The damage increases precipitation in the most adverse climate scenario with 139 percent, the Insurers Association predicts Thursday. Property and contents insurance can therefore be more expensive.
The predictions are based on a study by the Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS). The Dutch Association of Insurers want with governments, water authorities and engineering offices to talk about measures to limit the claims.
“If they do not change the policy, take the flooding, and creates places where it frequently goes wrong. That can lead to large differences in risk areas susceptible to flooding and thus to different prices in insurance, “says director Richard Weurding of the Association of Insurers
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The association wants there not always being built at ground level. It should also be taken into account within spatial plans for residential areas and industrial estates with larger peaks in rainfall and possible flooding. “We advocate drainage systems can divert large amounts of water,” said Weurding.
The extreme storm damage is now annually around 90 million. By hefty hailstorms, the annual loss of 35 million euros on average. The expected storm – now about 50 million a year – is expected to not
Whether the insurance premiums coming years due to the expected increasing damage go up, is up to the insurance companies themselves
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