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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Flood re - The Untold Story

How extreme weather is leaving thousands of homes uninsurable

In this week’s newsletter: The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes

The Guardian - UK

How the UK is keeping flood insurance affordable – until 2039

While floods are becoming more frequent in recent years, you should still be able to buy reasonably priced home insurance. That reassurance exists largely because of Flood Re. Launched in 2016, Flood Re is a national public–private reinsurance scheme that prevents many properties from being priced out of cover.

The Conversation

Climate change is becoming an insurance crisis

Imagine waking up to find your living room underwater for the second time in five years. You try to claim insurance, only to be told your property is now uninsurable. Premiums have tripled. Your mortgage lender is concerned. And your biggest asset, your home, is rapidly losing value.

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Garden opens to promote natural measures that boost flood resilience

The project offers free public access to a blueprint for how outdoor spaces, such as an ordinary terraced house garden, can help reduce flood risks.

The Independent UK

The insurance fine print that could see homeowners’ claims rejected

A Which? investigation has revealed potential loopholes in numerous policies

The Independent UK

Some insurance claims may risk wrong-kind-of-weather rejection – Which?

The consumer group believes that some wording about floods and storms in policies could be potentially unfair.

Evening Standard

RHS Chelsea Flower Show designers reveal how to make your yard flood-resilient – 5 ways to protect your garden

Designers of The Flood Resilient Garden share their top tips for protecting your backyard from extreme weather

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Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties

Banks may follow suit after UK weather-related claims on home insurance reach new high

The Guardian - UK

Flood victims need urgent help, council leaders tell Therese Coffey

Residents suffer “direct financial and mental health” problems

Evening Standard

Minister's plans to expedite Govt-backed flood reinsurance cover reined in

Concerned Tower Insurance's move to risk-based flood pricing would result in a deluge of hard-to-insure properties, EQC Minister David Clark tried to set up a flood reinsurance scheme AS

Newsroom.co.nz

London council urges Government to review flood insurance scheme

A London council is calling on the Government to expand its flood reinsurance scheme following a rise in weather-related flooding incidents in the past year.

Evening Standard

New directory will help households at risk of flooding to find cover

The new directory can be found on the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s website and some firms will ‘signpost’ consumers to it.

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