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# September 8, 2016: Depressed Reinsurance Prices, Sinking New York and Lloyds' Fracking Win
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/september-8-2016-depressed-reinsurance-prices-sinking-new-york-lloyds-fracking-win/
- Published: 2016-09-08T07:29:41.000Z
- Updated: 2016-09-08T07:29:41.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

## Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today

### [When Will New York City Sink?](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/new-york-future-flooding-climate-change.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/09/new-york-future-flooding-climate-change.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Even locals who believe climate change is real have a hard time grasping that their city will almost certainly be flooded beyond recognition.

### [Supercomputer to Boost Global Warming Data](https://www.meritalk.com/articles/supercomputer-to-boost-global-warming-data/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [MertiTalk](https://www.meritalk.com/articles/supercomputer-to-boost-global-warming-data/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) selected Juniper Networks to provide infrastructure for a new supercomputer that will perform 5.34 quadrillion calculations per second.

### [Magnitudes for Oklahoma Earthquakes Shift Upward](https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitudes-oklahoma-earthquakes-shift-upward?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [USGS](https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitudes-oklahoma-earthquakes-shift-upward?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

The magnitude revision is based on further in-depth analysis of seismic recordings.

### [Uncharted: Exploring one of America’s Fastest Faults](https://www.usgs.gov/news/uncharted-exploring-one-america-s-fastest-faults?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [USGS](https://www.usgs.gov/news/uncharted-exploring-one-america-s-fastest-faults?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

A team of USGS scientists spent 10 days in the wilderness, exploring one of the fastest-moving faults in America.

## Risk Business: What You Need to Read Today

### [Lloyd’s Wins Right to Fight in N.Y. Over Oklahoma Quake Coverage](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/lloyd-s-wins-right-to-fight-in-n-y-over-oklahoma-quake-coverage?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/lloyd-s-wins-right-to-fight-in-n-y-over-oklahoma-quake-coverage?ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Lloyd’s of London has kept its lawsuit against New Dominion LLC over fracking out of the state where the ground is shaking.

### [Standard Chartered Hedge Funds Lawsuit Highlights Derivatives Risk](http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/3583030/banking-and-capital-markets-banking/standard-chartered-hedge-funds-lawsuit-highlights-derivatives-risk.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#/.V9FI1GV2lwA)

#### [Institutional Investor](http://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/3583030/banking-and-capital-markets-banking/standard-chartered-hedge-funds-lawsuit-highlights-derivatives-risk.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com#/.V9FI1GV2lwA)

The British bank faces a lawsuit after underwriting a convertible bond deal that left investors with worthless stock.

### [Moody’s Sees Weak Reinsurance Prices Into 2018](http://www.reuters.com/article/reinsurance-pricing-moodys-idUSL8N1BJ2U0?feedType=RSS&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/reinsurance-pricing-moodys-idUSL8N1BJ2U0?feedType=RSS&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

Reinsurance premiums could fall by up to 5 percent next year and may continue to weaken into 2018.

### [Public Officials Benefit Association to Invest $36.6 mn in Cat Bonds](http://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?sc=30800020&year=2016&no=638460&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

#### [Pulse (South Korea)](http://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?sc=30800020&year=2016&no=638460&ref=riskmarketnews.com)

South Korea’s pension manager Public Officials Benefit Association together with other institutional investors such as pension service will invest 40 billion won in catastrophe bonds.