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Government flood review should focus on improving under-insurance as insurers will resist floodplain extensions

Cyclist riding through flooded road

Insurers will support the government's investigation into insufficient insurance cover in the recent Yorkshire floods but will resist any attempts to widen Flood Re to cover recent floodplain developments, the Association of British Insurers has said.

Responding to the news Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers will be reviewing insurance cover following the recent flooding, Huw Evans, director general of the Association of British Insurers, said

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