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...
One in Four UK Properties at Risk of Flood, New JBA Model Reveals February 8, 2022 One in four UK properties are at risk of flood, according to new analysis from JBA Risk Management. The flood...
Flood Re Tours UK With ‘Floodmobile’ Before COP26 to Highlight Flood Resilience October 29, 2021 Flood Re, the joint initiative between the UK government and insurance industry to help make home flood insurance more affordable,...
UK Plans to Spend $6.6 Billion on Building Flood Defenses Through 2027 July 14, 2020 By Alex Morales Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed 5.2 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) of spending on flood defenses through 2027 as his government...
UK Insurers Could See Underwriting Losses After Storms Ciara, Dennis: Fitch February 21, 2020 Losses from storms Ciara and Dennis, which brought strong winds, torrential rain and widespread flooding to the UK, will increase...