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A flood of claims

There have been unprecendented levels of insurance claims in the wake of the recent cold weather. According to Sainsbury’s finance, the UK insurance industry has received almost 16,000 insurance claims relating to water damage. These claims are worth approximately £35 million.

A significant number of these claims were as a result of homeowners turning off their heating before going away.