Flood Re

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

More than 10% of south coast and Welsh homes face rising flood risk: analysis
LexisNexis warns insurers may be building up flood accumulations they can’t see at the point of quote
More than 10% of south coast and Welsh homes face rising flood risk: analysis
Rainfall flooding drives Europe’s losses beyond river hotspots
Gallagher Re finds 32 of Germany’s 37 largest flood events since 2002 were rainfall-driven
Rainfall flooding drives Europe’s losses beyond river hotspots
Flood Re has been doing some important research - tape v sandbags
University of Hull trials that sound like an episode of Brainiac found every tape tested outperformed sandbags on doorways, with flood putty tape cutting leakage by up to 99%
Flood Re has been doing some important research - tape v sandbags
UK flood risk is rising and Flood Re was not designed for this climate
The government's new extreme weather taskforce includes insurers for a reason - the coverage framework needs updating, not just the flood defences
UK flood risk is rising and Flood Re was not designed for this climate
Insurers pressed to “manage down the numbers” on climate risk, senior insiders claim
Anonymous market veterans say insurers are quietly preparing to reprice, restrict and retreat, and that uninsured property could be the next sub-prime
Insurers pressed to “manage down the numbers” on climate risk, senior insiders claim
Aviva: Flood resilience in new builds could save £60 million
A £1,000 package pays back in just over three years, and homes built after 2009 sit outside Flood Re
Aviva: Flood resilience in new builds could save £60 million
Insurance moves: Flood Re, HDI Global and Howden
Flood Re picks a former regulator as chair, HDI Global hires QBE’s France chief, and Howden merges its Guernsey brokers
Insurance moves: Flood Re, HDI Global and Howden
Homes to get flood ratings as Flood Re and government launch certificate pilots
Trials start this year in at-risk areas of England, with Flood Re hoping the scores will eventually feed into what households pay for cover
Homes to get flood ratings as Flood Re and government launch certificate pilots
Flood Re's certificates face the same problem as Australia's data
Property-level measurement moves flood cost around. It does not reduce the total sitting in the floodplain
Flood Re's certificates face the same problem as Australia's data
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

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