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Whitsundays face rising insurance costs as cyclone season nears, but ACCC may have solutions


Whitsundays face rising insurance costs as cyclone season nears, but ACCC may have solutions
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Whitsundays Mayor Andrew Wilcox says premiums went through the roof after Cyclone Debbie hit.
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North Queensland residents are divided on how best to respond to rising insurance costs as the region enters cyclone season.
Key points:
Dawson MP George Christensen says the ACCC s recommendations do not go far enough
Its report found 20 per cent of northern Australians live without insurance due to its rising costs
Strata insurance in the Whitsundays rose 145 per cent between 2008-09 and 2018-19
Margaret Shaw knows firsthand the impact rising insurance costs have on home owners and residents across the Whitsundays. ....

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