Flood Re

Catch up on Flood Re news that matters most to UK insurance professionals and the markets they serve.

Floodplain ruling leaves insurers with 190 homes Flood Re won't cover
A High Court decision allowing Persimmon to build in flood zone 3a has neighbours saying insurers have already started turning them away
Floodplain ruling leaves insurers with 190 homes Flood Re won't cover
Aviva embeds terrorism cover in SME policies as Pool Re scheme begins to take hold
It has been excluded from standard UK commercial property cover for more than 30 years. Aviva says it is the first insurer to use Pool Re's new reinsurance scheme to change that - but brokers with central London clients need to know the scheme's limits
Aviva embeds terrorism cover in SME policies as Pool Re scheme begins to take hold
Specialist capacity restored for UK thatched and leisure property risks
Pen Underwriting's Hadron deal covers £50 million in a market where premiums have risen 300% in four years
Specialist capacity restored for UK thatched and leisure property risks
Met warns of 'Strongest El Niño in living memory'
‘Unprecedented event’ warning puts UK flood risk and mortgage market back in the spotlight
Met warns of 'Strongest El Niño in living memory'
Summer storms to test UK flood cover on parched ground
The driest July since 1836 has hardened soil that can no longer absorb heavy rain
Summer storms to test UK flood cover on parched ground
London flood insurance rests on a barrier that may fail sooner
FT reporting reveals the Thames Barrier could need replacing by 2050-2060, not 2070 - and that timeline lands directly across Flood Re's exit date
London flood insurance rests on a barrier that may fail sooner
Flood Re's reforms fix one fairness problem. They leave another one untouched
Landlords, leaseholders and owners of newer homes still can't get near the scheme. Brokers are the ones left explaining why
Flood Re's reforms fix one fairness problem. They leave another one untouched
FloodRe reports £48.8 million in profit as Rosewell steps down as chair
Annual results showed 353,000 policies ceded and a strong capital position as the scheme marks a decade of operation
FloodRe reports £48.8 million in profit as Rosewell steps down as chair
Northern Ireland homeowners pay over three times the UK average for home insurance
Flood risk, four insurers and a thinner provider base - Northern Ireland's home insurance gap is structural, not cyclical
Northern Ireland homeowners pay over three times the UK average for home insurance
Flood resilience gap in new builds leaves insurers blind
New research finds no verified record of flood mitigation in England's new-build housing stock
Flood resilience gap in new builds leaves insurers blind
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