Flood Re
Blog: Modelling the risk of flood
FOIL’s Laurence Besemer explores the flood solutions designed to better model risk and help those in danger of this catastrophic peril.
Businesses call for climate action in letter to Boris Johnson
Companies including Allianz, Aon UK, Brit Insurance, Convex, Flood Re, Marsh, MS Amlin Underwriting and Tokio Marine Kiln have urged the Prime Minister to demonstrate the government's commitment to addressing the climate crisis ahead of UN summit.
People Moves: 7-11 June 2021
Stay up-to-date with the latest personnel changes in the world of insurance.
ABI launches flexible working charter
Signatories, which include Aviva, Ageas, Allianz, Covea, Ecclesiastical, LV, and Zurich, commit to opening up the majority of their roles to flexible working, job sharing and part-time working.
Video: Record flood claim settlement underlines value of parametric insurance
Floodflash founder CEO Adam Rimmer talks to Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift about how it paid a Storm Christoph claim in January within 9 hours and 44 minutes.
Government seeks views on changes to Flood Re
The proposals include giving Flood Re the ability to offer discounted premiums to households that have fitted flood resilience measures to their property.
GRP-owned Cherish launches home policy with access to Flood Re
The product is underwritten by Axa and the wholesale broker says it has removed “non-essential” cover in order to offer a more affordable option.
Flood Re incurs £160m in claims for 2019/20
The government-backed flood insurer paid out more than in its first three years combined, plus, it also welcomed changes to the scheme enabling discounted premiums.
Flood Re now open directly to MGAs
Initiative will enable MGAs to access Flood Re cover and is designed to make it more widely available.
Brendan McCafferty takes on Brightside CEO role
The former Axa UK CEO intermediated & direct is set to replace Mark Cliff.
MP Craig Tracey on IPT, Brexit and Donald Trump
Ex-broker turned MP commits to monitoring IPT spending and making sure the money goes towards flood defences.
Restructure will bring brokers closer to the board, says Axa
New leaders explain the insurer's format after Brendan McCafferty’s sudden departure.
Quizzical questions: 25 August 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Ageas teams up with CDL on Flood Re solution
Insurer says aim is to extend broker access to the scheme.
Brokers still unsure on Flood Re distribution
Biba welcomes the commitment to intermediaries but brokers are unsure how it will work in practice.
Flood Re targets broker distribution
The organisation said in its annual report that “more work needs to be done to improve access to Flood Re backed policies through insurance brokers”.
Quizzical questions: 7 July 2017
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical quiz.
Flood Re reports £130m pre-tax profit
Annual report shows that 127,326 policies have benefitted from Flood Re backing in its first year of operation.
Market moves: Spring has sprung
Spring is here and brokers continue to see fewer people moves than insurers.
Flood Re appoints Andy Bord as new CEO
Current interim CEO Bord is now on his second year at Flood Re.
#Insagepeople: 16 - 22 January 2017
Keep up to date with the latest people moves.
Axa's David Williams reviews 2016 and looks ahead to 2017
Williams on McCafferty joining Axa, the discount rate, differential pricing and Brexit.
Biba launches flood scheme for businesses
Scheme developed with Landmark, Guy Carpenter and R&Q Risk Services.
Axa claims Flood Re first for brokers
Insurer teams up with CDL.