The severe flooding over the last two weeks in parts of Wales and England which destroyed homes, businesses and livelihoods... Read more
Flood Re
This paper investigates how partnerships can incentivise flood risk reduction by focusing on the UK public-private partnership on flood insurance. Read more
Flood Re is widely hailed as an innovative approach to disaster risk insurance. This article offers a mixed‐methods evaluation of... Read more
Jenkins, K., Surminski, S., Hall, J. and Crick, F. (2017) Assessing surface water flood risk and management strategies under future... Read more
Summary The UK’s new Flood Re program has supported the private flood insurance market, but also demonstrates that flood insurance... Read more
This paper evaluates the UK’s “Flood Re” program, including the roles of the public and private sectors, risk modeling and... Read more
Florence Crick and Swenja Surminski outline ways in which property developers could help reduce flood insurance premiums. Read more
The government and the insurance industry have recently launched Flood Re, a scheme that aims to make home insurance affordable to those living in a flood risk area. But that alone does not solve the problem, writes Swenja Surminski. Read more
Flooding is the costliest natural disaster worldwide. In the UK flooding is listed as a major risk on the National... Read more
A proposed new scheme for flood insurance in the UK may not be sustainable because the impacts of climate change have not been taken into account, according to a policy paper published today Read more
