Commentary - Winter freeze: Burst pipe problems
The industry is currently paying out an estimated £7m a day over burst pipe claims. Graeme Fitzpatrick asks if insurers are doing enough to help customers prevent them.
The issue of burst pipes has been dominating the national headlines for the past month, as the bitter cold spell interrupted water service to homes up and down the country, and in Northern Ireland in
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