The 2020 Black Summer bushfires were catastrophic and engulfed parts of the Australian southeast coast on an unprecedented scale. They caused extensive damage to properties, which led many survivors to seek help from their insurance companies with rebuilding. Insurance expert, Professor Michael Sherris from the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies at UNSW Business School, shares the top insurance loopholes and challenges to avoid this bushfire season. “Bushfires are becoming more prevalent. With increased temperatures, this is something that is going to be more significant over coming years. We know that it is going to be hotter, drier, and bushfires will unfortunately become more…
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It’s nearly time to fall forward, don’t you think? Fall is my favorite season here in New England. The temps can be all over the place (yesterday started sticky and humid and then the temp dropped 20 degrees!) but the nights are chilly and the feeling of wanting to pull up the quilts is becoming stronger. Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash I loved the back to school season, once upon a time. I remember the thrill of back to school clothes and the smell of new pencils and notebooks so vividly. I also remember that it was often way…