Insurance for Extreme Weather Events in Australia – Current Policy Trends, and Future Directions

Macquarie Journal of Business Law, 8 339-357

Posted: 27 Jun 2015

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Justine Bell

The University of Queensland - T.C. Beirne School of Law

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

The recent floods in Queensland highlighted major deficiencies in insurance coverage for extreme weather events in Australia. As the frequency and intensity of such events is predicted to increase with climate change, it is necessary to review current insurance arrangements, and consider whether reform is needed.

JEL Classification: K00

Suggested Citation

Bell, Justine, Insurance for Extreme Weather Events in Australia – Current Policy Trends, and Future Directions (2011). Macquarie Journal of Business Law, 8 339-357, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2622852

Justine Bell (Contact Author)

The University of Queensland - T.C. Beirne School of Law ( email )

The University of Queensland
St Lucia
4072 Brisbane, Queensland 4072
Australia

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