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Aon bets on floor-height data to refine home flood premiums in Australia

September 25 2026

The broker says more granular property-level data could help insurers distinguish between homes that share the same floodplain but face very different levels of exposure.

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ARPC to turn pool data into risk insights for government and insurers

August 26 2026

The corporation's new four-year plan also backs measures to put downward pressure on premiums in high cyclone-risk areas.

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ARPC analysis reveals insurance participation gaps in Australia's cyclone-exposed communities

August 13 2026

Data shows large coverage gaps in areas with high hazard exposure and lower socio-economic capacity.

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Australia cyclone pool expands as insurer participation rises in home and SME

July 16 2026

Higher insured values pushed up home and strata premiums, while cyclone risk pricing remained broadly stable across the pool.

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ARPC urges greater catastrophe pooling as climate risks intensify across Asia

July 2 2026

ARPC underscores the importance of government-backed pools and regional data sharing in sustaining catastrophe insurance affordability.

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Australia's cyclone reinsurance pool cut premiums but affordability pressures persist — ACCC

June 25 2026

Premium relief has been concentrated in northern Australia, while prices continue to rise across the rest of the country.

ARPC appoints Cameron Hick as chief underwriting officer

June 19 2026

He will succeed current CUO Michael Pennell, who is set to retire in November.

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ARPC says cyclone pool cut premiums up to 37% in highest-risk zones as availability improves

May 19 2026

Premiums for medium-to-high risk homes dropped and quote success rates rose, but lowest-risk areas saw a 31% premium rise driven by broader market forces.

ARPC puts 2025-26 cyclone pool losses at A$267m across nine declared events

May 12 2026

Narelle 2, Fina, and Koji were the season’s largest declared events by estimated ultimate loss, with ARPC citing complex, geographically dispersed impacts.

Australia cyclone pool average premiums rise in Q4 as strata jumps 11%

May 5 2026

Annual premiums rose 4.4% year-on-year as Cyclone Alfred pushed incurred insurance losses to A$1.41bn.

ARPC CUO Michael Pennell to retire, search begins for successor

April 2 2026

He has been with the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation since 2003.

Category 4 Cyclone Narelle lashes Australia's northeastern coast

March 19 2026

The insurance sector faces the potential for added pressure amid ongoing claims from recent NT and QLD floods, both states which could be impacted by Narelle.

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