In a rainy season, it's important to understand your flood risk. For insurance purposes, what is a flood? What proactive steps can be taken before ...

Head of commercial insurance broker team with extensive expertise in supporting registered social housing providers, charities, non-profits, care providers and public sector organisations - School ...

FEMA launched Risk Rating 2.0 as a means to address its outdated rating methodology, citing advances in technology, access to data and an evolution in understanding flood risk. Instead of using ...

Real estate and climate change now go hand-in-hand. As temperatures and sea levels continue to rise, many homes face some ...

Note whether the water flows toward or away from your home, as well as any doors or basement windows where it pools. This will help you understand the risk of flooding and identify areas that might ...

To understand which communities are facing the dual threats posed by housing shortages and flood risk, POLITICO analyzed two data sets. The National Association of Realtors, a trade association ...

Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, we have a responsibility as a lead local flood authority to develop a local flood risk management strategy for Staffordshire. The strategy covers local ...

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas threatened by flooding. This phenomenon, called the "safe development ...

The County Council is the strategic leader for flood risk management within Staffordshire and our responsibilities include: Developing a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. Ensuring that all ...

Homes in high-risk flood zones typically require special flood ... For starters, you’ll want to understand what exactly it means to buy a home in a designated flood zone. There are several ...

Along with this more than fivefold increase in billion-dollar disasters came rising insurance costs - exacerbated by weather ...