LONDON (Reuters) – British ministers will meet representatives of the insurance industry on Tuesday who will brief them on their progress in dealing with victims of winter floods across southern England.

Senior members of the British government will be briefed by executives from insurers representing nearly two-thirds of the market, including Aviva, Direct Line and RSA , Prime Minister David Cameron's office said on Monday.

The head of the Association of British Insurers will also attend the meeting with Cabinet Office ministers Oliver Letwin and Jo Johnson, Flooding Minister Dan Rogerson and Communities Minister Brandon Lewis.

Some areas of England have been under water for more than a month after the wettest January on record, leaving homeowners displaced and crops ruined. Storms have even washed away key railway lines along the coast.

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