ARPC enters partnership for a 3-year program of research on cyclone resilience with the University of Queensland

17 December 2024

Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has partnered with the University of Queensland for a program of research on cyclone resilience. The research will be conducted over three years as part of ARPC’s delivery of thought leadership.

The aim of the program of research is to understand how insurance risk pooling can support individual and community resilience to cyclones, to improve community outcomes for the cyclone reinsurance pool.

The first 12 months of the program will begin with a review of the resilience implications of insurance risk pooling at both individual and community levels in other peer countries. The analysis will inform the subsequent two years of in-field research.

ARPC Chief Executive Dr Christopher Wallace said “By combining our industry knowledge with the University of Queensland’s academic expertise, we aim to explore important factors in cyclone resilience to better protect vulnerable regions and to support cyclone and related flooding disaster risk mitigation.”

The first paper is expected to be published by the end of 2025.

Research inquiries: Amanda Tsioutis, Executive Manager Thought Leadership

P: +61 2 8223-6777 or [email protected].