Submissions are now open for the Select Committee on the Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums.
The inquiry will examine how the climate crisis is making it harder and more expensive for people to afford insurance, including in the Northern Rivers.
Greens candidate for Richmond, Mandy Nolan, says the federal electorate of Richmond was recently ranked as the second most-climate-vulnerable region in the country.
‘And it’s put people’s insurance premiums through the roof. According to insurance experts, by 2030, 20 per cent of homes in the Northern Rivers will be uninsurable – that’s 22,274 households left in the water, waiting for the next climate disaster.’
For more info, visit the Select Committee on the Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums and Availability.
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