-three-years?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-07/scor-targets-7-annual-premium-growth-over-next-three-years?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Scor has “significant growth potential” despite a challenging and uncertain environment for interest rates and global economic growth.

### [Watch Out London, Singapore is Next in Line as Best Financial Hub](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-06/forget-paris-singapore-seen-as-best-business-hub-after-london?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-06/forget-paris-singapore-seen-as-best-business-hub-after-london?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Singapore is next in line if London loses its status as leading business hub in the world.

### [How the Canterbury Earthquakes Have Seen Our Largest General Insurer Reduce Its Tax Bill in NZ Through its Company in Tax-Friendly Singapore](http://www.interest.co.nz/node/83385?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Stuff.co.nz](http://www.interest.co.nz/node/83385?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A large chunk of the reinsurance IAG has received for the Canterbury earthquakes has passed through its Singaporean company, IAG Re Singapore.

### [Ratings Agencies See Lower Reinsurance Prices in 2017](http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-reinsurance-pricing-idUKKCN11C1I3?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-reinsurance-pricing-idUKKCN11C1I3?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Reinsurance premiums are likely to continue to fall next year following years of weaker prices due to competition in the sector and a lack of natural catastrophe losses.