Suncorp Insurance are urging homeowners to prepare now for summer storms.
Suncorp Insurance analysed more than 8,500 weather-related home insurance claims across Queensland from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023, to reveal the hardest hit suburbs.
This information lead to Suncorps’ top 10 storm hotspots in Queensland where Cooloola Cove is second in the state while Gympie is fifth.
Suncorp’s data also found that half of Queensland’s Top 10 storm battered suburbs were located in Wide Bay.
With storm season incoming, and the Bureau of Meteorology are warning Queenslanders they’re in for a wild ride this summer with severe weather, including not only bushfires but also thunderstorms, flooding and tropical cyclones predicted.
Our home claims data showed that rain, followed by hail and flood were the most common causes of damage to homes across Queensland,” Suncorp Insurance Executive Manager Disaster Response Lilly Broodbank said.
“In December 2022, the Sunshine Coast experienced an intense and fast-moving hailstorm bringing down power lines with giant hail stones the size of five centimetres in diameter crashing down on Maryborough, Cooloola Cove and Gympie, which resulted in a large volume of claims.
Queensland Reconstruction Authority CEO Major General Jake Elwood said “I encourage everyone to think about how extreme weather could impact on their families, make a plan to stay safe, and have emergency supplies on hand so you don’t get caught out.“
To find out more about how to best prepare your home and family for storm season, visit How to Prepare Your Home for Storm and Cyclone Season | Suncorp and Storm | Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (qfes.qld.gov.au).
