Call to subsidise property cover to keep owners insured

Jul 22, 2026 – 5.00amSubsidised property insurance is an important way to address the increasingly urgent problem of ballooning property insurance costs in high-risk regions, according to experts in the field.A scheme of that nature would keep homeowners in the insurance net but it would affect the price signal, says Paula Jarzabkowski, professor of strategic management at the University of Queensland Business School.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles