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Allianz vs. Budget Direct home insurance
Allianz is the global heavyweight with long-standing brand recognition, while Budget Direct is the local challenger known for keeping costs low.
The #1 trick for tanking your home insurance claim, revealed in a new report
Want to ensure your home insurance claim gets denied? The new Home Care report from Allianz tells you exactly how: focus your home upgrades on aesthetics over maintenance.
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QBE vs Allianz home insurance
QBE and Allianz are probably two of the most established names in Australian home insurance. But how do their comprehensive home and contents insurance policies stack up side by side? This comparison takes a closer look at what each insurer offers, looking at features, limits, pricing and quality - to help you figure out which one might suit your needs best.
Just the facts please: are these home insurance myths costing you money?
When was the last time you thought about what it would cost to rebuild your home from scratch? Doing so could be the difference between being fully covered by your home insurance and ending up thousands of dollars out-of-pocket. This is especially important as weather events increase in scope and severity, and construction costs continue to climb.
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Navigating your home insurance after the NSW storms
If you're one of the thousands dealing with the aftermath of this week's wild weather, the clean-up phase can be a massive job. With the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) responding to over 4,000 incidents, from flooded homes on the South Coast to widespread wind damage across Sydney, your home insurance plays a key role as you pick up the pieces.
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Cyclone Alfred catastrophe declared as home insurance claims surge
Australians are dealing with another major weather event as insurers respond to damage from Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared it an Insurance Catastrophe, with more than 44,000 claims already lodged across Queensland and New South Wales.
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Insurance industry calls for $30 billion Flood Defence Fund
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is calling for a major investment in flood defences to protect homes and businesses from rising risk, proposing a $30.15 billion Flood Defence Fund (FDF) over 10 years, shared between the Federal and state governments.
Could LA's fires change how we prepare our homes for disaster?
The wildfires in Los Angeles have sounded the alarm on the idea that climate change has escalated - that its impacts are possibly worse than we thought.
We made 3 predictions in 2024 for where home insurance was headed - here's how we scored.
At the start of the year, we threw out a few guesses about where home insurance might be headed. Now that 2024 is almost done and dusted, it’s time to see how our predictions stacked up.
2025 home insurance trends and predictions
From tiny homes to new tech, there’s plenty happening in the world of home insurance, and 2025 looks like it could be another interesting year.