Strengthening the UK’s Resilience to Flooding

As active members of the Know Your Flood Risk campaign, we closely monitor the undertakings of the group in its quest to raise awareness of flooding on a national level.  

This week, we saw Mary Dhonau OBE, the chief executive of the campaign, chair and speak at a Public Policy Exchange symposium that focused on ‘Strengthening the UK’s resilience to flooding’. 

The event, which was attended by Emergency Planning Officers, the Environment Agency, District and Borough Councils, Civil Contingencies Managers, Local Authority Councillors and members of the insurance industry to name but a few, debated ways to design effective strategies to safeguard the UK against flooding, constructing resilient strategies at the local level and the role of the Lead Local Flood Authorities and other emergency services in a flood crisis to support communities.

Confirmed Mary Dhonau OBE: “The symposium was a great opportunity for people with a wide range of responsibilities and specialisms to come together to share best practice, whilst also gain valuable insights into emergency preparedness at the local level.  With the UK’s vulnerability to extreme weather conditions and the increasing number of flooding occurrences, it was a timely event that discussed all avenues of flooding: – from identifying the risks before they happen, to having a robust contingency or emergency framework in place so communities can respond quickly, when time is of the essence.”

To find out more about the Know Your Flood Risk campaign, click here:

http://www.knowyourfloodrisk.co.uk/our-campaign

Landmark Information Group appointed by Capita Insurance Services to design and build Flood Re’s IT and database infrastructure

As part of the drive to assist UK home owners who are living in flood risk areas, by providing them with affordable insurance, the Association of British Insurers set up Flood Re (https://www.abi.org.uk/Insurance-and-savings/Topics-and-issues/Flooding/Government-and-insurance-industry-flood-agreement/Flood-Re-explained) and awarded the Managing General Agent contract to Capita Insurance Services.

Landmark Information Group has been appointed by Capita Insurance Services to design, build and operate the advanced location-based database management and hosting services that Capita Insurance Services will use to fulfil its managing agency contract with Flood Re, providing affordable insurance for all UK homes at high risk of flooding.  

The Landmark Solutions division will provide Capita Insurance Services with a proven, robust and high performance register service, to power Flood Re’s IT and database operations.

Chris Brackley, Managing Director of  Landmark Solutions commented; “Our innovative location-based managed services combined with our experience of providing appropriate interfaces and support to a diverse stakeholder community will be crucial to the successful delivery of the Flood Re scheme. We are delighted to be working with Capita to deliver this important project to Flood Re.”

Vic Gysin, joint chief operating officer Capita plc commented:

“We’ve all watched, with horror and empathy, scenes on the Somerset levels, Cumbria and elsewhere, of families whose lives have been turned upside down by flooding. Flood Re is a vital insurance industry solution for UK homeowners faced with this threat and, working together, Capita and Landmark will ensure that it provides the most efficient and effective service for those affected.”