The Association of British Insurers urged the UK government to move quickly on flood remediation projects while noting it will be awhile before flooded property owners recover from an estimated $6 billion insured loss.

In a statement, Stephen Haddrill, director general of the ABI, said the association met Tuesday with Britain's government ministers to discuss the aftermath of this summer's floods.

"Since the flooding in Hull, Sheffield, Doncaster and surrounding areas 100 days ago, insurers have been dealing with over 130,000 claims for homes, businesses and motor vehicles," he said. "The cost of [insurance] claims from flooding in June and July is expected to exceed ?3 billion ($6 billion U.S.)."

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