£100m: the staggering cost of Britain's worst winter

Farmers Weekly
"Rural insurer NFU Mutual said arctic weather in December had led to almost 6000 claims expected to cost more than £34m. Damage to homes, farms and businesses included a trail of collapsed buildings.

"Coupled with the very cold spell in January 2010, December's icy blast has made 2010 the worst year in our 100-year history for cold weather claims," said John Kenny, the company's chief claims manager. "

H/T Tom Nelson