The market for flood insurance should reflect the actual risks involved.
Richard Groom (Environment Agency) and member of the RICS Mapping and Positioning Panel argues the case for moving towards assessment of flood risk to individual properties.
This in depth feature focuses on the realities of flood plain mapping accuracy in the UK, how the EA evaluates highly accurate flood modelling and how surveyors and insurance companies can find out a lot more from 'drilling down' into text information sources.
For other information regarding flooding you may find the links below of interest.
