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Opinion: Insurers prepare for claims following winter hour rollback

By 2022-11-08T10:29:00

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Insurance firms grit their teeth as the darker winter weather heralds a likely increase in claims

On 30 October 2022, sleepy Brits were rewarded with an extra hour of kip as British Summer Time moved back an hour to become Greenwich Mean Time, accommodating the darker winter weather.

Although the majority of the UK enjoyed the hour rollback as additional snoozing time, many within the insurance industry are now on tenterhooks due to the darker weather heralding the arrival of increased claims potential.

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