12/09/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/08/2025 19:55
9 December 2025
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) is implementing updated postcode allocations that determine terrorism insurance premium tiers, following the Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance (Premiums) Amendment (Postcode Update) Direction 2025 issued by the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, the Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP. The Ministerial Direction, dated 20 October 2025, updates the postcode tables previously set in Terrorism Insurance (Premiums) Direction 2019.
The Ministerial Direction takes effect from 1 January 2026, and ARPC will implement the updated postcode allocations from that date. The premium rates under the Reinsurance Agreement for Terrorism Risks (2017) are unchanged; only the postcodes to premium tiers (Tiers A, B and C) has been updated.
Throughout Q1 2026, ARPC will take a cooperative and programmatic approach, supporting insurers as they transition to the new postcode tiers.
Updated postcode tables and related premium guidance are available on ARPC's website.
Download the Terrorism and Cyclone Insurance (Premiums) Amendment (Postcode Update) Direction 2025.
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