Home & Contents Insurance

There are two easy ways to save. First, improve security and safety. Items such as deadlocks and monitored burglar alarms can usually bring discounts. Second, raise your excess. You can choose a basic excess from the levels we offer. The levels we offer for Building are between $200 and $2,500 and for Contents between $200 and $1,000. But remember, while your premiums will be cheaper now, you will have to pay more if you ever have to claim.

Your premium will depend on many factors such as the value of your home and contents, the security present, the level of cover you require, and the excess you choose. You could receive up to 10% discount by combining your Home & Contents cover. In addition, if you have a monitored alarm, you’re entitled to a discount. These discounts will be automatically included in your insurance quote when you call 13 13 43.

The amount of insurance cover you select is known as your ‘sum insured’. For contents cover, you should choose a sum insured that equals the amount it would cost you to replace your insured contents at today’s prices. For your home cover, you should choose a sum insured that equals the amount it would cost you at today’s prices to clear the site and rebuild your home, including any fences or fixed structures on the site. This is known as your home’s replacement value, and should not be confused with market value, which includes the cost of the land.

Contact us if you want to change your cover. Changes could include:

• changing your address;
• increasing or decreasing your cover;
• adding listed items;
• taking out ‘Portable Valuables’ cover;
• updating your payment details; or
• cancelling your policy.

You must also contact us if anything changes which might affect the risk we’re insuring. Changing your cover may affect the premium you need to pay.

Home and contents insurance is a common way to guard against financial loss caused by theft or damage to your home and contents. In return for your premium, we may repair or replace your items or pay you a certain sum of money to cover certain losses or damage to your home and contents. The amount we pay for a claim, and the circumstances under which we pay, is subject to the terms and conditions of your contract or policy.

Home and contents insurance also automatically covers your legal liability to pay compensation for death or bodily injury to other parties, or damage to their property. This ‘liability’ cover applies only when you’ve been found negligent and are at fault.