BRRRRRRR: THE 8TH WORST WINTER IN UK'S HISTORY COST INSURERS $1 BILLION

THE 8TH WORST WINTER IN UK'S HISTORY CAOST INSURERS $1 BILLION:

Winter weather insurance claims hit £650m

Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.

The biggest chunk of the payout was made to motorists who damaged vehicles on the slippery roads, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said.

January 2010 was the eighth coldest on record for the UK - the worst since 1987.

AGW = BS.