Insurers on top in spats with customers about flood experts
Liam WalshReporter
Key Points
- Fed Parliament is examining how insurers handled flood claims in 2022 disaster.
- Suncorp, IAG and Youi appeared on Monday, issuing apologies for shortfalls.
- Suncorp agreed flood-report costs can be prohibitive for affected customers.
Suncorp has conceded insurers have the whip hand when disputes break out with customers about whether a flood or a massive downpour has caused heavy inundation damage.
The issue boils down to the cost of expert hydrologist reports for people who might have lost their homes, a federal parliament inquiry examining insurer responses to 2022’s $6 billion east coast flooding heard on Monday.
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