Aviva CEO: We're Building Uninsurable Homes

Business Matters by BBC

Sep 28, 202658:41Business

The boss of Aviva, Britain's biggest insurer, has warned that some homes being built today could eventually become impossible to insure because of flood risk. Speaking to Sean Farrington, Dame Amanda Blanc said Britain i...

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