Category: News

Worse than average bushfire season predicted for 2016-17

The Bushfires and Natural Hazards CRC (BNHCRC) has released its seasonal outlook for the 2016 Bushfire season, predicting an above average risk of bushfires across much of Victoria and NSW, along with parts of WA and Queensland.

Despite high levels of rainfall over winter and predicted for spring, warmer than usual temperatures mean the risk of bushfire remains high across much of Australia.

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The quick guide to renters insurance: what, why and how much

Do you have renters insurance?

Australians are notoriously underinsured and people living in rental properties are no exception. Shockingly, the Understand Insurance Home and Contents Survey revealed that more than half of renters don’t insure their contents at all and Australians in general seriously underestimate the worth of their contents when they do insure. This means that many renters find themselves in a situation where they have to wear the cost themselves if something happens to their belongings.

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