Jan 8 (Reuters) - Suncorp Group Ltd SUN.AX :
* FOLLOWING HAILSTORM IN MELBOURNE, FINANCIAL IMPACT IS TO BE IN A RANGE OF $160-170 MILLION FOR HY
* TOTAL NATURAL HAZARD CLAIM COSTS FOR SIX MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2017 IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE IN RANGE $406-416 MILLION
* FOLLOWING HAILSTORM IN MELBOURNE ON DEC 19, CO EXPECTS TO RECEIVE MORE THAN 21,000 CLAIMS ACROSS ITS INSURANCE BRANDS
* SUNCORP REMAINS WELL PROTECTED AGAINST FURTHER NATURAL HAZARD EVENTS