Storm Austen and Boelo: UK Surface Water Flooding
Storms Austen and Boelo brought severe surface water flooding across the UK. Here is where flash floods hit and why pluvial risks bypass standard river alerts.
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Storm Austen Alert: UK Flood Risks and Immediate Actions
Storm Austen is bringing heavy rain and flood risks across the UK. Here are the most affected areas, surface water dangers after drought, and immediate actions to take.
The cheapest flood defence could be hiding in your toolbox
Research from The University of Hull published during Flood Action Week show that ordinary tape, applied in good time, outperforms sandbags, stopping almost all floodwater from getting through a door.
Previsico Makes Business Cloud's InsurTech 50 ranking in 2026
Innovation ranking celebrates UK businesses of all sizes creating technology to transform insurance industry
Flood Action Week: UK Reforms and Proactive Steps
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Smarter flood risk: key takeaways from our evening at Lloyd's
Key takeaways from Previsico's evening panel event at Lloyd's with InsTech: the changing flood risk landscape, the shift from historical data to predictive intelligence, declining rates against rising losses, and a global perspective from South Africa.
Former Springbok Flip van der Merwe joins Previsico to drive South African growth
Ex-Springbok player turned business strategist joins Previsico as it builds out its newly launched South African operation.
El Niño's coming home: why Britain needs to stop calling this a foreign problem
El Niño used to be something that happened to other people, in other continents. This time, it's coming home and we have the opportunity to be proactive against it.
Dry ground, wet risk: Why drought is the flood warning no one's watching but they should
It would be easy to assume a country worrying about water scarcity has, for now, stopped worrying about flooding. In fact, drought raises flood risk in two distinct ways that expose the same weakness in how flood risk is typically assessed.
Jonathan Jackson featured on Adopter's Scaling Green-Tech podcast
Previsico CEO Jonathan Jackson recently appeared on Episode 30 of Scaling Green-Tech, the podcast by climate tech marketing agency Adopter.
Previsico extends global reach as UK flood intelligence pioneer expands into Africa
Already active across the UK, Europe, and the Americas, Previsico partners with Blue Orchard Finance to bring flood intelligence to Africa, starting with South Africa
Europe's flood bill is rising fast — Allianz's latest research shows why early action pays
Allianz Research has just published "Europe under water: The macroeconomic cost of flooding and the economic case for adaptation," and it's essential reading for anyone working in flood risk, insurance or asset resilience.
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