Flooding

Top tips on coping with a flood-damaged home

Insurers offer flood advice to homeowners

If your home is at risk from flooding take a look at our top tips from insurers to reduce the risk if your home is in danger from flooding or has already been damaged.

Average cost of buildings insurance up 6.9%

Car insurance premiums rise to an average of more than £1,000

After two quarters of level prices, car insurance has risen again to reach an average of £1,034, an increase of 8.5 per cent over the past 12 months.

Last month was the wettest June on record

Insurer RSA faces £50m claims bill after summer deluge

The wettest June on record combined with a dismal start to July has resulted in a mammoth £50 million of home, car and business property claims for insurance group RSA.

Contact your insurer as soon as possible if your home is flooded

Insurance advice for flood victims

Some parts of the UK are expected to receive a month's rainfall in just 24 hours and insurance companies are offering advice on what those affected by flooding should do/

Insurers could raise the cost of home insurance due to floods

Flood claims may raise overall cost of home insurance

The recent floods could mean insurers don't reach profitability targets and that could mean they raise the cost of all home insurance premiums, analysts have warned.

More wet weather on the way, say forecasters

Insurers issue flood advice as weather warnings continue

Insurers are offering advice to consumers after parts of Wales and South West England were hit by torrential rain, leaving homes flooded and schools closed.

Flood warnings issued across England and Wales

Help protect your property against flooding

With more heavy rain forecast, insurer Hiscox is urging homeowners to take some practical steps to minimise any potential damage to their property.

Insurers throw Project Noah lifeline to flood-risk homeowners

Insurers are offering hope to around 200,000 homeowners who have been unable to get flood cover for their homes under a scheme dubbed ‘Project Noah’.

The AA has warned that thousands of homes in the UK could be uninsurable if flood defences are not completed

AA warns government on flood defences for uninsurable homes

The AA has warned that when the agreement on insuring homes at risk from flooding between the government and insurance industry ends in July 2013 thousands of homes could be at risk.