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According to the Sydney Morning Herald, insurance companies face an overhaul in how they handle flood risk, after an independent review considered sweeping changes designed to lift insurance cover against natural disasters...
In a paper released by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the author Anthony Bergin states that the country can be better prepared for, and recover from future natural hazards. Dr Bergin said there were now six inquiries under way following a series of disasters, reports the Sydney Morning Herald...
'The catastrophe events that have taken place this year [..] are part of Australia's really long history of floods, fires, droughts' said Belinda Hutchinson, chairman of Australia's insurer, QBE. Australia is one of the many countries that will be present at the Global Platform in May...
'The answer to climate woes is to make countries rich and stable,' says Chris Berg, research fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs, adding 'this makes the real climate change question a question about economic development. How can the world's poor get rich quick?' he asks...
In a report by the Sydney Morning Herald, State Treasurer Andrew Fraser said that it is unlikely that Queensland will find affordable natural hazard insurance for its infrastructure, but will 'jump through hoops' anyway to meet the requirements of the flood levy...
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) blames the poor national database for their inability to provide flood cover, which caused many home owners to be without cover when floods swept across Queensland and parts of Victoria recently, reports the Sydney Morning Herald: 'Flood mapping is a national infrastructure responsibility'...
For many people social network site Twitter was among the earliest to provide on the scene reaction to today's big 6.3 magnitude Christchurch earthquake, reports the Sydney Morning Herald...
'There might be a view from the global community that there has been sufficient activity here to make some changes to [risk] ratings,' said Mark Senkevics, head of Australia and New Zealand for Swiss Re. 'It is likely, in my view, that will happen.'...
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