Holiday insurance against bad weather

A French insurance company is offering people the chance to get paid back the price of their holiday if the weather is not what they expected.

Bosses at Aon say holiday-makers using their "Guarantee Soleil" will be able to claim back a refund for rainy days.

Before going away tourists will say how many days of sun they expect, and a policy based on the predictions of weather experts will be calculated.

For example, someone going for a one-week stay in Rome in May, may want to "guarantee" 4 days of sun. If while there they only have three days of good weather they will get a refund on their entire holiday.

But don't think you can book a week in Blackpool and cash in when you don't get seven days of glorious sunshine, "Good weather" is calculated as better than that normally expected seasonally where you are going.