Home Flood Protection Media Features

Last Updated: June 17, 2020 11:55AM

2020

Canadian Underwriter, June 2020: Why Intact predicts sustained hard market in home insurance
SaskBroker Magazine, May 2020: Free training and shareable resources help brokers to reduce home flood claims
Insurance Business Magazine, May 2020: Resources for brokers as flood season strikes
REMI Network, April 2020: Fort McMurray flood swamps 1,230 buildings
REMI Network, April 2020: Flood response to rely more on independent action
The Globe and Mail, April 2020: Flood costs in Canada could nearly triple by 2030 with no mitigation
- Also covered by 570 News, National News Watch, The US Breaking News, National Post, The Star, Global News, MSN, Toronto City News, Halifax Today, Winnipeg Free Press, The Record, Tri-City News, Lethbridge News Now, IF Press, Head Topics, Collingwood Today, Canora Courier, Bay Today, Todayville, The Outlook, Stalbert Today, Penticton Herald, Peterborough Examiner, Reston Recorder, and St Catharines Standard
Insurance Brokers Association of Newfoundland, April 2020: Is your home protected from flooding?
Coastal News Today, April 2020: Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation and IBAC launch flood education course for brokers
Also covered by: Disaster Resilience News, Molino Stewart
Canadian Underwriter, April 2020: Educating yourself about flood coverage while cooped up at home
Atlantic Insurance Broker Magazine, April 2020: Message from the President IBAPEI
Insurance Business Canada, April 2020: Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation and IBAC launch flood education course for brokers
Vox, February 2020: Climate change and soaring flood insurance premiums could trigger another mortgage crisis
Canadian Underwriter, January 2020: What’s new in 2020 with Intact Centre home flood risk assessment training

2019

CBC, November, 2019: Storm causes major flooding in Quebec
University Affairs, October, 2019: We’re way past the point of preventing climate change, it’s time to adapt
Canadian Underwriter, October 2019: How the industry is mobilizing a “small armies” to help reduce flood risk
Insurance Business Canada, October 2019: Why is basement flooding on the rise across Canada?
CBC, October 2019: Homeowners can do easy, inexpensive things to reduce flooding impact, expert says
Canadian Underwriter, October 2019: Why this homeowner lost legal battle with neighbour over basement water problem
REMI Network, October 2019: Climate change procrastinators urged to act
Meltwater, September 2019: Weather risks hit home insurance; Premiums, coverage shift as damage costs increase across Canada
Coast Reporter, September 2019: The immediate impacts of hurricane Dorian fade from the East Coast
TVO, September 2019: Worst-case Ontario: How to prepare for climate-change disasters
Globe and Mail, September 2019: How increasing climate-related risks can affect your home insurance
CityNews Toronto, September 2019: Understanding weather risks for home insurance as premiums, coverage shift
Also covered by The Star, Canadian Business, Yahoo (Finance), Medicine Hat News, Lethbridge Herald, 105.9 The Region, Winnipeg Free Press
The Globe and Mail, September 2019: With disaster damage doubling every five to seven years, Canadian insurers brace for bad weather
CTV News, September, 2019: Dorien Delivers Damage from the Caribbean to Canada (Video)
The Ontario Broker Magazine, July 2019: Getting Homeowners to Act before the Flood
CBC, July 2019: ‘It’s a matter of when’: Windsorites sealing basement windows, re-routing drainage in anticipation of flooding
CBC News Network, July 2019: Fighting Climate Change at Home
Insurance Business, June 2019: Intact Centre: Flood risk is only going to increase going forward
650 CKOM, June 2019: Expert urges homeowners to take steps to protect against flooding
