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AM Best Posts Webinar Highlights on How New Data and Tools Enable Better Insurance Flood Coverage

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viewers can access highlights from an AM Best webinar sponsored by Munich Re to learn about the increase in severity of floods, as well as solutions and what the industry can do to spur consumers to purchase coverage.

Panelists include:

  • Serena Garrahan, vice president, inland flood product manager, Munich Re U.S.;
  • Linda Jancik, product manager, American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS); and
  • Rob Olson, senior research analyst, International Risk Management Institute (IRMI).

The video-based interactive presentation is available here. The webinar was compiled into the following stand-alone segments:

  1. Closing the Flood Coverage Gap.
  2. An Educated Homeowner is a Likely Customer.
  3. Why Homeowners Buy (or Don't Buy) Flood Coverage.
  4. Better Flood Mapping Leads to Better Flood Coverage.
  5. Flood Maps Struggle to Keep Up with a Changing World.
  6. Raising the Profile of Private Flood.
  7. The Potential of Private Flood.
  8. Selling Flood Coverage to Insurers.
  9. Reinsurers See Growth in Flood Coverage.
  10. Preventing Flood Disasters.
  11. New Tech Takes on Flood, an Ancient Peril.
  12. Why Carriers Should Consider Flood.

The complete video replay for this event is also available now.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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Lee McDonald
Group Vice President, Publication and News Services
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5561
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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Lee McDonald
Group Vice President, Publication and News Services
+1 908 439 2200, ext. 5561
lee.mcdonald@ambest.com

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