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Robyn Wuth

Insurance gap widens for most vulnerable

Floods in Grantham, west of Brisbane, led to managed retreat from risk-prone areas in 2013. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia's most vulnerable households are spending an average of more than seven weeks of their annual income on home insurance premiums due to the impact of extreme weather events.

The gap between the worst-affected Australian households and the rest of the country is also predicted to widen due to climate change, a report by the Actuaries Institute says.

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