Gjensidige, If and Tryg Forsikring have received close to 2,000 damage reports after the torrential rain and floods in Oslo and Viken in recent days. – Just since Sunday, If alone has received 750 damage reports after the torrential rain at the weekend, Communications Manager Sigmund Clementz at If says that around 11,000 damage reports have come in after the extreme weather in August. Photo: Press photo / If says communications manager Sigmund Clementz at If. He says that with the damages after the extreme weather “Hans” and floods, around 9,000 damages were reported to the insurance companies. All the injuries from the weekend come on top of that. – Thousands of people who need help to remove water, dry and rebuild, says Clementz. But the capacity is exhausted. Moved from other parts of the country Torrential rain, extreme weather and floods means that there is a lot of demand for insurance companies and their partners. – When thousands of people need help right now, there will be capacity problems. We have to be open and honest about that, says communications manager Sigmund Clementz at If. The insurance companies have regular partners in the craft industry who help remove water, dry and rebuild for the customers. A house in Hokksund is partially under water for the second time in less than a month. Photo: Jan-Erik Wilthil / news If, and other insurance companies, have moved craftsmen from other parts of the country to Eastern Norway to help. They have been in flux since the extreme weather “Hans” struck at the beginning of August, he says. Pressured labor market Director Bård Folke Fredriksen of NBBL says that the decline in sales of new homes can free up some capacity in the building and construction industry. Photo: Kjartan Rørslett / news Director Bård Folke Fredriksen of Norway’s Norwegian Housing Association (NBBL) believes what the insurance industry says about votes. – Right now there is a really tight labor market, says Fredriksen. He says that there has been a shortage of qualified skilled workers in Norway for a long time, but that the decline in sales of new homes may mean that there will be more capacity in the future. The damage may worsen. Industry director for operations and service Jorulf Brøvig Silde in NHO Service and Trade is also concerned about the blown capacity after the extreme weather in August. He says that employees and companies in the construction industry are working hard to ease the pressure. – You use the overtime provisions that exist, and with the application possibilities that are there. We have had a good dialogue with the Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority about this. He says that with all the damage after the extreme weather, you can expect a longer queue to have craftsman work carried out in the future. The burst capacity in the construction industry can lead to consequential damage. According to Silde, you must act quickly after water damage. The more time that passes, the greater the risk of the injury becoming more serious. A floor in Nesbyen has developed mold after the flood. Photo: Mycoteam as – Then the time you may have to be away from the house or apartment will be longer. The cost will be greater, everything will actually become more complicated, he says. Picking up craftsmen from Sweden But now more help is needed. Right now there are craftsmen on their way from Sweden. Currently, there are around 20 Swedish craftsmen who will help with the work after the extreme weather. – But when we know there are thousands of people who need help, unfortunately it will only be a drop in the ocean, but it helps a little, says Clementz. The flood control was unable to keep the water away from the neighborhood in Steinberg. Photo: Jan-Erik Wilthil / news He adds that for cash-strapped people it may be an alternative to get a cash settlement from the insurance company. Then you can get started more quickly on your own, or hire help from outside the insurance company, and use the cash settlement to pay. Difficult to say how big a value A basement has been flooded after the torrential rain at the weekend. Photo: Gunhild Hjermundrud / news Because of the weekend’s storm, it is difficult to say how much value has been destroyed. It is far too early to estimate, according to Sigmund Clementz in If. – Here there is a great variation in damage from those who have had a little water on the parquet in the basement to those who have had a swimming pool, he says. But often there is damage for NOK 4-500,000 if it is a furnished basement with a bathroom. An average damage due to water penetration is around 60,000 in a basement.
ttn-69
Lack of craftsmen to clean up after the extreme weather Hans – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
