The effects of subsidised flood insurance on real estate markets
BankUnderground
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Nicola Garbarino, Benjamin Guin and Jonathan Lee 5.2 million properties in England are at risk of flooding. To ensure the availability and affordability of flood insurance to households in flood-prone areas, the UK Government introduced an innovative reinsurance scheme, Flood Re, in April 2016. It provides insurers with an option to pass the flood-risk element of their policies on to the reinsurer at a lower fixed price according to property council tax band.
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