UK fire and subsidence claims will rise due to extreme heat, says insurer

Fire engines on the scene of a wildfire in Blidworth, England, on 19 July. Photograph: Cameron Smith/Getty Images

One of the UK’s largest home insurers has warned over the impact of record temperatures on claims, saying the climate crisis was already resulting in a rise in fire and subsidence cases this year.

LV=General Insurance (LV=GI), which was bought by the German insurer Allianz in 2019, said it was dealing with claims worth £1.2m after the extreme heat that hit the country between 17 and 20 July.