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Actu Natural Disasters – Floods of May/June 2016

06/09/2016

Special edition of our newscast on the exceptional flooding over the past ten days.

Intense rainfall affected the northern half of France between May 25 and June 6, 2016. The rains caused several watercourses to burst their banks, particularly in the Loire and Seine basins. Highways shut down, rails lines damaged, merchandise destroyed. Damages are expected to be substantial.

Report: TESTIMONIAL 1: Questions put to Bertrand Labilloy, chief executive officer of CCR

It's the one question that everyone is asking: how much will this adverse event cost the insurance sector? Bertrand Labilloy, chief executive officer of CCR provides his preliminary estimates. He also speaks of the solidity of the natural disaster scheme in the face of this type of event.

 

 

TESTIMONIAL 2: Questions put to David Moncoulon, modeling manager at CCR.

David Moncoulon and his team implemented a simulation model that was used to estimate the cost of the floods. He explains the methodology.

 

 

REPORT: Impact of the floods of June 2016 in Ile-de-France.

In France, the consequences of these floods are significant. Although the adverse weather conditions affected an extremely large portion of northern France, they were particularly intense in Ile-de-France, a region with a high concentration of insured property. The floods in this region are studied in minute detail.

 

 

IN PICTURES: The consequences of the flooding across Europe.

While the French government has just declared a state of natural disaster, "In pictures" proposes a broad overview of the damages caused by the heavy rains that fell in Europe.