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 Urged to Prepare for Floods After Unusually Wet September October 15, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman The UK government has urged people to ensure they are prepared for flooding this winter after an unusually wet September....
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...
Storm Henk Causes Estimated £150 Million in UK Insured Losses: PwC January 10, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn and Simon Jessop Storm Henk, which battered Britain last week, caused around 150 million pounds ($190 million) in insured losses and damaged around...
Extreme Cold Grips Nordic Countries as Floods Hit Western Europe January 4, 2024 By Jan M. Olsen Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while...
UK Will Fail to Meet Flood-Defense Goals for Homes as Climate Threat Grows November 15, 2023 By Jessica Shankleman Hundreds of thousands of British homes will miss out on flood protections in the next few years as spending has...
Insured Losses from Winter Storm Ciarán Range From €800M to €1.3B: Verisk November 9, 2023 Industry insured losses due to wind from Winter Storm Ciarán (also named Emir by the Free University of Berlin) will...
Storm Ciarán Batters UK and Europe With Punishing Winds and Heavy Rainfall November 2, 2023 By Todd Gillespie, Katharina Rosskopf and Anna Shiryaevskaya Storm Ciarán plowed through northwest Europe, tearing the roofs off some buildings, snarling transport networks and cutting power to more...
Western Europe Braces for Worst Storm of Season With Hurricane-Strength Wind Gusts October 31, 2023 By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Brian K. Sullivan Western Europe is bracing for the worst storm so far this season with hurricane-strength wind gusts and rain potentially disrupting...