Insurance
Environment
Research
As flood risk grows, underinsurance could become Australia’s least visible climate problem
More homes than ever are being mapped into flood zones, but many households are dropping their cover. New research points to a confusing system, not complacent homeowners
Environment
Designing homes for extreme weather
The devastating effects of extreme weather mean we must design homes to protect human life and buildings. Failure to do so risks some areas becoming ‘uninsurable’
Health & Medicine
Using AI to predict hospital costs in real time
Hospitals only know how much a patient costs once they’ve gone home, making it difficult to plan spending efficiently, but predictive algorithms can estimate costs soon after diagnosis
Business & Economics
Insurance failing when we need it most
The whole concept of insurance comes under question when disasters are apparently too big to insure, but the industry needs to do more to meet the challenge