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Your travel insurance questions answered

- April 17, 2026 3 MIN READ

I am being besieged by questions from readers about travel insurance at the moment. The travel plans of thousands are being disrupted by the Middle East crisis and there is a lot of misinformation being spread. So I checked in with the travel insurance gurus at Compare the Market to answer the most common questions… Read more »

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Despite huge fines, Aussies are STILL being overcharged by financial institutions

- February 28, 2025 4 MIN READ

Last week the Federal Court fined Australia’s biggest superannuation company, AustralianSuper, A$27 million for overcharging customers. The company had breached its legal obligations under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 by failing to identify and merge the duplicate accounts of customers. Given the individual errant fees were about $1.50 per duplicate account, the penalty might… Read more »

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Assessing the risk of properties in ‘Black Zones’

- September 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

Real estate giant, Ray White, has identified the suburbs/towns which are most at risk from climate change. Do you own a property in one of these high-risk suburbs? Beaches face rising seas, rivers may flood more often, and bush areas are at risk of wildfires. Despite these growing threats, house prices in many of these… Read more »

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Don’t let insurance companies play you for a sucker

- September 6, 2024 3 MIN READ

Insurance premiums have become one of the main drivers of inflation, along with rent and housing construction costs. These three factors are contributing to the sustained high-interest rates that are squeezing regular Australian households. The big question is: are insurers playing us for suckers? The excuse for higher premiums has been that it’s because of… Read more »