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World Events and Claims Advice

We post relevant travel insurance advisory information here when events occur that affect new policies or affect our policyholders travelling in the area of the event/s.

If you are planning to travel to a region mentioned in our claims advice section or you are already there, read through the relevant documentation to find out how this could influence your travel plans and your travel insurance policy.

Note: past advice may still be relevant, so please ensure you review all advisories before purchase.

To understand the Australian Government's current travel advice level for your destination/s before and during travel, please visit smartraveller.gov.au.

Ongoing advice

Attacks on Ukraine

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

See below for more alerts that may be relevant to you.

2023


Iceland Volcano Activity (Previously Geldingadalir Volcano Warning)

14 November 2023 (Updated 20 December 2023)

 

Tropical Cyclone Mal

14 November 2023

 

Protests in Lebanon

19 October 2023

 

Attack on Israel

9 October 2023

 

Morocco Earthquake

11 September 2023

 

France Riots

3 July 2023

2022

Civil Unrest and Riots (Peru)

15 December 2022

 

Mt Stromboli (Italy)

8 December 2022

 

Mauna Loa (Hawaii)

8 December 2022

 

Queensland and New South Wales Floods

4 March 2022

 

Attacks on Ukraine

2 March 2022

 

Tropical Cyclone Cody

10 January 2022

2019

Jetstar Strikes

12 December 2019

 

New Zealand White Island Volcano

10 December 2019

 

New Zealand Severe Storms and Flooding

10 December 2019

 

Lebanon Protests

25 October 2019

 

Chile Riots

22 October 2019

 

Hong Kong Protests

7 August 2019

 

Update: Mt Agung volcano

27 May 2019

 

Boeing 737 Operations Temporarily Grounded

14 March 2019

 

Pakistan Airspace Closure

28 February 2019

2018

Super Typhoon Mangkhut

14 September 2018

 

Hurricane Florence

11 September 2018

 

Typhoon Jebi

7 September 2018

 

Hurricane Lane

23 August 2018

 

Underwriter update regarding outbreak of Zika Virus

14 August 2018

 

Lombok Earthquake

6 August 2018

 

Vanuatu Volcano 

27 July 2018

 

Greece Fires 

25 July 2018

 

Update: Mt Agung volcanic activity

29 June 2018

 

Kilauea volcanic and tectonic activity

8 May 2018

 

Tropical Cyclon Keni

9 April 2018

 

Philippines island of Boracay 

6 April 2018

 

Cyclone Gita 

20 February 2018

 

Severe Weather USA and Canada

5 January 2018

2017

Update: Mt Agung Indonesia

26 November 2017

 

Mexico Earthquake

20 September 2017

 

Mt Agung Indonesia

18 September 2017

 

Hurricane Irma USA

6 September 2017

 

Hurricane Harvey USA

28 August 2017

 

Spain Terror Attack

18 August 2017

 

Australia Cyclone Debbie

27 March 2017