National Post, May 2019: Keep guard up against hurricanes in 2019, as risk remains potent: forecaster
- Also covered by Thet Canada, Global News
Zoomer Radio, May 2019: Flooding and Property Values
REMI Network, May 2019: In deep water – The rising rate of residential property insurance
Global News, May 209: First your home is flooded — then you lose your mortgage?
REM Online, May 2019: Help protect your clients from flood risk
CBC, April 2019: Army arrives in Ottawa amid state of emergency over floods
Lowest Rates.ca, April 2019: Climate change is upending the home insurance industry. And it’s going to cost you
CTV, April 2019: Rain, rain, go away: Preventing basement flooding on a budget
Insurance Canada, April 2019: How homeowners can protect themselves from basement flooding
The Globe and Mail, April 2019: How spending $250 could protect against a $43,000 flood in your basement
Canadian Underwriter, April 2019: How brokers can stop a flooded basement
BNN Bloomberg, April 2019: Power Shift: How businesses can factor in risks from climate change
CBC Maritime Noon, April 2019: What to do to combat climate change
Discover Airdrie, March 2019: Red Cross to Share Flood Protection Tips in Pilot Project in Rocky View County
Our Hometown, March 2019: Canadian Red Cross in Lakeshore to assist in flood reduction
The Squamish Chief, March 2019: Canadian Red Cross launches a door-to-door pilot program in Squamish
Blackburn News, March 2019: Canadian Red Cross to visit flood-affected homes
The Peterborough Examiner, March 2019: How flood prevention is managed in Peterborough
Kawartha Now, March 2019: Tips for flood-proofing your home this spring
CBC, March 2019: Cheap and easy ways to protect your home from spring flooding
Global News, March 2019: Money 123: What to consider before taking out flood insurance
Orillia Matters, January 2019: Flooding, severe weather is the new normal thanks to climate change
Canadian Underwriter, January 2019: Online basement flood course coming soon
New Market Today, January 2019: Climate change adding burden to homeowners, municipalities, expert says
Insurance News Net, January 2019: Homeowners falling behind growing threat of climate-related catastrophes: study
- Also covered by Huffington Post, Yorkton This Week, Weyburn Review, Truro News, Timmins Today, Times Colonist, The Western Star, The Telegram, The Star, The Hamilton Spectator, The Waterloo Record, The Peterborough Examiner, The Guardian, 102.9 The Drive, The Chronicle Herald, Sudbury.com, St. Catharine’s Standard, The Squamish Chief, Souris Plaindealer, Soo Today, The Reston Recorder, Red Deer Advocate, Powell River Peak, Prince George Citizen, Ottawa Matters, Orillia Matters, North Shore News, North East Now, Niagara Falls Review, NG News, New Westminister Record, The Battlefords News-Optimist, New Market Today, Bridge River Lillooet News, Kitchener Today,Kamloops Matters, Journal Pioneer, Humboldt Journal, Halifax Today , Guelph Today , Elliot Lake Today , Collingwood Today , Chek , Chat News Today , Cape Breton Post , Canadian Underwriter , Burnabynow , Bay Today , Barrie Today , 680 News , 660 News , 570 News , Windsor Star , Vancouver Sun , City News , Saskatoon Star Phoenix , The Province , Saskatchewan Now , Prince Albert Now , Ottawa Citizen , National Post , Nanaimo News Now , Medicine Hat News , Medicine Hat News , Lethbridge News Now , Lethbridge Herald , Regina Leader Post , Jump Radio , Info News , Global News , Everything GP , CFJC Today , Calgary Herald , Yahoo News , Richmond Sentinel , Penticton Herald , The Daily Courier , The Chronical Journal , 24 News , The Standard , Welland Tribute , CTV News , The Star
La Presse, January 2019: Les Canadiens pas assez assurés contre les catastrophes naturelles
Castanet, January 2019: Disaster payouts rising

