[ Ambiental announce new flood assessment capability ]

LONDON - Nov 02, 2011 - Ambiental has provided high resolution mapping, return period and advanced depth research to help Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE assess the severity of flood risk faced by properties.

The new system enables Chubb to review flood risk at the square metre level for individual properties and larger complexes or campus sites. Flood depth is modelled for multiple return periods and visualised using Chubb’s in-house geospatial mapping and risk location aggregation tool. Ambiental’s data supply contract covers every address in England, Wales and the major population centres in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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[ Willis Re & Ambiental Release Groundbreaking Flood Models for Latin America ]

LONDON - Oct 06, 2010 - Willis Re, the reinsurance arm of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH) has extended its lead in Latin American flood risk with the release of detailed risk estimates and large event scenarios for key cities including Sao Paulo, Santiago and Bogota. The models, developed by the Willis Research Network (WRN), will help clients to optimize their related portfolios and manage their downsides for flood risk. Going forward, the tools might also be used to consider the potential impact of climate change...

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[ Advanced Flood Risk Mapping & Modelling In the Cloud ]

V1 Magazine - 19 june 2009 - The high severity and increasing frequency of major flood events worldwide has driven flooding up the political and risk management agenda. David Martin, Technical Manager of flood risk assessment and modelling consultants Ambiental talks about how their flood modelling system, Flowroute™, helps address some of these issues...

V1 Magazine - 19 june 2009 - Mapping & Modelling ‘In the Cloud’

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[ Homeowners most at risk of flooding could find themselves without insurance ]

The Independent - 20 June 2009 - More than 10 million people are thought to be living in homes which are at risk of flooding, according to government figures issued yesterday. The new National Flood Risk Assessment figures now suggest that more than five million homes are at risk, twice the level that was previously estimated...

Homeowners most at risk of flooding could find themselves without insurance

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[ Latest flood models use cloud computing ]

Ambiental Press Release - May 2009 -Leading flood risk assessment company Ambiental has developed a new method of flood modelling and mapping using cloud computing. This technology makes it possible to create national-scale flood risk data with increased detail and accuracy...

Latest flood models use cloud computing

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  3. [ Seeing Risk: Floods ]
  4. [ Protecting Key Infrastructure Sites From Flooding ]
  5. [ Treading Water ]
  6. [ Close the Floodgates ]
  7. [ Perils of prediction ]
  8. [ Flood Risk Mapping & Modelling - The Surface Water Threat ]
  9. [ Fine-Tuned Weather Technology ]
  10. [ Pitt Review: Key Implications for Insurers ]
  11. [ How to count the cost of flooding before it happens ]
  12. [ Flooding as an emerging risk ]
  13. [ Drainage Plans Hold Back Progress in Flood Risk Mapping ]
  14. [ Mapping technology, the great drain robbery ]
  15. [ Sink or Swim ]
  16. [ Weather Warning]
  17. [ Are Power Stations Flood Proof? ]
  18. [ Preventing a washout ]
  19. [ Coping with the threat of rising waters ]
  20. [ Hurricane Tracker ]
  21. [ Keeping track of nature's dangers ]
  22. [ Flood models in the service of the risk manager ]
  23. [ Flooding: the new business risk for the 21st century? ]
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  25. [ Flooded … and there's more to come ]

 

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