Flood insurance becomes a divisive issue in Australia

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Australian government considers privatizing last state-owned insurance organization Flood insurance is becoming a major concern in Australia. The Australian government is beginning to privatize flood protection, allowing various insurance companies to provide coverage directly to consumers rather than providing this coverage through the Territory Insurance Organization (TIO). TIO is the last state-owned insurance organization in the country, and the government has been working to sell off policies that had previously been the organization’s responsibility. This could have serious implications regarding the cost of flood insurance coverage. Privatized flood protection could…

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Tropical Cyclone Rusty to Deliver High Winds, Heavy Precipitation and Flooding to Coast of Western Australia

Tropical Cyclone Rusty

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Tropical Cyclone Rusty formed only on Saturday, February 23, but grew rapidly and intensified due to… low wind shear (5-10 knots) and very warm waters off the northwestern coast of Australia (31-32° C). It is expected to intensify further as it approaches the coast as the upper level environment remains highly conducive for development. Rusty is expected to make landfall near Port Hedland around 6 p.m. WST on Wednesday Feb. 27 (5 a.m. EST, Wednesday 2/27) as a severe tropical cyclone-a Category 4…

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IBISWorld updates report on life insurance industry in Australia

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Report suggests the industry is struggling due to lingering economic woes Market research and analysis firm IBISWorld has made updates to one of its reports concerning the state of the life insurance industry in Australia. The report had initially noted that the industry has been showing signs of progress due to growing demand for traditional life insurance coverage. The firm has updated the report to show that this demand is not being reflected in the life insurance industry’s revenue performance. IBISWorld suggests that poor revenues seen throughout the industry are…

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