Insurance premiums up 500% in flood areas, MP says

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According to the BBC, the Hull MP also claimed that homes in some flood risk areas had been refused cover.

The corporation quoted the MP as saying: "People feel really angry. I've had people on Bransholme telling me that they've now got insurance quotes of over £1,000 for their properties to be insured. Excesses have gone up to about £3,000 and in one case - £6,000.

"So there's quite a lot of evidence of the insurance market in Hull not being open."

She added that she was "really worried" the

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