UK floods: ministers to quiz insurers over claims

Final floods damage bill could cost insurers as much as £1bn, prompting fears of a rise in premiums

DATCHET, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 17:A woman navigates past sandbags on February 17, 2014 in Chertsey, United Kingdom. The Environment Agency continues to issue severe flood warnings for a n
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MINISTERS have summoned insurance bosses to Downing Street today to discuss their response to the recent floods.

Prime Minister David Cameron has urged the industry to deal with flood claims as quickly as possible after thousands of properties in the south of England were damaged in the recent severe weather.

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