3+ hour, 12+ min ago (397+ words) Insurers are scrambling after two consecutive days of damaging winds and hail battered southeast Queensland. The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared an Insurance Catastrophe to prioritise and escalate assistance for those affected by the severe storms on Sunday and Monday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Large hail, damaging winds and heavy rainfall are smashing southeast Queensland The extreme storms caused cyclone-like damage on Bribie Island in Moreton Bay. Cars were flipped, large trees were uprooted onto homes and businesses and roofs were torn from houses. "Insurers have already received more than 16,000 claims across more than 140 postcodes for this event " to be known as CAT 255, ICA said. Under the catastrophe declaration, insurers are now triaging claims to deliver urgent support to the worst-hit properties. ICA deputy CEO Kylie Macfarlane advised residents to lodge claims as soon as possible, even if…...