Blog: Flood resilience needs a multi-faceted data-based response

Richard Toomey, of Lexis Nexis explains how data can help the industry to protect customers from the increased risk of flooding.

In early July, parts of London received a month’s rainfall in one day causing flash floods, and the recent flooding in Northern Europe has provided a terrible reminder of the danger to human life that extreme weather events can bring. Dealing with the consequences of climate change demands a multi-faceted response and brokers can play their part through data.

In the UK, flooding has been confirmed as the ‘greatest natural disaster risk’ according to a joint report from the ABI and Flood Re