MPs questions cause Hilary Benn to praise insurer response
Environment Minister Hilary Benn has promised to meet insurance firms to encourage a swift response to claims over flood-damaged properties in Cumbria, the Morning Advertiser reports.
Responding to questions from Labour MP Derek Twigg Benn said: “To give an example of the quick response by one insurance company, when I visited the rest centre in Cockermouth for the second time on Saturday, one insurance company had already turned up and was dealing with people’s claims there and then.
“That shows how it is possible to respond. Insurance companies are very conscious of the need to help people to deal with their claims as quickly as possible, but I can assure [Twigg] that we will follow that point up.”
He also promised that Rosie Winterton, Minister for Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination, would bring up the issue of insurers refusing cover in the future with insurers.
