Suncorp CEO Patrick Snowball has added his voice to the chorus of concern surrounding the Federal Government’s plans for North Queensland.
Speaking to
The Brisbane Courier Mail, Snowball highlighted the problems of the proposed North Queensland,
ASIC-run aggregator, saying that comparison sites “tend to focus more on price than policy details and you could therefore end up – particularly in a cyclone area – with people having the wrong type of insurance.”
Snowball cited the problems faced by Brisbane consumers following the disastrous floods of 2011 where many home and business owners were not covered for the damage caused.
As an ASIC-run site, Snowball cautioned those involved. “They will have to be very careful because, of course, it will come with a level of government guarantee on it, I presume.”
Rejecting the idea that he was more concerned with profit margins rather than consumers and their insurance needs, Snowball noted that insurance in the region is already “keenly priced… But it’s priced in relation to the risk.”
Snowball isn’t the only person within the industry with concerns over the Government’s fledgling plans.
NIBA,
ICA and
brokers in Queensland have all voiced their concerns over the planned government aggregator which is set to come into effect in March 2015.
