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The Biggest Market Opportunity in P/C: Flood Insurance
COVID-19 has completely upended the way we do business. Everything from working to doctor appointments and family gatherings has become a contactless experience. The insurance industry, with dual ...
Consumers Significantly Underestimate Their Flood Risk: Neptune Flood Insurance
Many consumers still significantly underestimate their flood risk, and nearly half have chosen to forego flood coverage because they believe it's unnecessary or too expensive, according to InsurTech ...
China Pledges More Insurance Protection, Lending Support for Flood-Hit Areas
China's banking and insurance regulator on Saturday announced measures to further increase credit and lending support and insurance protection for areas that suffered from recent floods. The China ...
UK PM Johnson Proposes Spending $6.6 Billion on Flood Defenses Through 2027
Prime Minister Boris Johnson proposed 5.2 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) of spending on flood defenses through 2027 as his government seeks to protect hundreds of thousands of British homes. Under the ...
Torrential Rain, Thunderstorms Batter Parts of China, Creating Flood Risks
The central Chinese city of Wuhan, epicenter of the new coronavirus pandemic, raised its flood alert level on Monday as torrential rain and thunderstorms battered swathes of the country, including ...
New Flood Risk Maps Designed to Address Major Government Deficiencies
First Street Foundation, a nonprofit agency, is making accurate climate change-adjusted flood scores available for every property in the U.S. today. There are government-produced maps showing 8.7 ...
Neptune Partnerships Help Double Its Lloyd’s Capacity
Neptune Flood, an online flood insurance company, has entered into strategic underwriting partnerships that double its capacity at Lloyd's. Neptune, a Lloyd's Coverholder since 2017, is now working ...
Flood Insurance Is an Opportunity, Not a Liability
Insurers are gun-shy about writing flood policies, and who can blame them? With faulty prediction models, seemingly ever-changing target flood zones and a track record of unpredictable claims, many ...