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About Contents Insurance

Contents insurance, the partner to home insurance, is designed to cover your possessions inside your home. Although often seen as a combined policy with home insurance, you can take out contents-only insurance if you need. For example, renters may want to take out renters insurance, which is a type of contents-only insurance. Another example of contents insurance you may consider, would be to insure a single high-value item to specify in your policy.

There are two types of contents insurance you can choose from:

  • policies that cover the value of your belongings
  • policies that replace your possessions with new items

The type of insurance you choose will affect the premium you pay, with the ‘new-for-old’ type of contents policy generally being more expensive than the ‘value-only’ option.

Frequently Asked Questions about Contents Insurance

There are different levels of cover when it comes to your contents insurance. What you’re covered for will depend on the policy and provider you choose. A standard contents insurance policy will generally cover for defined events such as:

  • theft, malicious acts and vandalism
  • fires and explosions
  • storms, rain, hail and lightning
  • earthquake or tsunami
  • damages by animals or falling trees
  • water damage from events such as a ruptured plumbing system

Unless you have included portable contents insurance, a standard policy will typically only allow claims for events that occur inside your home.

The majority of providers offer additional cover options you can include in your contents policy that aren’t normally covered or part of the standard policy events. But including optional covers will increase your annual premium costs.

When calculating contents insurance premiums, a provider will take into account factors such as:

  • the level of cover you choose
  • any optional extras you’ve included
  • the excess amount chosen
  • you age and the age of the other people listed on your policy
  • your claims history
  • the amount your contents are insured for (the sum insured)
  • location of your home and any specific risks associated with the location features of your home

Some contents insurance providers will offer accidental damage as a standard inclusion, although they many offer it as an optional extra at an increased premium. Cover for accidental damage helps protect your belongings against the cost of incidents which are unintentional in nature (such as breaking a glass mirror or spilling wine on the carpet).

It is important to check the policy’s product disclosure statement (PDS) before taking it out so you can be aware of what is and isn’t covered, and what events will require additional cover. Whether your chosen contents insurance policy will cover for accidental damage will depend on the provider and level of cover you choose.

Yes, standard contents insurance policies usually cover events such as fires, explosions and malicious acts.

Yes, jewellery is normally covered under a standard contents insurance policy, as long as the claim is for a defined event outlined in the policy. But a standard policy will only cover jewellery items up to a certain amount and can only apply when your jewellery is located inside your home.

It is important to check a policy’s product disclosure statement (PDS) in order to be aware of any claim limitations and what you are and aren’t covered for before purchasing.

Alternatively, you can find a provider that offers cover for specified items and portable contents insurance, but this will often be at an increased premium.

Cover for specific items allows you to individually insure your jewellery pieces usually up to an amount agreed to by you and the insurer—known as a “sum insured” policy.

You can also extend portable cover to your specified items, meaning your jewellery is insured for events that occur inside and outside your home.

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