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Australia Reforms Workers' Compensation Scheme Amidst Financial Crisis
The Minns government in Australia is reforming its workers' compensation scheme due to a surge in psychological injury claims, costing \$288,542 on average in 2024, compared to \$146,000 in 2019, and low return-to-work rates; the scheme currently has 82 cents in assets for every dollar of expected f...
Australia Reforms Workers' Compensation Scheme Amidst Financial Crisis
The Minns government in Australia is reforming its workers' compensation scheme due to a surge in psychological injury claims, costing \$288,542 on average in 2024, compared to \$146,000 in 2019, and low return-to-work rates; the scheme currently has 82 cents in assets for every dollar of expected f...
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40% Bias Score
Bavarian Government Disburses €60 Million in Flood Relief Aid
One year after the June 2024 floods in Southern Germany, the Bavarian government has disbursed over €60 million in aid from a €200 million relief program to compensate flood victims, highlighting the ongoing debate around flood insurance and the billions of euros in damage.
Bavarian Government Disburses €60 Million in Flood Relief Aid
One year after the June 2024 floods in Southern Germany, the Bavarian government has disbursed over €60 million in aid from a €200 million relief program to compensate flood victims, highlighting the ongoing debate around flood insurance and the billions of euros in damage.
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28% Bias Score
Fortified Construction Saves Millions in Hurricane Sally Insurance Claims
A new Alabama study shows that homes built to Fortified standards, a voluntary construction code focused on wind and rain mitigation, saw significantly fewer and less costly insurance claims after Hurricane Sally in 2020; if all impacted homes met Fortified standards, insurance payouts could have be...
Fortified Construction Saves Millions in Hurricane Sally Insurance Claims
A new Alabama study shows that homes built to Fortified standards, a voluntary construction code focused on wind and rain mitigation, saw significantly fewer and less costly insurance claims after Hurricane Sally in 2020; if all impacted homes met Fortified standards, insurance payouts could have be...
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40% Bias Score
Melbourne Home Insurance Costs Triple in High-Risk Suburbs Amid Climate Change
Melbourne home building insurance premiums have increased by 82 percent in five years, with Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik seeing costs almost three times higher than Whitehorse due to bushfire risks, reflecting the rising cost of reinsurance after major climate events.
Melbourne Home Insurance Costs Triple in High-Risk Suburbs Amid Climate Change
Melbourne home building insurance premiums have increased by 82 percent in five years, with Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik seeing costs almost three times higher than Whitehorse due to bushfire risks, reflecting the rising cost of reinsurance after major climate events.
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36% Bias Score
NSW Insurance Regulator to Pay Injured Workers After Mishandling Cases
A confidential inquiry revealed that NSW's State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) mishandled multiple workers' compensation cases, worsening claimants' psychological injuries; the inquiry recommended substantial financial payouts and apologies, but the government has yet to release the report.
NSW Insurance Regulator to Pay Injured Workers After Mishandling Cases
A confidential inquiry revealed that NSW's State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) mishandled multiple workers' compensation cases, worsening claimants' psychological injuries; the inquiry recommended substantial financial payouts and apologies, but the government has yet to release the report.
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48% Bias Score
Cat Bond Defaults Highlight Climate Change Risk
Catastrophe bonds ("cat bonds") transfer disaster risks to investors; while historically successful (6% average annual return since 1996), €4.4 billion in defaults occurred across 68 of 729 cat bonds issued in the last 10 years, highlighting risks amplified by climate change.
Cat Bond Defaults Highlight Climate Change Risk
Catastrophe bonds ("cat bonds") transfer disaster risks to investors; while historically successful (6% average annual return since 1996), €4.4 billion in defaults occurred across 68 of 729 cat bonds issued in the last 10 years, highlighting risks amplified by climate change.
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Sex Workers Face Ongoing Barriers to Financial Services
Despite commitments from banks and insurers, sex workers in the Netherlands continue to struggle accessing financial services; Nationale Nederlanden (NN) reports very few insurance contracts, while banks maintain barriers to account access, leaving sex workers vulnerable to exploitation.
Dutch Sex Workers Face Ongoing Barriers to Financial Services
Despite commitments from banks and insurers, sex workers in the Netherlands continue to struggle accessing financial services; Nationale Nederlanden (NN) reports very few insurance contracts, while banks maintain barriers to account access, leaving sex workers vulnerable to exploitation.
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52% Bias Score
GDV Flood Check Highlights German Building Vulnerability
The German Insurance Association (GDV) provides a free online flood risk assessment tool; new construction should prioritize elevated locations and robust materials, while existing buildings can be retrofitted with reinforced roofs, windows, and backwater valves; only about 50 percent of German buil...
GDV Flood Check Highlights German Building Vulnerability
The German Insurance Association (GDV) provides a free online flood risk assessment tool; new construction should prioritize elevated locations and robust materials, while existing buildings can be retrofitted with reinforced roofs, windows, and backwater valves; only about 50 percent of German buil...
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40% Bias Score
Climate Disasters Fuel Surge in US Home Repossessions
Rising climate disasters are driving a surge in US home repossessions, with projected $1.2 billion in credit losses in 2025 and 19,000 foreclosures this year, impacting Florida, Louisiana, and California most severely due to uninsured damages, falling home values, and soaring insurance premiums.
Climate Disasters Fuel Surge in US Home Repossessions
Rising climate disasters are driving a surge in US home repossessions, with projected $1.2 billion in credit losses in 2025 and 19,000 foreclosures this year, impacting Florida, Louisiana, and California most severely due to uninsured damages, falling home values, and soaring insurance premiums.
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36% Bias Score
Greek Bank Criticizes Private Hospital Pricing, Leading to Cost Control Measures
The Bank of Greece criticizes private hospitals in Greece for their pricing model, which incentivizes unnecessary tests and inflates insurance claim costs, prompting the National Insurance Company to pilot a new system to control costs.
Greek Bank Criticizes Private Hospital Pricing, Leading to Cost Control Measures
The Bank of Greece criticizes private hospitals in Greece for their pricing model, which incentivizes unnecessary tests and inflates insurance claim costs, prompting the National Insurance Company to pilot a new system to control costs.
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44% Bias Score
State Farm Receives 17% Rate Hike Approval in California
California's insurance regulator approved a temporary 17% rate increase for State Farm's 1 million California homeowners, effective June, to address financial losses from the January Los Angeles wildfires, pending a full rate hearing in October.
State Farm Receives 17% Rate Hike Approval in California
California's insurance regulator approved a temporary 17% rate increase for State Farm's 1 million California homeowners, effective June, to address financial losses from the January Los Angeles wildfires, pending a full rate hearing in October.
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36% Bias Score
Suozzi Revises Long-Term Care Insurance Proposal to Cut Costs
Rep. Tom Suozzi is revising his WISH Act, a proposal for a public long-term care insurance program, to reduce costs by switching to a reimbursement model and simplifying the benefit calculation, aiming to make the program more financially sustainable and acceptable to lawmakers.
Suozzi Revises Long-Term Care Insurance Proposal to Cut Costs
Rep. Tom Suozzi is revising his WISH Act, a proposal for a public long-term care insurance program, to reduce costs by switching to a reimbursement model and simplifying the benefit calculation, aiming to make the program more financially sustainable and acceptable to lawmakers.
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44% Bias Score
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