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Councils put flood risk burden on insurers
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Council leaders have attacked "unfair and unaffordable insurance premiums" for residents and local authorities close to water, claiming they face an £11bn liability.
The Local Government Association, which speaks on behalf of more than 350 councils in England and Wales, has written to the government and the Association of British Insurers asking them to tackle the
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