Flood Risk Services

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Preparing your organisation for flood

Climate change is making floods more frequent and severe across the UK. Building flood resilience is essential for organisations to protect their people and operations. A tailored Flood Response Plan outlines clear actions to minimise damage, using national warnings and local data to trigger the right response. Zurich Resilience Solutions and Previsico work together to help you strengthen your flood preparedness with bespoke plans that clarify risks, responsibilities, and practical steps.

What Zurich Resilience Can Deliver For You

Flood Response Plans
A bespoke emergency response plan for flood events to detail a site’s actions before, during, and after a flood event, in order to reduce property damage and business interruption
Portfolio Analysis
A flood risk analysis of your portfolio to identify exposure and rank the level of risk posed to your assets
Desktop Assessment
A desktop review of flood related data to identify hazards, vulnerabilities and a preliminary review of control measures at your locations. Includes a calculation of loss estimates and recommended risk improvement solutions
On-Site Evaluation
A site specific flood assessment and detailed review of the sites vulnerability control measures. Includes calculation of loss estimates from on-site data, and also tailored risk improvement solutions to help protect your site

Developing a Comprehensive Flood Risk Management Strategy

Understanding flood risks is crucial for any organisation. By assessing potential flooding sources and historical data, you can develop a robust flood response plan. Key components include:

Proactive Flood Forecasting
Give your organisation time to activate flood plans, secure operations, and protect staff and assets before flooding occurs.
Real-Time Monitoring
Identify vulnerabilities early, spot system trends, and make informed resilience investments to reduce the frequency and severity of disruption.
Bespoke Flood Risk Insights
Using historical and real-time data to model future flood risks and generate tailored flood response plans.

Explore other Risks and Tools

Climate Risk Assessments
An in-depth review of the climate hazards and vulnerabilities for your location and assessing the quality of controls you have in place.
Global Exposure Analysis
Provides an overview of your organisation's hazard exposure at both global and regional level
Climate Risk Post-Event Recovery
Gives an organisation some insights into the future evolution of current natural hazard levels due to climate change effects
Contingency Business Interruption (CBI) and Interdependency Risk Assessments
A comprehensive property business interruption assessment that will focus on the suppliers and the customers of your supply chains.