Flood Risks

Lunch 12:30
Lecture 12:50 - 2pm

The threat and implications of flooding remains one of the single most challenging areas for the UK insurance market to continue to deal with 365 days a year.

Flood Consults team provide a nationwide service offering experience and expertise in flood risk management, flood protection, flood risk assessments to property level protection surveys and Repair and Renew Grants. They work UK wide for the likes of Allianz, Hiscox, QBE, Marsh and have some very good case studies about practical help of flooding on a risk that needs to be underwritten/placed.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this lecture attendees will understand:

• Flood Mechanisms – the different types of flooding including how they occur, characteristics and advanced warnings.
• Flood Modelling – the difference between widescale generic flood modelling and location specific detailed flood modelling including the advantages, disadvantages and limitations.
• Site Specific Risk Assessment – how the survey and assessment process is undertaken and why a site survey is mandatory to fully quantify the risk.
• Flood Resistance and Resilience measures – the difference between flood resistance and flood resilience measures and the different techniques to achieve protection against flooding.

Buffet lunch and hot drinks will be provided - please let us know at time of booking if lunch is not required.

If you have any specific requirements in relation to attendance at this event, please let us know via the comments box when booking.

Feedback for our events is now done by on-line survey which will be sent on the day of the event. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey - your feedback is appreciated.

To view our image and video capture consent statement, please click here.