Second Reading Speeches

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cyclone and Flood Damage Reinsurance Pool) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Terrorism Insurance Act 2003
to: establish a framework for a cyclone and cyclone-related flood damage reinsurance pool by extending the operation of the terrorism reinsurance scheme administered by the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC); and amend the title of the Act to the
Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance Act 2003
; and
Insurance Act 1973
to create a civil penalty for insurers who do not reinsure eligible cyclone risks with the ARPC.

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