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Community resilience is a shared responsibility.
Yesterday at Parliament House, insurers, emergency services, consumer advocates, researchers & community groups launched #CommunityResilienceWeek, ahead of a summer that is forecast to bring the strongest El Niño on record.
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Know your weather & know your risk. Monitor conditions & remember safety is the priority.
Widespread #thunderstorms will sweep across much of #central and #eastern Australia this coming week.
#SevereThunderstorms are possible each day with large hail, heavy rain and damaging winds.
Latest: bom.gov.au
Where it is safe to do so, there are practical steps you can take to minimise damage to your property before severe weather hits, including:
🚗 Move your car under cover or away from trees.
🍂 Clear your gutters.
☔️ Secure all loose items outside your property, such as garden furniture, umbrellas, trampolines & cubby houses.
🏠 Make sure windows & doors are closed, & if you have them, close shutters on doors and windows.
📱 Keep safe & monitor conditions
👉Know your weather, know your risk.
With strong winds, storms and hail forecast over the weekend, we encourage communities to monitor the @BOM_au over the coming days.
Where it is safe to do so, there are practical steps you can take to minimise damage to your property before severe weather hits, including:
🚗 Move your car under cover or away from trees.
🍂 Clear your gutters.
☔️ Secure all loose items outside your property, such as garden furniture, umbrellas, trampolines and cubby houses.
🏠 Make sure windows & doors are closed, & if you have them, close shutters on doors and windows.
📱 Keep safe & monitor conditions.
Image: Windy, Saturday 10 October.
@ICAUS is calling for a continued focus on the long-term sustainability of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR), as the growing cost of the scheme places increasing pressure on its funding arrangements. Read more in our submission.👇
insurancecouncil.com.au/reso…
@ICAUS & insurers will host one-on-one consultations in Clifton, Queensland on 26 & 27 October 2026 to meet with policyholders impacted by the severe weather & hailstorm that hit the region in November 2025.
Today in London @icaus, @The_ABI_UK, @InsuranceBureau & @_ICNZ launched the Four Nations Insurance Alliance. Representing insurers underwriting ~US$200 billion in premiums, the alliance will strengthen collaboration on shared challenges including extreme weather, insurance affordability, cyber threats and resilience.
Read more in the media release: insurancecouncil.com.au/reso…
@ICAUS welcomes the Northern Territory Government's $13.3 million investment in the Katherine South Flood Levee, announced by Jo Hersey, Minister Responsible for the Flood Recovery Fund & Member for Katherine. The project will help protect an additional 210 homes & businesses from future flooding and is another important investment in community resilience. Read on: createsend.com/t/t-8027A2F2B…
You can read more about the impact of extreme weather events & the importance of reducing risk in our recent Catastrophe Resilience Report: insurancecouncil.com.au/Cata…
@ICAUS welcomes Dean Cullen, CEO & Managing Director of Adica Insurance as a non-executive member of its Board.
Read more in our media release: insurancecouncil.com.au/reso…
Every 43 minutes, a car is stolen or broken into in Victoria. The state also recorded ~3,900 home theft & burglary claims, costing more than $56m. Click in comments to read more in @ICAUS’ new report: ‘A Safer and Stronger Victoria: Policy recommendations for the next Victorian Government'.
Read more in our media release: insurancecouncil.com.au/insu…
Public hearings into NSW’s Emergency Services Levy begin today, with @ICAUS set to tell committee members the tax is pushing up the cost of insurance for NSW families & costing the economy half a billion dollars a year on top of the $1.4 billion it collects. NSW is now the only state still funding emergency services through a tax on insurance premiums. Click in comments to read more.
To find out more about ESL reform & the @ICAUS’ ‘Why Are We Waiting’ ad campaign, visit: Scraptheinsurancetax.com.au
