UK’s biggest insurer hit by rise in subsidence claims after record hot summer
The Guardian reports that Aviva, the UK's largest insurer, said on Friday it had seen a rise in subsidence claims after an extremely hot summer. The outlet says this comes amid an industry-wide increase, with Hastings Direct reporting claims up 140% in August and Axa describing it as a "surge year." The Guardian links the rise to the growing climate crisis.
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UK’s biggest insurer hit by rise in subsidence claims after record hot summer
Increase reported by Aviva after Hastings Direct said claims were up 140% in August and Axa said it had been a ‘surge year’ The UK’s largest insurer has been hit by a rise in subsidence claims after an extremely hot summer left households across the country grappling with the fallout from the growing climate crisis. Aviva said on Friday it had experienced the jump amid an industry-wide surge in households filing subsidence claims with their insurers to cover repairs, which typically are needed t
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