flood
AA asks if hope in sight for flood prone homes?
With only a few days before the 30 June expiry of the so-called ‘statement of principles’, which helps ensure that home owners in flood-prone...
AIR Worldwide : heavy rains cause record flooding and landslides across Central Europe
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Central Europe has been inundated during the past several weeks with heavy and relentless rain, which has...
ABI : political consensus needed to tackle flood risks in UK
Cross-party political support is needed to ensure that the UK gets on top of the flood risk the ABI said today at a flood...
AIR Worldwide : floods associated with ex-tropical cyclone strike Eastern Australia
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, flooding has hit parts of eastern Australia, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. The heavy...
BIBA : template launched to help flood property homeowners
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has worked with government and other groups to launch a customer template that will help homeowners in flood...
Partnership : Aon Benfield team up with Ambiental
Aon Benfield has expanded its Aon Benfield Research academic and industry research collaboration with new partner Ambiental to enhance the firm’s flood model development...
Aviva : advice for those affected by flooding
With torrential rain sweeping across the country the UK's largest insurer has its network of claims teams and building contractors on standby to help...
The AA : west Midlands flooding and hailstorms
The AA alone has attended around 100 cars driven through or stuck in flood water in the Midlands so far today (as at 14:00)...
Insurance and the Flood Risk
Flood risk is on an upward trajectory for British homeowners, with the most recent report from the Environment Agency putting the number of properties...
Fitch Ratings : uncertainty remains on availability of flood insurance
The end of the government and insurance industry's Statement of Principles (SoP) agreement to provide insurance in high flood risk areas in June 2013...
Experts warn about flood insurance becoming unavailable to many in just four months
Businesses and homeowners seeking flood insurance could face greater uncertainty and prohibitively expensive insurance premiums in just four months’ time, experts will warn today.
The...
Australia : heavy rain and flooding still affects states of Victoria and New South Wales
Heavy rain and flash flooding continues to affect the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Sydney was affected by severe rainfall over 7/8...
Flooding in Essex
Around 100 homes have been evacuated in Essex after a bust water main caused flooding.
Emergency services were alerted to water flowing through homes at...
British Property Federation joins flood debate
The British Property Federation (BPF) has added it's opinion to the flood cover debate, saying the issue could “sink the economy”.
The BPF made the...
AA warns government of “uninsurable” homes
The AA has responded to a Public Accounts Committee report published today (Tuesday 31 January), warning the government that if they don't act now...
RMS : releases new China and Hong Kong Typhoon Model
The newly released RMS China Typhoon Model, covering both mainland China and Hong Kong, delivers significant advancements in quantifying typhoon-related flood risk.
Flood is...
Australia / lawyers : insurance companies may have to pay flood claims
The Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) said insurance contracts with homeowners are required to provide prescribed coverage under the Insurance Contracts Act.
"Prescribed coverage includes flood,"...
Australia reels at multi-billion dollar economic loss following record floods
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, releases the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews...
Australia : insurers blamed for flood and storm definition
Insurance companies are blamed for consumer confusion over what constitutes storm and flood cover, according to Australia's competition watchdog.
Floods in Victoria, NSW and...
