MORE Than insurer RSA revealed a £50m hit after the UK’s dire summer weather resulted in more than 6,500 claims since June alone.

The wettest June on record landed the group with a £40m bill while it expects to suffer another £10m hit so far in July as Britain continues to be battered by rain.

RSA said the East Midlands, North East and North West were the worst-hit areas, suffering storm damage, flooding and hail stones.

RSA, which operates in 140 countries, also revealed a £35m impact from claims relating to the two earthquakes in Italy in May.

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