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In late January 2006 a large bushfire destroyed 15,000 hectares north eastern part of Victoria. An adault and child were found dead in a burnt out vehicle near the town of Moysten. A Rural firefighter was also killed when heis fire truck rolled over whilst fighting the Highlands fire near Yea. Approx. 12 homes were destroyed.
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Severe tropical Cyclone Larry crossed the tropical north Queensland coast near Innisfail during the morning of 20 March 2006. Between Babinda and Tully, damage to infrastructure and crops was extensive, with the total estimated loss upwards of half a billion dollars. In north-west Queensland, heavy rainfall from the cyclone caused several townships to be isolated for a number of days and, as a result, food drops were required and emergency supplies had to be delivered by helicopter. The banana industry in the region was almost wiped out, losing about 200,000 tonnes of fruit, worth about $300 million, representing approximately 80 percent of Australia's banana crop. The storm also destroyed at least $15 million worth of avocados. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2006 damage at $540 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $609 million.
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This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes. The ICA estimates an insured loss of $2 million.
CAT064 was declared by the ICA after a tornado struck suburbs of Bunbury in WA causing damage to 60 homes. This events saw the lodgement og 1,283 claims for damage with the insured loss being reported as $5.2 million.
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This event was not declared a catastrophe for insurance purposes. The ICA insured loss estimate for this event was $500,000.
Tropical Cyclone George formed on 3 March 2007 in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. By the time it crossed the coast, 50 km north-east of Port Hedland on 8 March, it had intensified from a Category 3 to a Category 5 tropical cyclone. Winds generated by Tropical Cyclone George reached 154 km per hour at Port Hedland before the equipment failed. Temporary accommodation at a railway camp was severely damaged with some units breaking into pieces, causing greater damage. Of the 230 workers seeking shelter at the camp, which was 120 km south of Port Hedland, three died and 22 were injured. Damage was also reported at 3 mining camps, where 1000 people were cut off from rescuers by 275 km per hour winds. An emergency situation was declared under the Emergency Management Act on 9 March to assist areas impacted by TC George, including the local government districts of Port Hedland, Roebourne and Ashburton. Gas and oil production facilities in the region were closed for up to seven days as a result of the cyclone. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2007 damage at $8 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $12 million.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes. The ICA estimate of insured loss for this event is $500,000
June 2007, there were 5 East Coast Lows (ECL) off the coast of New South Wales. The first and most severe occurred over Friday 8 and Saturday 9 June. Heavy rain, strong winds and large ocean swells resulted in widespread damage to coastal regions of the Hunter, Central Coast and Sydney Metropolitan areas. The Queen’s birthday weekend ECL developed in a pre-existing trough of low pressure over the northern Tasman Sea. This trough was directing a humid north-east to south-east air stream across north-east New South Wales and there was a weak low analysed just off the coast near Coffs Harbour on Thursday morning. The low moved south along the NSW coast, before moving out into the Tasman Sea on 10 June 2007.
On the 8th October 2007 a thunderstorm with large hailstones the size of tennis balls hit Lismore at 1.50 pm. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2006 damage at $97 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $109 million.
This event was not declared a catastrophe for insurance purposes. The ICA estimate of insured loss is $8.9 million.
n December 2007, dry lightning ignited numerous bush fires on Kangaroo Island. Four of the fires continued to burn for two weeks, consuming over 20% of the islands' vegetation. The unique environment of Kangaroo Island is strongly influenced by the surrounding cold ocean waters, and the local meteorology, topography and vegetation were factors that influenced the evolution of the bushfires. This case study investigates the fire weather and fire behaviour by examination of meteorological observations, archived high-resolution numerical weather prediction models and documented and anecdotal observations of fire behaviour.
On 9 December 2007 in the north-west suburbs of Sydney a severe thunderstorm with strong winds and hail caused widespread damage from Blacktown to Wahroonga. 0.12% of claims were disputed by policyholders and the bulk of repair work was completed in 36 weeks despite inclement weather preventing roof repairs for long periods as well as an acute shortage of tiles. 49,200 claims were lodged for this event at a value of $415.9 Million.
