Claims and insurance supply chain  Risks of growing numbers of natural perils related claims was demonstrated by the bushfire, hail and storm events this financial year. This presents a short-term risk to operational claims handling capacity. In the medium term, supply and demand imbalances have the potential to impact claims inflation. Underlying supply chain costs could be impacted by limited availability of raw materials and potential carbon regulation but, as noted above, this is expected to be relatively immaterial.