The House Standing Committee on Economics has announced new public hearings as part of its inquiry into insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims.
In March, the Committee will wrap up hearing from insurers and reinsurers. It will also hear from key departments and agencies, including Treasury, the National Emergency Management Agency and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
The Committee is also announcing today its high-level schedule for planned hearings in April and May at some of the regions worst affected by the 2022 major floods, including Brisbane, Lismore, Sydney, the Hawkesbury, Eugowra, Molong, Melbourne, Rochester and Heathcote.
Committee Chair Daniel Mulino MP said ‘We are entering the critical second phase of this inquiry, where we want to hear firsthand about the floods’ impact on communities, and the experiences of local residents and businesses going through the claims process with their insurers.
‘One of our priorities for these hearings will be organising roundtables and community statements, where we want to hear directly from people on the ground about their experiences with the insurance industry after the floods.
‘A number of these affected towns have been hit again by floods since 2022, and the Committee will be looking to see if insurers’ handling of claims has improved.’
