Insurers to pay out more than £1bn for bad weather
An estimated £1.1 billion will be paid in insurance claims to people whose homes, businesses and vehicles were damaged in floods and storms this winter, according to figures released today by the British insurance industry.
Read: The rising tide of insurance costs after the UK floods
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