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Insurance too dear for Aussie farmers as climate change drives up premiums – ABC News

Australian farmers are facing increasingly frequent droughts, floods, hailstorms and bushfires. For many, cancelling policies or underinsuring are the only options.

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Australian farmers are facing increasingly frequent droughts, floods, hailstorms and bushfires, resulting in insurance premiums rising to the point where cancelling or underinsuring are the only options.
Key points:

  • A NSW farmer says the fossil fuel industry is effectively killing the agriculture sector
  • Insurance premiums are being driven to unaffordable levels by the impacts of climate change
  • The Insurance Council of Australia says 80 per cent of Australian homes are u…

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