MP calls for ministers to deal with flood insurance
February 5th, 2012
MP calls for ministers to deal with flood insurance
Inset: MP John Woodcock says people are already struggling to get affordable insurance after flooding of recent years Families and companies hit by the November 2009 floods could find themselves with rising premiums or no insurance cover unless …
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Flood map delay may have cost Tier residents millions
CASEY STAFF / Staff Photo There are over 100000 households in Broome and Tioga counties, but federal flood insurance data shows only 3397 flood insurance policies were in place as of Nov. 30, 2011. The total value of those policies is $ 644 million.
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End of flood protection pact leaves thousands of homes at risk
Tens of thousands of flood risk homes face rocketing insurance costs – or problems even getting covered – due to the looming expiry of a government pact guaranteeing flood cover. Experts have warned that the agreement – which obliges insurers to …
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