Show Notes
Landowners want bushfire and flood mitigation work to be considered when insurance premiums are calculated.
With a hot, dry summer on the way, more landholders are taking measures to reduce their properties’ bushfire risk. Now, some say this work should be reflected in their insurance premiums.
In this episode: The Upper Yango Landholders Association was formed after Black Saturday Landholders are seeing big increases in insurance The Insurance Council of Australia says premium incentives are available to those who lower their risk SBS News in Depth is a news analysis podcast from SBS, going behind the headlines with reporting and interviews on the stories shaping Australia and the world.
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