Australian insurer Suncorp relied on data including a suburb's Muslim population and Greek ancestry to determine motor and home insurance premiums, according to reports this week.

Legal experts warned the practice risks breaching anti-discrimination laws, as exemptions do not cover race or religion. A Suncorp spokesperson said the company sets premiums using risks associated with customers and location, and has since stopped using religious and ethnic data, Elias Visontay reports for SMH business (AU).