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  • Empty House Season: Break-ins, Burst Pipes and Power Surges, Your Pre-Holiday Protection Playbook

    Empty House Season: Break-ins, Burst Pipes and Power Surges, Your Pre-Holiday Protection Playbook

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    As the summer holidays approach, many Australians are preparing to leave their homes empty for days or weeks. But while you’re away, unoccupied homes become prime targets for theft, water damage, and electrical faults, risks that can turn a relaxing break into an insurance nightmare. According to NRMA Insurance claims data, theft and accidental-damage claims…

  • Bushfire Season 2025: The Hidden Risk Lurking Inside Your Home

    Bushfire Season 2025: The Hidden Risk Lurking Inside Your Home

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    As summer intensifies, Australia faces another dangerous bushfire season. Authorities are warning residents across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland to prepare for heightened fire risk due to record heat and dry conditions.While most homeowners focus on defending their property, clearing gutters, creating fire breaks, or testing sprinklers, the greater financial risk often lies inside:…

  • Months On, Flooded NSW Communities Still Rebuilding: Here’s How to Safeguard Your Assets

    Months On, Flooded NSW Communities Still Rebuilding: Here’s How to Safeguard Your Assets

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    It’s been months since devastating floods swept across parts of the Mid North Coast and Hunter regions, but for many residents, the recovery is far from over. In early 2025, relentless rain left homes submerged, belongings destroyed, and livelihoods interrupted. While the State Emergency Service (SES) has since handed over recovery efforts to the NSW…

  • Severe Thunderstorms Set to Batter NSW: Are You Ready?

    Severe Thunderstorms Set to Batter NSW: Are You Ready?

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    As summer approaches, insurance groups are warning New South Wales residents to brace for a season of intense storms. In October 2025, insurers urged households, particularly across eastern and inland regions, to prepare for severe thunderstorms expected to continue well into the warmer months. These storms bring more than just heavy rain. They’re often accompanied…

  • AFCA’s Claims Review Highlights the Need for Change

    AFCA’s Claims Review Highlights the Need for Change

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    Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) launches consultation on claims handling complaints 28 July 2025. Read the note here. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority is consulting on its approach to general insurance claims handling disputes. The authority has published a draft document that sets out how it approaches various types of claims complaint, set against insurers’…

  • myVal changes the way you protect your belongings

    myVal changes the way you protect your belongings

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    When it comes to insurance, most of us assume we’re covered, until it’s time to make a claim. That’s when the frustration begins: How much was that item worth? Was there a coverage limit? Why didn’t anyone tell me this before? In a recent interview on ABC Radio Darwin, Roy Cohen, co-founder of myVal, explained…

  • myVal™ joins Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards

    myVal™ joins Guidewire’s Insurtech Vanguards

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    Sydney-based Insurtech startup myVal™ has been selected to jointhe prestigious Guidewire Insurtech Vanguards program, a relationship that underscores the global significance of myVal’s innovative AI-powered solution. A breakthrough in contents insurance technology, myVal™, created in Australia, is tackling a long-standing industry challenge. myVal™ uses advanced AI technology to turn any smartphone into an intelligent tool…

  • myVal Selected for Prestigious UTS TD School Industry Innovation Project2025

    myVal Selected for Prestigious UTS TD School Industry Innovation Project2025

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    myVal™ is honoured to announce its selection for the highly competitive UTS TD School Industry Innovation Project 2025. As part of this prestigious initiative, myVal has been assigned a team of six talented university students, each bringing diverse expertise to help shape the next phase of our strategic development. The UTS TD School (Transdisciplinary School)…

  • Understanding Sub-Limits in Insurance: Why Accurate Documentation Matters

    Understanding Sub-Limits in Insurance: Why Accurate Documentation Matters

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    When it comes to protecting your valuables with insurance, it’s important to understand the concept of sub-limits—a common but often overlooked detail in many policies. Sub-limits refer to specific category limitations within an insurance policy, which can significantly impact how much you’re reimbursed in the event of a claim. What are sub-limits? While your insurance…

  • myVal Wins at InsureTechLIVE 25

    myVal Wins at InsureTechLIVE 25

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    Sydney, Australia | 18 February 2025 – myVal, the AI-driven home inventory and valuation platform, has been crowned the winner of the InsureTechLIVE 25 Pitch Competition, marking a major milestone in its mission to revolutionise insurance documentation and claims processing. This victory underscores myVal’s potential to reshape the insurance landscape, offering a smarter, more transparent,…