Market Update Tropical Cyclone Oswald 30 January 2013

A low pressure system associated For assistance now, contact: with former Tropical Cyclone Oswald produced heavy rain last Tim Jarman weekend. Chief Operating Officer T: +61 (0)2 8202 7401 , in Northern New South M: +61 (0)429 138 857 Wales, has suffered extensive [email protected] flooding and is largely inaccessible. Elizabeth West The system travelled down the East National Catastrophe Manager Coast of before T: +61 (0)3 8646 9654 affecting Northern New South M: +61 (0)439 391 365 Wales and then reaching Sydney in [email protected] the early hours of Tuesday 29 January. Darren McKinnon State Manager, Queensland The Gold Coast in Queensland has T: +61 (0)7 3230 4412 been affected by tidal surge and M: +61 (0)408 985 685 heavy rain with numerous reports of [email protected] property damage. For London Market enquiries: Grafton, in Northern has experienced near record Richard Day levels with the levee being Vice President breached in some areas. Lloyd’s and London Market T: +44 (0) 20 7265 4014 The Insurance Council of Australia M: +44(0)7827 879138 declared a catastrophe situation at [email protected] the weekend. Rebecca Side Crawford Australia has activated its Lloyd's & London Market Liaison Catastrophe Plan with our response Global Markets being co-ordinated over New South T: +44 (0)20 7265 7160 Wales and Victoria by Chief M: +44 (0) 7585 904006 Operating Officer, Tim Jarman, and [email protected] National Catastrophe Manager, Elizabeth West. Clive Nicholls Senior Vice President Additional adjusters from interstate Global Markets & Client Services and regional areas are assisting our EMEA - AP Queensland and New South Wales T: +44 (0)20 7265 4097 teams. Crawford was extremely M: +44 (0)7802 591111 busy at the weekend but responded [email protected] well despite it being a national holiday and access being severely affected. Our adjusters continue to give support to the many homeowners who have experienced flood damage.

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