News: How do I prepare for floods? - In conversation with VdS-Expert Bettina Falkenhagen

18. Aug 2022


As an expert on flood risks, Bettina Falkenhagen will be speaking at the VdS conference "Natural Hazards and Elemental Damage" in Cologne on August 23, 2022. You can read an exciting interview with her in advance.


Bettina Falkenhagen is a civil engineer and deputy head of department for concept development and geoexpertise at VdS Schadensverhütung GmbH. She also regularly accompanies the HKC Infomobil as a consultant. Now she talks about her experiences in flood prevention.

In the interview "Knowledge protects: How we better prepare for flood catastrophes" she talks about risk prevention, her experiences with the HKC consulting team in flood regions and the current insurance landscape. In this context, she explains, among other things, the current development of the zoning system for flooding, backwater and heavy rain "ZÜRS", which provides insurers with important data.

Click here (german website) for the interview and recommended links.