@conference {bnh-2943, title = {Building community cyclone resilience through academic and community partnership}, booktitle = {AFAC16}, year = {2016}, month = {08/2016}, publisher = {Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC}, organization = {Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC}, address = {Brisbane}, abstract = {

This paper will present research from collaboration between the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University and insurer Suncorp over the last two years. A key outcome of this work in 2016 has been Suncorp{\textquoteright}s recognition of homeowner mitigation efforts through an insurance premium reduction program known as the {\textquoteleft}Cyclone Resilience Benefit{\textquoteright}. The research methods and findings that informed this program as well as other key outcomes including recommendations for codes and standards will be discussed. A broader context will also be presented including the political backdrop of the Productivity Commission inquiry into natural disaster funding and the recent Northern Australia Insurance Affordability Taskforce.

}, author = {Jon Harwood and D. J. Smith and David Henderson} }