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Homeowners insurance premiums in UK continue to fall

G. Turner
UK Insurance regulations

At the same time flooding coverage is maintaining its threat of overwhelming expense. At the beginning of 2012, the premiums for homeowners insurance across the United Kingdom started to fall, and that trend has continued throughout the last three months, says the latest data released by AA. The most recent figures have indicated that the coverage is rapidly becoming cheaper to buy. In fact, the homeowners insurance data released from the period ranging from July through September has shown that the premiums for the coverage fell by almost six percent…

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Flood insurance initiative runs into problems in the UK

S.Vagus
UK Flood homeowners Insurance companies Flood Re Plan

UK flood insurance initiative may be lacking foresight The United Kingdom’s new flood insurance initiative, called Flood Re, may not adequately account for the risks that many properties face, according to a new study from the London School of Economics. The flood insurance initiative operates as a flood fund, creating a financial windfall for homeowners, the UK government, and the insurance industry. The fund is meant to mitigate the costs associated with flood disasters and represents several years’ worth of negotiation between the UK insurance industry and the government. Flood…

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Flood insurance program in UK is potentially inadequate

G. Turner
UK Flood homeowners insurance program

According to a recent study, the new plans from the government underestimate the risk and its associated cost. Researchers have been analyzing the data from the newly created flood insurance program from the government of the United Kingdom and are predicting that it will fall short because it has underestimated the number of properties that are at risk of rising waters as a result of climate change. The study proposes that climate change will vastly increase the number of properties at risk of flooding. The research was conducted by a…

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Flood insurance now assured for UK homeowners

Julie Campbell
UK Flood homeowners insurance program

Residents of many villages that thought they may no longer be able to find coverage now have it guaranteed. The people living in a number of villages throughout the United Kingdom, such as those in the area of Worcester and its surrounds, are now breathing a sigh of relief as they hear that their flood insurance will be guaranteed. The coverage was on extremely shaky grounds as the government and insurers in the country negotiated. The negotiations were not looking very promising for some time, but the government and the…

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Landlord insurance recommended to help protect investments in the UK

G. Turner
Landlord Insurance

Property owners who are renting out have been advised to make sure they have coverage against floods. Experts in the landlord insurance sector of the industry are reminding the owners of rented properties in the United Kingdom about the importance of protecting their investment, particularly against perils such as flooding, which have become an increasing problem over the last few years. They are reminding these owners that a policy could make the difference between the life and death of their investments. Flooding is already becoming a growing issue in the…

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