Flood Re is widely hailed as an innovative approach to disaster risk insurance. This article offers a mixed‐methods evaluation of... Read more
UK flood risk
In light of increasing losses from floods many researchers and policy makers are looking for ways to encourage flood risk reduction among communities, business, and households. In this study the authors investigate risk reduction behavior at the household level in three European Union (EU) Member States with fundamentally different insurance and compensation schemes. Read more
Jenkins, K., Surminski, S., Hall, J. and Crick, F. (2017) Assessing surface water flood risk and management strategies under future... 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
Surminski, S., Style, D., Di Mauro, M., Townsend, A., Baglee, A., Cameron, C., Connell, R., Deyes, K., Haworth, A., Ingirige,... Read more
This paper investigates how partnerships can incentivise flood risk reduction by focusing on the UK public-private partnership on flood insurance. 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
Bob Ward, Director of Policy and Communications, examines the potential cost of recent floods in the UK. Read more
Response to the announcement by the Met Office that December 2015 was the wettest calendar month for the UK since records began in 1910, and that 2015 was the sixth wettest year. Read more
