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Defining property flood risk protection can help build flood resilience
Record-breaking flood events are becoming a fact of life, yet at present, there are almost 500,000 homes that have been given planning permission and are waiting to be built on a flood plain. This blog focuses on how defining property flood risk protection can help build flood resilience.
The FloodFlash Commercial Risk Report 2021
Business in the Community estimates 40% of small businesses close for good after a catastrophic loss from flooding. This report provides an expert guide to commercial flood risk and the threat that flooding poses to businesses in Britain.
Flood and coastal erosion risk too extensive to solve without collaboration, verified property-level data
The UK has been building homes in the highest risk national flood zones at a rate of around 10,000 per year. This blog highlights why there is a need to close the circle on community flood resilience and how verified property-level data can help to standardise risk management at a granular level.
How data visualisation is changing risk portfolio management
This blog highlights how geospatial data visualisation tools offer commercial property insurers the ability to plot out the direction of severe weather events, calculate exposure and communicate with policyholders to help mitigate damage from an upcoming event.
GIS and data visualisation bringing new business and consumer benefits to insurance
In this blog, Richard Toomey, Senior Manager, Commercial Insurance, UK & Ireland, LexisNexis Risk Solutions, highlights how LexisNexis® Map View helps property insurers to write more profitable business, and form a comprehensive and accurate view of the risk of a property at address level.
How digital workers can complement human underwriters and enhance the customer experience
This content focuses on why many insurance companies are turning to intelligent automation to support existing underwriting functions and leverage the value of data. Download this article to discover how digital workers can complement human underwriters and enhance the customer experience.
Underwriting risk: Information is power
Underwriters often shake their heads at the almost insurmountable challenge of structuring risk selection and fraud detection, but what sounds like an unsolvable problem, isn’t. This content highlights the tools available to help underwriters make informed decisions based on real-time insights.
Business interruption insurance in a post-coronavirus world
Standard business insurance may not compensate businesses for the lost revenues that they incur as a result of Covid-19. This blog highlights why insurance companies must address a large protection gap and create products which include business-interruption coverage for future pandemics.
Analysis of fire claim submissions during the UK lockdown
During the lockdown period, Crawford & Company has reported a 40% increase in reported fire-related incidents. This report focuses on the impact of lockdown on the number of UK commercial and domestic fire claims, as well as the factors contributing to the increase in fire-related claims.
A potential side effect of the shutdown: Legionella
Water in idle buildings can quickly stagnate allowing Legionella, a potentially lethal pathogen, to thrive. In this article, Joachim Keck, a Casualty Risk Consultant with AXA XL, outlines the threat as well as the measures companies should consider taking to eliminate this risk.