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FLOOD MODELLING FOR INSURERSFROM DATA TO DECISIONSDr Iain Willis, Director, JBA Risk Management Singapore
Mr Ian Millinship, Senior Catastrophe Risk Modeller, JBA Risk Management UK
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Overview
Introductions
Agenda
• Session 1: (9:30 – ~10:45) Hydrology, Hydraulic Modelling - Ian Millinship
• Tea/Coffee Break (15 minutes)
• Session 2: (~10:45 – 12:00) Hazard maps, Probabilistic (CAT) Models – Iain Willis
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Who are we?
2017
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Why do we model flood?Flood losses are increasing, particularly in Asia
Flood models allow clients to assess and manage their exposure
Underwriting
How to you assess the potential of a location flooding? What will be the expected claim?
Catastrophe models
How do you know the potential accumulated exposure to your portfolio? Are your event limits adequate?
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2013
Non-life premium growth
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Flooding in Penang
1. 5 November 20172. 80% of the state was hit by typhoon-like winds and heavy rain3. Penang
1. George Town – 7 dead & 3,365 displaced into shelters. Floodwater reported to rise to 3-4m
1. Kedah – 2,000 evacuated2. Perak – 103 evacuated
4. Parts of Penang Hospital flooded5. Penang government confirmed floods were due to poor drainage systemReferences
http://w ww.channelnewsasia.com/new s/asiapacif ic/penang-flood-at-least-7-dead-as-authorities-issue-heavy-rain-9376756?view=DEFAULT
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Georgetown
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/penang-flood-at-least-7-dead-as-authorities-issue-heavy-rain-9376756?view=DEFAULT
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JBA Hazard Maps in George Town
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Penang hospital
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Stadium Bandaraya
https://sg.new s.yahoo.com/photos-penang-inundated-floods-slideshow-wp-010054634/photo-p-aerial-view -shows-flooded-photo-010054240.html
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HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC MODELLING
SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FLOOD MODELLING
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What is a flood hazard map?
• Describes areas of high and low flood risk
• Can be produced for a range of likelihoods (probabilities) described by return period
• Iain will describe how maps are used after the break
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Small features have a big impact
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How do we create flood maps?
Hydrology
How much water?
Hydraulic modelling
Where does the water go?
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Hydrology
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Measuring river flow
The need to quantify river flow• Select a cross section and measure the area: a (m2)
• Identify the mean flow velocity through the cross
Velocity cross section profile Empirical flow to level relationship
• Flow equals: a x v = (m3s-1 or cumecs)
• Relate each river level to an equivalent flow estimate (rating curve)
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Measuring river flow
Loggers and telemetry allow us to understand this relationship over timeAllow assessment of the severity of flow
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Using river flow data
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Flo
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1958 20171. Examine historical record 2. Determine the frequency distribution:
How often does a n-year flow occur?
020406080
100
0 50 100 150 200
Flo
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return period (years)
3. Derive flow growth curves
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Using river flow data
3. Derive time-to-peak values for flood hydrographs using catchment descriptors at each gauge
4. Generate at regular points along the network, apply hydrographs using catchment descriptors for each point
Catchment descriptors:
• Urban extent• Percentage runoff• Attenuation due to reservoirs & lakes• Baseflow index• Catchment wetness index• Catchment area
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Hydraulic modelling
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Some physics: conservation laws
Conservation of mass• We can’t magically create or destroy matter• Imagine a “control volume” (a small tank) what goes in = what comes out – change in storage rate of flow across boundary = rate of change in storage
Conservation of momentum• Similarly, Newton’s laws mean we can’t create or destroy momentum without an external force• Mass x velocity going in = mass x velocity coming out
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Basic 2D flow model structure
ground elevation (DTM)
depth of flow between cells
friction
friction
Plan Cross section
A B
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The “Shallow Water Equations”
What happens if we drop water onto a tranquil lake (...or jump into a swimming pool...) with no friction “allowed”?
