09/27/2024 | Press release | Archived content
30 September 2024
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has published revised premium rates for the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool (cyclone pool). The new premium rates will be effective from 1 April 2025, and will replace premium rates v2.0 (effective since 1 October 2022).
2024 Pricing Review Scope
The 2024 Pricing Review of the cyclone pool premium rates targeted the following:
2024 Pricing Review Conclusions
ARPC has reviewed premium rates by cyclone risk level. Current premium rates still achieve overall adequacy while also delivering the most benefit to medium and high risk properties, as intended by the legislation. The changes to the premium algorithm to Strata buildings introduced at this review are expected to incentivise mitigation.
Overall, the conclusion from the 2024 Pricing Review is that the legislative objectives of the cyclone pool continue to be met and, in the case of the strata mitigation discounts, further meet those objectives.
Strata mitigation discounts
Strata premium discounts have been introduced for qualifying mitigation activities, which include:
Consultation on cyclone reinsurance pool premium rates
The amendments to premium rates were subject to an industry consultation process which closed on 26 July 2024. ARPC thanks insurers that provided feedback to the consultation on cyclone reinsurance pool premium rates.
The feedback from the consultation has been considered as part of this review with amendments reflected in the Premium Determination Report. A summary of this consultation has been published below.
Please see links to the Premium Determination Report and the Consultation summary below.
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