Flood Re has teamed up with the British Insurance Brokers’ Association as part of its plans to improve understanding across the broking community of the mechanics and benefits of its ‘Build Back Better’ property flood resilience scheme.

Representatives from Flood Re will join BIBA’s executive team on a UK tour, with stops planned in Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Leeds and Holywood Northern Ireland, and, from next week, Cambridgeshire.

The Build Back Better scheme launched in July 2022, is designed to reduce the cost and impact of future floods by including property resilience measures as part of flood repairs.

Kelly Ostler-Coyle, head of communications and stakeholder relations, Flood Re, commented: “We joined BIBA as an insurer partner at the end of last year and are now really looking forward to developing that relationship and talking to brokers face to face in the regions. Our aims is to help ensure wider understanding of the Build Back Better scheme and the role of property flood resilience amongst the broking community which plays a crucial role when it comes to communication with customers.

“We know that education around PFR is critical for the success of the Build Back Better scheme and that it has a major role to play in helping improve resilience to future flooding. The regional tour will also enable us to garner feedback from the broking market that we can build into future education and communication initiatives.”

Graeme Trudgill, CEO, BIBA, added: “Our annual tour of the regions events are an integral part of our engagement with members, and building flood resilience in the UK is a key BIBA manifesto commitment. We are really pleased that Flood Re will join us and help keep brokers informed about Build Back Better. It’s fantastic that they want to take the time to meet our members face to face and show how Flood Re can help them provide better outcomes for customers in areas at risk of flooding.”

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