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Flood Re warns complex planning system threatens flood insurance for new builds
4th September 2024
While progress has been made in adopting flood mitigation measures for new builds in the UK, Flood Re warns that a lack of transparency, consistency, and clarity is undermining the insurance sector’s confidence in the planning system and threatening its ability to insure new properties against flood risk. Research by the ... Read the full article
Neptune Flood hits 200,000 policies and $250 million in premiums
4th September 2024
Neptune Flood, a private flood insurance provider in the US, has hit a major milestone with 200,000 policies and $250 million in premiums. This marks a new stage in the company's efforts to deliver cutting-edge, affordable insurance options across the country. Neptune Flood has revolutionised the traditional flood insurance model by using ... Read the full article
Global flooding to surge by 9-49% this century depending on emission cuts: Fathom
21st August 2024
Water risk intelligence firm Fathom has released a new report on the projections of global flooding under climate change, noting that the risk will increase between 9% and 49% this century depending on efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Fathom's report compares present-day inland and coastal flood risk with a forecast ... Read the full article
Cytora & GeoSmart Information collaboration to help insurers stem flood risk
20th August 2024
Cytora, the digital risk processing platform has partnered with GeoSmart Information, the environmental data specialist, in a move that it set to help insurers stem flood risk. From what we understand, the integration of GeoSmart Information’s data into Cytora’s digital risk processing platform will allow insurers to gain access to almost complete ... Read the full article
Amwins launches flood insurance to protect US golf courses from revenue loss
14th August 2024
Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has launched the "Tees-to-Green" flood insurance programme in partnership with Floodbase and supported by highly-rated carriers. This programme is designed to cover US golf courses for revenue loss and repair costs due to flooding, addressing a critical gap in current flood insurance ... Read the full article
Thousands more move into fire and flood-prone areas in the US: Redfin
7th August 2024
Areas in the US endangered by wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat saw thousands more people moving in than out in 2023, according to a recent Redfin report. High-fire-risk counties in the US experienced 63,365 more people move in than out, with a significant portion moving to fire-prone Texas. However, this trend was ... Read the full article
Fathom’s flood maps now available in Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions’ CatNet
23rd July 2024
Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions has revealed that Fathom's advanced Global, UK, and Japan flood maps are now available within the CatNet risk assessment platform. If you recall, the global reinsurance giant acquired Fathom, the Bristol, UK-based provider of water risk intelligence and flood models back in December of 2023. At the ... Read the full article
PERILS places insured losses from southern Germany floods at €1.6bn
18th July 2024
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed an initial industry loss estimate of €1.568 billion (USD 1.74 billion) for the floods in southern Germany from 31st May to 6th June 2024. The estimate provided by PERILS is based on loss data collected from affected insurers, and in line with its ... Read the full article
Guy Carpenter launches new parametric flood re/insurance mechanism, GC FloodShield
15th July 2024
Guy Carpenter is launching a new parametric flood re/insurance mechanism that provides customised flood coverage based on hazard footprints obtained in near real-time. According to Guy Carpenter, GC FloodShield boasts a broad application available to insurers, reinsurers, corporations and public entities globally. As mentioned, GC FloodShield is also customisable, reportedly offering a ... Read the full article
HD flood modelling vital for mitigating risk: Moody’s RMS
28th June 2024
After the severe flooding in central Europe between late May and early June, it is crucial for insurers and reinsurers to understand and manage this complex risk, which can be achieved using the latest generation of high-definition (HD) catastrophe risk models, according to Moody’s RMS. Moody’s RMS Event Response estimates that ... Read the full article
Verisk pegs insured losses from southern Germany flooding at up to $3.9bn
19th June 2024
Verisk's Extreme Event Solutions business, a global provider of data analytics and technology, has estimated that insurance industry losses from recent flooding in southern Germany will fall between USD 2.6 billion and USD 3.9 billion (EUR 2.4 billion to EUR 3.6 billion). Between May 31st and June 3rd, up to 160 ... Read the full article
ICA welcomes NSW budget’s major investments in resilience and flood protection
18th June 2024
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), the representative body for the Australian insurance industry, praised the New South Wales (NSW) Government's 2024-25 budget for its significant resilience funding, aimed at improving community protection and insurance affordability. Andrew Hall, CEO, Insurance Council of Australia, commented: "Today’s budget announcements are important investments in ... Read the full article
GRiP partners with JBA Risk Management to enhance flood risk intelligence in Africa
18th June 2024
GRiP has partnered with JBA Risk Management to offer customers access to the latest flood risk intelligence across Africa. This collaboration will provide insurers using GRiP's platform with valuable flood risk insights to enhance their underwriting for both personal and commercial insurance. Users of GRiP’s platform will gain access to data on ... Read the full article
June US SCS flooding spurs anticipation of hundreds of millions in insured losses: Aon
17th June 2024
Aon, a professional services firm providing risk, retirement, and health solutions, has released a weekly catastrophe report showing that since June 11, Southern Florida has faced substantial financial losses due to prolonged and excessive rainfall and severe convective storms (SCS). This has led to significant flash flooding and expected economic and ... Read the full article
June Central Europe SCS & flooding drive hundreds of millions in insured losses: Aon
14th June 2024
The recent severe convective storms and flooding that have affected multiple countries in Central Europe since June 6 are expected to result in economic and insured losses amounting to hundreds of millions of EUR, according to Aon’s weekly catastrophe report. Aon highlighted a multi-hazard event occurring from June 7-9 in eastern ... Read the full article
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