--- title: The Risks of Hazard Blog | Intermap | Flood Insurance (2) description: Flood Insurance | A blog that shows the power of location-based solutions in the world of insurance underwriting & risk management. 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And there is no better way to recycle blogs than to do Top 3 lists! Without any ado at all, here are the top 3 blogs from the last three months. [Read More](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/12/top-3-blogs-of-q4-2017-0-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/12/top-3-blogs-of-q4-2017-0-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Flood Insurance](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/flood-insurance), [Insurance Protection Gap](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/insurance-protection-gap), [NFIP](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/nfip) ## [Hard or Soft? What’s in Store for Cat Rates?](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/hard-or-soft-whats-in-store-for-cat-rates-0-1) Posted by [Ivan Maddox](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/author/ivan-maddox) on Nov 29, 2017 7:32:06 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.intermap.com/hubfs/images/2017%20Houston%20Streets%20Flooded.jpg) ](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/hard-or-soft-whats-in-store-for-cat-rates-0-1) Here we are at the end of November, with the [HIM storms](http://www.trading-risk.com/industry-loss-bonds-on-watch-after-him-hurricanes) in the relatively distant past. By now, it should be clear if cat/flood rates would be hardening or not. Especially, one would think, with reinsurance renewals bearing down. [Read More](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/hard-or-soft-whats-in-store-for-cat-rates-0-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/hard-or-soft-whats-in-store-for-cat-rates-0-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Flood Insurance](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/flood-insurance), [Risk Scoring](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/risk-scoring), [NFIP](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/nfip) ## [NFIP Reform Passes the House: What Insurers Need to Know](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/nfip-reform-passes-the-house-what-insurers-need-to-know-0-1) Posted by [Devin Ward](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/author/devin-ward) on Nov 21, 2017 2:57:06 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.intermap.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Colorado_floods.jpg) ](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/nfip-reform-passes-the-house-what-insurers-need-to-know-0-1) We have conglomerated some news highlights for you today, but first, Happy Thanksgiving! [Read More](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/nfip-reform-passes-the-house-what-insurers-need-to-know-0-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/nfip-reform-passes-the-house-what-insurers-need-to-know-0-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Flood Insurance](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/flood-insurance), [Insurance Protection Gap](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/insurance-protection-gap), [NFIP](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/nfip) ## [A New Way to Look at Canada Flood](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/09/a-new-way-to-look-at-canada-flood-0-1) Posted by [Ivan Maddox](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/author/ivan-maddox) on Nov 14, 2017 2:37:07 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.intermap.com/hubfs/Blog/Flood_small.jpg) ](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/09/a-new-way-to-look-at-canada-flood-0-1) As this blog likes to point out, the best way to evaluate flood risk is with risk scoring. We could look back at how it [improves underwriting](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/02/risk-scoring-improves-underwriting-4-benefits), we could watch it [in action](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/03/risk-scoring-in-action), [how it works](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2015/02/closer-look-at-risk-scoring), or go deep into how it works in a specific region (like [California’s Central Valley](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2016/03/how-to-underwrite-challenging-flood)). [Read More](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/09/a-new-way-to-look-at-canada-flood-0-1) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/09/a-new-way-to-look-at-canada-flood-0-1#comments-listing) Topics: [Flood Insurance](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/flood-insurance), [Insurance Protection Gap](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/insurance-protection-gap), [Canada Flood Risk](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/topic/canada-flood-risk) ## [In Singapore at the SIRC](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/in-singapore-at-the-sirc-0-1) Posted by [Ivan Maddox](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/author/ivan-maddox) on Nov 1, 2017 8:16:43 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.intermap.com/hubfs/14thSIRC.jpg) ](https://www.intermap.com/risks-of-hazard-blog/2017/11/in-singapore-at-the-sirc-0-1)   This week I’m attending the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), the largest Asian gathering of the reinsurance industry, including brokers and reinsurers, and the cedants who are their clients. The first thing I learned is that reinsurers are rejecting their recent labeling as “traditional reinsurers”, as new “alternative” capital moves into reinsurance. They now prefer to call themselves “professional reinsurers”. Sounds good! 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