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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ec74/live/d048b840-bb3a-11f1-a430-4d16ee157c41.jpg”] Aviva boss says it ‘doesn’t make sense’ to be building homes in flood zones as risk increases Homes are being built today that could become uninsurable in the future due to the risk of flooding, the boss of insurance giant Aviva has said. Amanda Blanc said the risk of flooding is “absolutely…

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