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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

Geldingadalir Volcano Warning
14 November 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

2021

Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
30 June 2021

Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
21 June 2021

2020

Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
22 December 2020

Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
14 August 2020

Update: Mt Agung volcano
30 July 2020

Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
12 March 2020

Coronavirus: Travel FAQs Relating to COVID-19
11 March 2020

Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
6 February 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
23 January 2020

Taal Volcano (Philippines)
14 January 2020

Australian Bushfires
9 January 2020

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

2016

Japan Earthquake
22 November 2016

New Zealand Earthquake
14 November 2016

Severe Weather in United States
7 October 2016

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
6 October 2016

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
28 September 2016

Scam Email Alert
22 September 2016

Severe Weather in Hawaii
1 September 2016

Thailand Bombings
12 August 2016

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
11 August 2016

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
2 August 2016

Turkey Military Coup
16 July 2016

Nice, France Terror Attack
15 July 2016

Update: Global Spread of the Zika Virus
30 June 2016

Turkey Istanbul Airport Bombings
29 June 2016

European Floods
3 June 2016

Cyclone Winston
20 February 2016

Zika Virus
8 February 2016

2015

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
15 December 2015

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
26 November 2015

Update: Paris Attacks
17 November 2015

Paris Attacks
14 November 2015

Update: Mt Rinjani Volcanic Ash Cloud
3 November 2015

Update: Mt Raung Volcanic Ash Cloud
5 August 2015

Update: Mt Raung Volcanic Ash Cloud
13 July 2015

Update: Mt Raung Volcanic Ash Cloud
03 July 2015

Advice on USA Visa Issuing Delays
19 June 2015

Advice on Nepal Earthquake
27 April 2015

Advice on Cyclone Pam
16 March 2015

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