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.
Are “happy” Australians overlooking better home insurance deals due to loyalty?
It’s great to feel secure with your home and contents insurance provider, but recent insights suggest that this sense of comfort might actually be holding many Australians back from saving a pretty penny. Our latest report sheds light on what we’re calling the "Policy Paradox"—a situation where feeling content with your insurer can lead to overlooking better, more affordable options that could make you even happier.
Cost of wild weather: home insurance affordability stress up 30%
Affordability stress increased by nearly a third (30%) to 1.6 million in the past year, according to the Home Insurance Affordability and Home Loans at Risk report.
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New year, new home: Aussies prefer moving home in January
Kicking off the new year with a new home seems to be a popular choice among Australians, with January being the most popular month for moving house according to new research from Budget Direct.
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PM’s disaster resilience plan and how you too stay ahead of stormy weather
In a recent ABC interview with David Iliffe, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hinted at the creation of a new cyclone industry recovery and resilience program and a potential new standing reserve body to assist in disaster response alongside the ADF and other emergency services.
Is Aldi Home Insurance the smart way to protect your palace?
You’ve no doubt seen all sorts of things on sale at your local Aldi supermarket, especially in the middle aisle, from night vision goggles to industrial meat slicers. So, is it any surprise that you can now buy insurance from Australia’s third-largest grocery retailer ?
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Australia's rental crisis: a one-two punch
Australia's rental scene just got a bit more dire according to PropTrack, whose Market Insight Report released today unveiled that the national rental vacancy rate dropped to a record low of 1.07% in February*.
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Weather woes: the real cost of Australia's extreme weather
The latest data from the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) sheds light on just how much extreme weather has been hitting our wallets.
Insurance products need redesigned to be abuse-proof, says CWES
A new report from the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES) is tackling domestic violence from an unexpected angle: the insurance industry. The report suggests that by redesigning insurance products, we can provide a new layer of protection for women against financial abuse, a subtle yet damaging aspect of domestic violence.
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Understanding Australia's rental squeeze and its impact on your renter’s insurance
Australia's rental market is tighter than ever, with a new report from Domain showing the vacancy rate hitting an all-time low of just 0.7% in February 2024. What does this mean? Simply put, finding a place to rent is getting harder, with fewer available properties than we've seen in a long time.