floods
Climate change
Insurer warns industry's insured losses from natural disasters topped $100bn for the second year in a row
22 March 2023
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3 min read
Risk
Insurance giant urges government to deliver strengthened planning regulations, collaboration across all stages of the building process, and incentives for resilience measures
09 February 2023
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4 min read
Risk
Analysis warns extreme weather poses major threat to UK’s economic centre
28 February 2022
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2 min read
Risk
UK flood defence plans once again called into question, as Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee calls for clear targets and long-term budget for resilience
08 February 2021
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4 min read
Policy
Proposals aim to offer households discounted insurance premiums alongside additional funds to make their homes more resilient
01 February 2021
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3 min read
Risk
Study of land registry data reveals thousands of new homes have been built in flood prone areas, and could also be denied insurance
21 February 2020
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4 min read
Risk
Emma Howard Boyd concedes flood defences 'cannot prevent flooding everywhere, all of the time' and calls instead for more resilient infrastructure
19 February 2020
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4 min read
Science
Some 300 flood alerts in place over the weekend, including almost 100 flood warnings, as experts call for overhaul of flood policy
23 December 2019
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3 min read
