Flooding insurance payouts reach £446m

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Association of British Insurers reveals industry received 17,500 flood claims this winter as total costs to the industry expected to clear £1.1bn

Insurance payouts relating to the extreme weather that buffeted the UK this winter are expected to reach £1.1bn, according to new figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) that show the cost...

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