Originally published: The Redland City Minute, 24 March 2026
What’s happening?
New NRMA Insurance data shows wild weather is putting growing pressure on households across Australia, including in Queensland.
The insurer’s latest Wild Weather Tracker, released on 24 March 2026, shows storms, hail, floods, cyclones and lightning have continued to damage homes and vehicles over the past five years.
NRMA Insurance said the impact is no longer limited to one season. Wild weather is now affecting Australians across much of the year, with summer and autumn driving most claims.
The report also shows that concern is rising. More Australians say they are worried about weather damage than they were five years ago, and more are changing how they prepare for it.
NRMA Insurance Meteorologist Peter Chan said Australia faces a wide range of hazards.
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The report shows Queenslanders are not just feeling the impact, they are changing their behaviour because of it.
More residents say wild weather now affects daily life, and more say they are likely to prepare for future events after what they have seen in recent years.
That shift is also showing up nationally. NRMA Insurance found more people now consider wild weather risk when looking at a property to buy, and more households have emergency plans than they did five years ago.
The tracker is now in its fifth year, and this edition draws on claims lodged between 1 March 2021 and 28 February 2026. The consumer research was conducted by Pureprofile for NRMA Insurance across February and March 2026 among 3,012 Australians.
