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By Emad Shokoohi Insights

13 Jun: Why Insurers & Investors Need Better Flood Data

Insurers & Investors Need Better Property Flood Data
As climate change accelerates, cities and property owners face increasing uncertainty around flood risk. Extreme rainfall events are becoming more intense and frequent, resulting in incomplete risk assessments, underprepared communities, and missed opportunities to fund and prioritize climate resilience.

At NOAH Intelligence, we know that escalating climate volatility demands better climate resiliency tools. NOAH HydroSim™ Flood Modelling sets the new standard, combining real-world event data with advanced simulation to generate truly actionable flood risk insights. It’s not just about predicting floods – it’s about equipping people, governments, and industries to prevent losses, protect lives, and build smarter for the future.

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By NOAH Team Insights

06 Mar: Rethinking Flood Risk: An Interview with NOAH’s Founders

Steve Van Haren and Chris Godsall are seated in the head office of NOAH Intelligence, looking out the window at Union Station across the street. The co-founders have very different backgrounds, but you could easily assume they’ve known each other all their lives – and might comfortably finish the other’s sentences.
“The flooding last summer – and in 2013 and 2018 – was predictable,” says Van Haren, a former Principal Water Resources Engineer with WSP. He points to the train station that was shut down last July 16th when three hours of heavy rain from trailing thunderstorms caused widespread flooding in Toronto (and $990 million of property damage).

By NOAH Team Insights

09 Jan: Are You Safe from Flooding?

The answer is No (and Yes).
Last July 16th, a summer rainstorm swept into Southern Ontario and seemed to pause over Toronto. Three hours later, flooding had displaced 500,000 people and caused damage that experts say could reach $4 billion (including $990 million of insured losses). That’s roughly $1.3 billion per hour of rain. A month later, another once-in-a-century storm hit Ontario just days after catastrophic flooding in Quebec resulted in over 70,000 insurance claims