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CHURCHES ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER


AS we enter a new year and winter weather sweeps into the country, bringing colder temperatures, rain and the risk of snow and storms, Ecclesiastical Insurance is encouraging churches across Britain to take steps to help prevent damage from happening.


Each year insurers see a rise in claims during the winter months of December, January and February, especially when storms hit. During recent years extreme winter weather has caused widespread damage to properties across the UK with the average insurance claim being between £20,000 and £40,000, according to the Association of British Insurers. One of the biggest risks at this time of the year is flooding. The Environment Agency has already warned of a wet and windy January and February, which comes after 8,000 properties were damaged by flooding during the same time


period in 2020. Ecclesiastical’s risk management director, Jo Whyman, said there are steps that can be taken to help prevent flooding – but, with 1 in 6 properties in England and Wales at risk of being flooded in the future,


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