Aviva boss warns new homes may become uninsurable

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Sept, 11:37 · Archive

Aviva's chief executive warns homes being built in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable.

Amanda Blanc, chief executive of Aviva, Britain's biggest insurer, has warned that homes currently being built in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable in future. She said the flooding threat was 'absolutely increasing'. The Guardian reports that 115,000 homes will be built in flood zones over the next decade if current construction patterns continue.

How it is being reported

• New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva bossGuardian Business · 29 Sept, 10:28
• Warning more homes will be uninsurable due to flood riskBBC Business · 29 Sept, 00:10

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