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Real world is complex
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Digital terrain data for flow routing
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Thailand 2011 flood
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BREAK
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SESSION 2: RISK MANAGEMENT USING FLOOD HAZARD MAPS AND PROBABILISTIC (CAT) MODELS
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How do clients use flood hazard maps?
Spatial:
• Directly using GIS software• Via software providers such as
Munich Re (NATHAN), SpatialKey, ESRI
• Exposure assessment of a portfolio against hazard maps by JBA
Tabulated:
• As scores: Risk Scores provide a relative indication of flood risk administrative boundary.
Pincode Risk Score
400051 LOW
400050 MEDIUM
400052 HIGH
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Catastrophe Models: An introductionWhy do we need Cat models?
• Short historical records do not contain the full range of possible future extreme behaviour
• Natural hazard losses are correlated in time and space• We want to know about risk (as opposed to only hazard) net of
insurance structures
What are Cat models?• Hybrid physical-statistical models• Input portfolio of risks with insurance conditions• Quantify damage and loss with likelihood ?
PORTFOLIO
CAT MODEL
LOSS
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Hazard maps
SEVERITY
Proportion of area
flooded, minimum
and maximum depth
for 6 return periods
Event set
MITIGATION
Standard of Protection
Area benefiting from
defence
Defences Built environment
BUILDINGS
Property type per location
Analysis polygons
RESOLUTION
Portfolio and damage
calculation resolution
Lat / Long or
Administrative boundary
Vulnerability
DAMAGE
Percent damage per
hazard intensity
MODEL
FREQUENCY AND
INTENSITY
Return period by
gauge, by peril
From Hazard to Risk
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Hazard: Maps
What is the distribution of hazard affecting our analysis cells?
Step 1Summarise the data at VRG
Step 2Transfer to analysis cell
A B C
Proportion area affected:A = 30% B = 50% C = 100%
Min depth:A = 0m B = 0m C = 0.5m
Max depth:A = 0.5m B = 1.0m C = 2.6m
Postcode boundary
River
Flood extent
VRG
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Hazard: Event setCatalogue of events covering 10,000 years
Defined at the observation point (river / rain gauge)ip_event_2020
Return Period (years)
! 2 - 10
! 10 - 500
! 500 - 1,500
! 1,500 - 10,000
! 10,000 - 40,000
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Flood Hazard: Combine
Hazard mapsSeverity (depth &
local extent)
Event setMacro-scale
extent Frequency
Combined hazard dataProportion of area flooded,
minimum and maximum depth, by event, by cell
DefencesLocation
Standard of protection
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Importance of geocoding
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Are you buying enough reinsurance?
0
20,000,000
40,000,000
60,000,000
80,000,000
100,000,000
120,000,000
0 100 200 300 400 500
Lo
ss (
MY
R)
Return Period
Client 1Client 2Client 3Client 4Client 5
25 60 200
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Reducing reinsurance requirements
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0 250 500 750 1000
Loss
(Mill
ion
USD
)
Return Period
2013
2014
2015
Annual portfolio change vs. Surplus
cover
2013 = 4.9m
2014 = 4.5m
2015 = 4.2m
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Thailand 2011
Observed
Modelled
2010 2006
Source: Royal Irrigation department, Thailand
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Why model flood?
Flood has and will cause losses to your portfolioUnderwriting
• How to you assess the potential of a location flooding?
• What will be the expected claim?
Catastrophe models
• How do you know the potential accumulated exposure to your portfolio?
• Are your event limits adequate?
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Any questions?
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This presentation was prepared for SEADPRI Forum 2017 by Ian Millinship and Iain Willis. © JBA Risk Management Limited 2017
The content in this presentation belongs to JBA Risk Management Limited. Don’t steal it. It’s only a presentation and the data presented are modelled, so don’t rely on them. If you do, the risk is all your own and JBA won’t be held responsible or liable.
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