According to the Met Office, Storm Éowyn was perhaps the strongest cyclone the UK has seen in the last decade.

Gusts of wind were in excess of 100 miles per hour across some parts of Scotland causing power cuts, tree falls and damage to homes and shops.

As we pick up the pieces and get back to normal what are your rights to claim on household insurance policies for storm damage loss?

UK insurance companies are well versed in such claims. Over the last two years or so there has been unprecedented extreme weather in the UK.

The naming of storms by the Met Office began in 2015 with over a dozen recorded. Recently we’ve had Storms Dudley, Eunice, Babet, Ciarán, Bert, Conall, Ashley and Darragh among others.

Most home insurance policies cover you for storm damage but many have exclusions for........

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