Flood insurance scheme overlooks climate change, warns LSE

Jessica Shankleman
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New report from Grantham Institute says Flood Re proposals fail to take account of rising flood risk caused by global warming

A new deal designed to ensure hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of flooding can continue to get insurance may be ineffective because it fails to take account of climate change. That is the...

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