Queensland based insurance company, Suncorp ( SUN ) said it received 500 claims from flood victims across NSW, however only eased slightly today. At the end of last month, SUN recorded a 74.4 pct rise in first half profit (July to December 2011) to $389 million. On the economic front today, the latest inflation gauge, services index, job advertisement and company profit numbers were released in the first half of the session.