At approximately 3 pm on 28 December 2007, a fire began on the north side of the Great Eastern Highway, 80 km west of Coolgardie. It was a hot, dry and windy day, with Southern Cross and Kalgoorlie registering maximum temperatures of 37.4 °C and 41.7 °C, creating extreme fire weather conditions. The fire spread rapidly in a northerly direction in the Boorabbin National Park. On 30 December 2007, a strong northerly wind change caused breakaways from the containment lines and the fire crossed the Great Eastern Highway from north to south. Roadblocks were established; however several escorted convoys of vehicles were permitted to travel through the fire area. A convoy of vehicles from Coolgardie arriving at the eastern side of the fire, without an escort, drove into the fire area. Several trucks were engulfed in flames, resulting in three deaths. The highway remained closed until containment lines were completed and a fall-back strategy was implemented on 9 January 2008. The final size of the fire was 39,630 ha. An inquiry into the deaths found three dominating causes - the expectations of fire behaviour in shrubland fuels at night; the procedures for managing road blocks; and the strategic assessment of the fire's potential; but concluded that there were many complex, interacting contributing factors and extenuating circumstances that lead to the incident outcomes.
Rainfall in excess of 200 mm on the night of 3 January resulted in flooding on the NSW north coast, including Kyogle and near Mullumbimby. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2008 damage at $15 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $17 million.
During the period 10 - 18 February 2008, a number of severe weather fronts permeated numerous areas including the western, far north, central and south-east regions of Queensland. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2008 damage at $410 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $507 million.
Victoria On 2 April 2008, very strong northerly winds developed across central and western Victoria. South Australia An intense low on 2 April produced widespread wind gusts in excess of 90 km per hour across the Mount Lofty Ranges, Kangaroo Island and the South East districts of South Australia. Tasmania A deep low pressure system passed close to Tasmania bringing destructive winds from late 2nd April until early the next day with individual wind gusts well over 100 km per hour recorded at several locations.
At approximately 1.30 pm on 3 June 2008, an explosion at the Apache Energy Varanus Island gas processing facility's 30 cm gas pipeline caused it to rupture and fires to start. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2008 damage at $230 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $279 million.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe event for insurance purposes. The ICA estimate of insured loss for this event is $12.8 million.
Between 16 and 22 November 2008, heavy rains and subsequent flooding affected the Brisbane region and surrounding areas. The system affected multiple towns including Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Bundamba, Tallagalla, Forest Hill and Ebbw Vale. he Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2008 damage at $309 million, with the 2011 estimated normalised cost of $355 million.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes.
This event was not declared a catastrophe for insurance purposes in its own right, however the monsoonal rainfall that followed this cyclone contributed to declared Catastrophe 091.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes.
CAT Event 091 was declared by the ICA in January 2009 following monsoonal flooding in Far North Queensland. 2,012 claims for flooding were lodged for an approximate value of $28.5 Million. Heavy Rain started on News year day and continued though to the end of February. On 31 January Tropical Cyclone Elllie caused a rain depression in Far North Queensland resulting in Substantial flooding in townships between Townsville and Cairns. Over 3,000 homes in the Ingham area were affected, with approximately 450 suffering overfloor flooding.
This event was not declared a catastrophe for insurance purposes in its own right, however the monsoonal rainfall that followed this cyclone contributed to declared Catastrophe 091.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes, the damage threshold for property not being reached.
CAT093 was declared by the ICA on 7 February 2009, following 173 fatalities in Victoria and the loss of 2,229 dwellings. 10,982 claims were lodged at a value of $1.09 Billion.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes.
During the period 31 March – 1 April 2009, Coffs Harbour and surrounding regions experienced heavy rainfall associated with severe storms. The Insurance Council of Australia estimated the 2009 damage at $37 million with, the 2012 estimated normalised cost of $40 million.
CAT095 was declared by the ICA on 20 May 2009 following an intense east coast low that impacted the North Coast of NSW. 3,812 claims were recorded for a value of $48.5 Million.
This event was not declared as a catastrophe for insurance purposes.
A major bushfire, blamed on collapsed power lines, broke out at about noon on 29 December 2009 after outdoor temperature had reached 45.4 °C and the "catastrophic" fire risk rating had been used for the first time in the state. Areas to the south, south-west and east of Toodyay were affected, with more than 3,000 hectares (7,410 acres) of forest burnt and 38 homes lost.
This cyclone event was not declared a catastrophe for insurance purposes as little damage was recorded.
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