Extreme weather in 2012 costs insurers £1bn
Record breaking levels rainfall in the UK during 2012 resulted in 486,000 insurance claims and cost £1.19 billion, confirms the Association of British Insurers (ABI)
New figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) highlight the impact on businesses of extreme weather events in 2012, which was the wettest year on record in England and Wales and second weContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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