A pensioner has been refused a payout for Storm Darragh damage to his home after insurers claimed it WASN'T a storm - because the winds were "2mph too slow".<br /><br />Dennis Iliffe, 77, was left stunned when his insurance company told him they could not settle his claim because wind speeds in his home town did not hit 55mph.<br /><br />He has now been left counting the cost after his chimney and aerial were damaged by the powerful gusts which battered Kidderminster, Worcs., over the weekend. <br /><br />Dennis said he was "absolutely astounded" to be told by insurers Ageas the 53mph winds that wrecked his home was 2mph too slow to be classed a storm.
