insurance

Agreement will ensure homes in flood risk areas are protected, while Defra pledges another £370m to defence schemes

Motor traders should prepare themselves for a changing commercial landscape, says Trade Plan Insurance

NRDC estimates $100bn was needed to deal with the aftermath of droughts, floods and fires in 2012, representing the biggest non-defence spend in the US budget

The group's head of corporate responsibility talks to BusinessGreen on the International day for Street Children

Funding will pay for community schemes, but fears remain over deadlocked industry and government talks on flood insurance

National Farmers Union estimates rains in 2012 cost the industry £1.3bn from poor harvests and higher food bills for cattle

Association of British Insurers says government has refused overdraft facility to help thousands of high risk homes

Lack of off-the-shelf policies is "a material barrier to the development of carbon capture and storage at scale"

Munich Re says North America has racked up losses of over $1,000bn over the last 30 years because of extreme weather

Insurance firm acquires three onshore wind farms with a total capacity of 102MW, including giant Scout Moor project