Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Consumers face the prospect of increasing home insurance costs as flooding and other extreme weather events drive up premiums.
Shane Hickey is a finance and news journalist, currently serving as the Cash Editor for The Observer and reporting from London to Ireland. With a focus on multinational news, Shane writes for various publications such as Yahoo Finance Singapore, The Guardian, Yahoo Finance UK, Yahoo Sports Canada, and The Irish Times, covering topics ranging from personal finance to international affairs.