2018

Insurance Business, November 2018: What is flood insurance?
570 News, November 2018: How communities can prepare for big storms
CBC, November 2018: Mitigating flood risks in your own backyard
Aluance, November 2018: Climate Change: 3 Big Opportunities for the Insurance Industry
Canadian Underwriter, October 2018: A new idea to cover basement flooding losses
CBC, October 2018: Here’s what climate change could look like in Canada
Canadian Underwriter, September 2018: Top 3 measures to mitigate home flood risk
CityNews, August 2018: Flood watch: Is your home properly protected and insured?
The Weather Network, August 2018: Three practical actions to reduce your risk of basement flooding
CP24, August 2018: Mitigate risk of flooding around your home
Canadian Underwriter, July 2018: How a $395 gadget can prevent a $43,000 flood claim
Canadian Underwriter, July 2018: How to advise your clients on backwater valves
Cision, July 2018: IBC a proud supporter of new Toronto Home Resilience Pilot Program
Shop Insurance Canada News, July 2018: Toronto Home Resilience Pilot Program for flood risk launches this week
Markets Insider, July 2018: IBC a proud supporter of new Toronto Home Resilience Pilot Program
Canadian Underwriter, July 2018: One tip you can offer clients to help prevent basement flooding
Water Canada, July 2018: Toronto Partners with IBC and Intact Centre for Flood Resilience Program
Canadian Underwriter, July 2018: Insurers subsidize Toronto basement flood pilot
CTV News Windsor, June 2018: Mental health impact on flooding
Top Broker, June 2018: Basement flooding impacts mental health: study
Insurance Business Canada, June 2018: Study calls for adoption of flood prevention standards
Canadian Underwriter, June 2018: One risk to your client if the neighbouring property is abandoned
Canadian Investment Review, June 2018: CSA Report: Issuers Don’t Understand Risks of Extreme Weather
Inhalton, June 2018: New Study Looks at Impacts of Basement Flooding in Burlington
World News, June 2018: Mental health impacts for homeowners with flooded basements long after water recedes, says study
FM96 London, June 2018: ‘You have a fear of more rain’: Flooding haunts homeowners for years, study finds
Yahoo News, June 2018: Mental health impacts for homeowners with flooded basements long after water recedes, says study
Canadian Underwriter, June 2018: New basement flood awareness training for home insurance brokers
iHeartRadio, June 2018: VIDEO: Basement Flooding Can Impact Long-Term Mental Health Says Study
Global News, June 2018: ‘You have a fear of more rain’: Flooding haunts homeowners for years, study finds
CBC News, June 2018: Mental health impacts for homeowners with flooded basements long after water recedes, says study
CTV News, June 2018: Basement flooding can have long-term effects on mental health: study
Water Canada, June 2018: Study Examines the Impacts of Basement Flooding on Mental Health
Prevention Web, June 2018: After the flood: the impact of climate change on mental health and lost time from work
Benefits Canada, June 2018: Extreme weather takes toll on workplace absenteeism, disability claims, study finds
Exchange Magazine, June 2018: Chronic stress and lost time from work – report shows basement flooding is worse than thought
The Insurance & Investment Journal, June 2018: Basement flooding can lead to chronic stress, says new study
Global News, June 2018: How climate change can cause depression, anxiety: ‘We will all be affected’
Windsor Star, June 2018: Basement flooding causes prolonged harm to mental health
Blacklock’s Reporter, June 2018: “My God It Was Stressful”
BPM Magazine, June 2018: STUDY EXAMINES IMPACT OF FLOODING
Leap TV, June 2018: Dr. Blair Feltmate, Head of the Intact Centre at University of Waterloo
Magic106.1, May 2018: Here’s how much climate change can cost homeowners in damages
Global News, May 2018: Is the home you’re buying at risk of flooding? It can be hard to find out.
Insurance Business Magazine, May 2018: Canada can no longer “cheat the system” when it comes to flood risk
Global News, May 2018:‘This is a huge shock to us’: What climate change means for home insurance
CTV, May 2018: Lasting Affects for Flood Victims
Country 105, April 2018: Pilot program can help Saskatoon homeowners identify flood risks
Global News, April 2018: Pilot program can help Saskatoon homeowners identify flood risks
The Brent Loucks Show, April 2018: Flood Prevention
CTV News Saskatoon, April 2018: Saskatoon’s Home Flood Protection Plan
Canadian Underwriter, March 2018: A 15% cut in home insurance premium? There’s (almost) an app for that..
Canadian Underwriter, February 2018: Flood risk training for home inspectors coming in September
Enterprise Magazine, February 2018: Insurance Against Disaster
IWNSD, February 2018: Here’s how much climate change can cost homeowners in damages
Blacklock’s Reporter, February 2018: Flood Peril to Home Values
CHCH, January 2018: Flood Concerns

2017

Real Estate Magazine, December 2017: How to help clients with flood risk
Global News, November 2017: Flood-risk assessment pilot project comes to Bowmanville
CBC Radio Windsor Morning, November 2017: Basement Flooding
CTV News Windsor, November 2017: Lakeshore shares basement flooding prevention programs
CBC News Saskatoon, November 2017: City suggests house calls to help shield high-risk homes against flood damage
TVO, November 2017: How climate change is already costing you money
Telegraph Journal, September 2017: What happened this winter affected them a lot emotionally
Water Canada, August 2017: Burlington Chosen to Pilot Home Flood Protection Program
Global News, August 2017: Burlington will host flood prevention pilot program
Inside Halton, August 2017: Burlington Pilots New Home Flood Protection Program
CHCH News, August 2017: Burlington to Launch Pilot Home Flood Protection Program
TVO Canada, July 2017: How do we measure the damage of the severe flooding in Ontario this spring?
Montreal Gazette, May 2017: Critics call for a new financial system to bail out flooded homeowners
Global News, May 2017: Federal financial assistance may be out of reach for uninsured flood victims
Global News, May 2017: Here’s how much climate change can cost homeowners in damages
CTV News, May 2017: Protecting Homes During Heavy Flooding
Global News, May 2017: Flooding, flooding everywhere – Blair Feltmate in Global News
CBC News, January 2017: Home Owners Ill-informed About Flood Compensation

2016

Canadian Underwriter, September 2016: Testing the Waters
CBC Day6, September 2016: Facing the Change: how extreme weather is already putting Toronto residents at risk
Canadian Underwriter, August 2016: Ontario, City of Burlington support Home Adaptation Assessment Program pilot launch
CHCH, August 2016: Burlington prepares for climate change
Hamilton Spectator, August 2016: Burlington testing ground for anti-flooding project
Inside Halton, August 2016: Burlington ‘anchor’ city for deployment of pilot program to reduce basement flooding
Canadian Investment Review, June 2016: Climate Change Risk and Real Estate
Mortgage Broker News, June 2016: Climate change and its impact on mortgages

2015

The Star Canada, November 2015: University of Waterloo plan focuses on helping homes lessen risk of flooding
Huffington Post, November 2015: Climate change bringing Ontario homeowners flood of insurance hikes. Yikes.

2013

Globe and Mail, Feltmate, B.W. and J. Thistlethwaite, July 2013: Canada’s Real Housing Crisis: Extreme Weather