Insurers helped over 450,000 customers during the December 2010 freeze, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).<\/p>\n
Each day they dealt with over 12,000 claims, totalling \u00a338 million, for policyholders who suffered damage to their homes, businesses, and vehicles.<\/p>\n
The month saw some \u00a3900 million in property damage claims, the highest payout ever made for damage caused in the UK by a bout of freezing weather and heavy snow.<\/p>\n
The figures also show that during the period:<\/p>\n
Insurers dealt with 467,000 claims for damage to homes, businesses and vehicles.<\/p>\n
190,000 claims were for damage to homes and businesses, costing \u00a3900 million, and in Scotland, which was particularly hit, there were 31,000 property damage claims, costing some \u00a390 million.<\/p>\n
Of the property claims, 103,000 were for burst pipe damage, costing \u00a3680 million, with the total up 35% on the amount paid out for burst pipes during the whole of the 2009 winter.<\/p>\n
The large number of burst pipes in Northern Ireland resulted in 6,400 claims, worth \u00a340 million.<\/p>\n
There were 278,000 claims from insured motorists for vehicle damage costing \u00a3530 million.<\/p>\n
The ABI\u2019s director of general insurance and health, Nick Starling, says: \u201cThe big freeze highlighted that when bad weather strikes there is no substitute for insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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