Fears that householders may abandon insurance as premiums soar | 7.30

Hundreds of thousands of Australian homes are becoming uninsurable. After back-to-back floods and soaring building costs - insurance companies have responded with premium hikes of around 30 per cent in just one year.

And for the homes considered most at risk, cover is either refused outright or offered at prices that few can afford. Adam Harvey reports.

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