Funding for Flood Costs: Affordability, Availability and Public Policy Solutions
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One year on from our publication, https://actuaries.asn.au/Library/Opinion/2022/HIAGreenPaper.pdf, home insurance affordability remains a significant concern. To highlight and address this issue, the Institute has published new research, https://www.actuaries.asn.au/public-policy-and-media/thought-leadership/green-papers/home-insurance-affordability-update-and-funding-costs-for-floods/ and https://www.actuaries.asn.au/public-policy-and-media/thought-leadership/green-papers/home-insurance-affordability-update-and-funding-costs-for-floods/ The...
show moreTo highlight and address this issue, the Institute has published new research, Home Insurance Affordability Update and Funding for Flood Costs: Affordability, Availability and Public Policy Options.
The second report, Funding for Flood Costs: Affordability, Availability and Public Policy Options, examines riverine flood risk, which plays a significant role in the current pressure on home insurance affordability. The report outlines a package of short, medium, and long-term policy measures that should be considered by governments, insurers, and other stakeholders to reduce affordability stress for households who are also facing the highest risk.
In this episode, lead author Evelyn Chow speaks to Actuaries Institute Executive General Manager of Public Policy and Professionalism Vanessa Beenders about:
- Why solutions for flood risks are so crucial
- The suite of potential solutions, including:
- risk reduction;
- cost sharing; and
- government direct cost reduction.
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