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  • Australian Q1 flood costs hit A$4.3bn

    01 June 2022

    IAG's Mark Leplastrier warns climate change's effects are "impacting communities now"

  • Hot property! Australia faces up to un-insurability threat

    13 May 2022

    Record costs of recurring natural catastrophes risk turning property re/insurance in Australia into a niche product for low-risk homes, finds David Walker

  • Climate change threatens to make 15% of Australian property uninsurable

    03 May 2022

    Flood is the main risk for the country, Climate Council warns

  • Cyclone reinsurance pool legislation passes in Australia

    30 March 2022
  • Suncorp admits reinsurers generally "less interested" in covering Australian natcats

    16 March 2022

    Insurer predicts "a lot of recoveries" on its cover after floods

  • Pressure mounts to broaden Australia's planned A$10bn natcat pool

    11 March 2022

    Policymakers, business leaders respond to east coast flooding

  • IAG boosts nat cat expectation following Australia floods

    09 March 2022

    Trade body chief says some insurers might have "no appetite" for flood-afflicted areas

  • Australian flooding insured losses hit A$1.3bn

    07 March 2022

    Insurers have received over 86,000 claims since the inundation began in February

  • S&P Global warns of doubling in Australian flood bill - and hikes at reinsurance renewals

    02 March 2022

    Sector's ceding ratios already rose above five-year average in 2021

  • Flooding triggers insurance catastrophe in Australia's east

    28 February 2022

    Natcats and climate change in top four insurance risks, finds AGC&S