Struggling to Insure Your Home Due to Flood Risk? Here’s Why Premium Properties Across Australia Are Being Declined — and How Luxsure Can Help

Across Australia, more properties are now being classified as flood-prone, high-risk, or hard-to-insure — even in suburbs that have never flooded before.Insurers are tightening their underwriting, raising premiums, reducing coverage, and in many cases, declining flood-prone homes altogether.

For homeowners in coastal, riverfront, low-lying and storm-affected regions, this has become one of the most frustrating challenges in the insurance market today.

This can be especially stressful when:

• You’ve never made a claim

• The risk assessment feels inaccurate or unfair

• You’re trying to refinance, settle a purchase, or meet lender requirements

• Your current insurer suddenly refuses renewal

At Luxsure, we work with specialist and high-net-worth insurers who understand that not all flood zones are equal — and who can offer tailored solutions for homes in complex or high-risk locations.

Flood Risk Is Rising — But Not All Properties Deserve the Same Rating

Mainstream insurers often rely on broad flood mapping, which can unfairly label entire suburbs or postcodes as “high flood risk.”

This is a major issue in areas like:

NSW – Flood & Storm-Exposed Regions

• Hawkesbury

• Windsor

• Richmond

• Camden

• Penrith

• The Northern Beaches low-lying pockets

• Ballina

• Byron Bay

• Lismore

• Maitland

• Woy Woy

• Gosford

QLD – Major Flood Zones & Coastal Risk

• Brisbane River suburbs: New Farm, Teneriffe, Hamilton

• Ipswich region

• Gold Coast: Broadbeach Waters, Mermaid Waters, Robina

• Sunshine Coast: Maroochydore, Noosa, Twin Waters

VIC – High-Risk Waterways

• Melbourne’s Yarra River corridor

• Maribyrnong

• Geelong waterways

• Port Melbourne coastal pockets

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WA – Stormwater & Low-Lying Coastal Zones

• Mandurah

• Rockingham

• Bunbury

• Scarborough low-lying areas

Even premium neighbourhoods — luxury waterfront homes, riverfront properties, coastal estates and high-value low-lying suburbs — are being swept into generic high-risk categories.

But the truth is:

Every property must be assessed individually — not judged by its postcode.

🛡 How Luxsure Helps High-Risk & Flood-Affected Homeowners

We work with prestige and specialist insurers that can take a more personalised, property-specific approach.

✔ Access to Underwriters Who Assess Each Property Individually

Not all homes in a “flood zone” carry the same risk.We ensure your property is reviewed based on actual elevation, flood history, drainage, and building layout — not assumptions.

✔ Cover for Homes That Mainstream Insurers Decline

This includes:

• waterfront homes

• riverfront homes

• coastal properties

• low-lying architectural homes

• high-value residences in flood-affected suburbs

✔ Flexible Policy Terms Based on True Risk Profile

We negotiate:

• tailored excesses

• partial flood cover options

• custom rebuild valuations

• high-value contents protection

• specialist flood endorsements

This is crucial for properties valued $2M–$50M+.

The Homes Most Impacted by Flood-Risk Insurance Changes

Our clients often struggle to find cover when their property is:

• near a river

• on a floodplain

• in a low-lying suburb

• near a lake, creek or waterway

• near the ocean or estuaries

• in stormwater-sensitive regions

• in newly mapped “high-risk” zones

This includes high-value homes in:

NSW: Hawkesbury region, Northern Beaches lowlands, Central Coast, Byron Bay, Ballina

QLD: Brisbane River suburbs (New Farm, Teneriffe), Gold Coast canals, Sunshine Coast

VIC: Yarra corridor, Maribyrnong, Port Phillip Bay

WA: Low-lying coastal corridors near Mandurah, Rockingham, City Beach pockets

These areas are being hit hardest by insurance tightening — even when many homes have never experienced flooding.

Why Lenders Also Care About Flood Insurance

Banks often refuse refinancing or settlement if:

• the home lacks flood cover

• insurance is declined

• the lender deems the property too risky

This is one of the biggest hidden roadblocks for buyers and homeowners in 2025.Luxsure works closely with insurers to secure policies that meet bank and lender requirements for settlement.

If You’re Being Declined for Flood Cover — You Don’t Have to Accept It.

Luxsure specialises in:

• high-risk home insurance

• hard-to-place insurance

• high-net-worth home cover

• luxury property insurance

• tailored flood-risk solutions

• alternative premium options

• private client insurance

We help homeowners, buyers and brokers secure the protection they need — even when mainstream insurers say no.

Need Flood Insurance or a Second Opinion? We’re Here to Help.

If you’re facing challenges obtaining home insurance due to flood risk, or you want an alternative quote before refinancing or settlement, Luxsure can help.

Your home deserves a fair assessment — and the right protection.

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