How the UK Is Keeping Flood Insurance Affordable – Until 2039 February 20, 2026 By Meilan Yan, Dalu Zhang and Neil Gunn While floods are becoming more frequent in recent years, you should still be able to buy reasonably priced home insurance....
UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ for Banks February 19, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Olivia Rudgard As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing...
London’s Rich Come to Grips With Flood Risk on Their Doorstep November 13, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard As London struggles to adapt to the reality of more frequent and powerful floods, its wealthier corners are emerging as...
Flood Re’s Reinsurance Costs Surge on UK Claims Frequency and Severity July 21, 2025 Flood Re, a joint initiative between the UK government and insurers designed to make flood cover more affordable for homeowners,...
UK Warned Cuts to Flood Defense Are Too Dangerous to Consider April 30, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already...
Insurers Pay Record Claims for Weather-Related Damage in UK: ABI February 11, 2025 Insurers paid out a record £585 million (US$724.7 million) for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024 in...
England Warns Nearly a Million More Properties Face Flood Risks December 17, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Almost a million more properties in England are at risk of flooding than previously thought, raising concerns about a growing...
UK Insurers Pull Back From Offering Cover as Flood Threats Rise August 8, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn Increased flooding in Britain from overflowing rivers and blocked drains is leading insurers to pull back from offering cover, particularly...
UK’s Second Biggest Mortgage Lender Pulls Offers Over Flood Risk April 30, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman The UK’s second biggest mortgage provider has stopped making loans on homes at risk of flooding, over fears they may...
UK’s Flood Re Launches Scheme to Help Homowners Raise Resilience Against Floods April 18, 2022 Flood Re, the joint initiative between the UK insurance industry and the UK government to promote the availability and affordability...