The root causes
Insurers need to get smarter if they are to really get to the root of subsidence. Hugo Cranmore discovers that while insurers are becoming more sophisticated in their approach towards some causes of the problem, there is still plenty of room for improvement
The weather remains the strongest driver of subsidence surge, despite the intervention of other factors - mostly 'man-made'. Historically, insurers have concentrated on rainfall, previous incidents
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