BENEFITS YOU CAN EXPECT

Why Choose Home Insurance Through Ansvar

Up to 10% discount on your first year’s premium when you quote and buy a new policy online
You may qualify for up to 30% No Claim Bonus2,3
Option to increase your excess which may reduce your premium3,4
Pay by the month with no additional premiums5

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COVER

Insuring Your Home Contents

As much as we never want to really think about it, the reality is if something like a fire, burglary, theft or a storm occurs it can be expensive to replace the belongings you have worked so hard for. Getting the right cover for your contents can make a real difference and Contents Insurance through Ansvar is designed to provide the cover you need when these events unfortunately happen.

Content Insurance through Ansvar covers the belongings you have at the insured address including your furniture, carpet and appliances, possessions such as clothes, shoes and handbags and even contents intended to be kept outside such as your barbeque, outdoor furniture and children’s play equipment (up to $2,000 in total).

If any of the insured events happen during the period of insurance, we will pay to repair or replace your contents up to the policy limits.

Features and Benefits

The better you understand your policy, the easier it will be if you ever have to claim.

Here is a limited summary of the benefits of a contents insurance policy. For full details of the standard terms, conditions, limits and exclusions that apply please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), any applicable supplementary PDS before making a decision to purchase the insurance. The Home Contents Key Fact Sheet (KFS) also sets out some information about the cover.

Key Features & Benefits

Cover When You’re Moving House

Contents Insurance through Ansvar will cover your contents for loss or damage caused by an insured event both at your new and old address for up to 14 days after you first start to move. No cover is provided for loss or damage whilst contents are in transit (unless you have Accidental damage cover).

Additional costs of alternative accommodation for you and your pets

If your contents are damaged by an insured event during the period of insurance to such an extent that you can’t live in your home buildings, Contents Insurance through Ansvar will cover the additional costs for temporary
accommodation for you up to 10% of the contents sum insured and up to $500 for temporary accommodation for your pets in a commercial boarding establishment. This benefit applies up to a maximum of 12 months.

Debris removal

Contents Insurance through Ansvar will cover up to 10% of the contents sum insured for removal of debris from the home building if your contents are damaged or destroyed by an insured event.

Food and medicine spoilage

If your refrigerator or freezer breaks down and you lose your perishable food or medicine as a result, Contents Insurance through Ansvar will pay for you to replace it. If you claim for this benefit, excess will apply. If the spoilage is due to a natural disaster (declared by Allianz, the government or the Insurance Council of Australia ) the maximum Allianz will pay is $500. No excess will apply.

Guests, visitor and domestic helper property

Contents Insurance through Ansvar also provide cover for property belonging to your guests, visitors and domestic helpers up to $5,000 (included in your contents sum insured), if it is lost or damaged as a result of an insured event that you are claiming for.

Cover for events

Contents Insurance through Ansvar will cover you up to your contents sum insured for loss or damage caused by storm, cyclone, rainwater and run-off (provided run-off is not combined with flood waters). For cyclones, floods, grassfires and bush fires a 72 hour exclusion period applies6.

Cover for storm damage

Covers loss or damage by storm, cyclone6, rain water, runoff (provided run-off is not combined with flood waters) and, if caused by and occurs within the first 72 hours following a storm, Allianz provides cover for loss or damage caused by soil movement, landslide, mudslide or subsidence.

Legal liability

Contents Insurance through Ansvar will cover your legal liability up to $20 million for payment of compensation relating to death, bodily injury or illness, and/or physical loss of or damage to property caused by an accident (or series of accidents). If you have contents cover, it does not cover any legal liability you may incur as owner of the buildings unless the buildings are defined as a lot.

Accidental breakage cover for your rental property

Contents Insurance through Ansvar will cover you for accidental breakage of a fixed glass or ceramic item, like a window, cooking surface, sink or toilet if you are legally liable as a tenant to pay for the breakage.

Optional Covers

Apply to add any of these optional covers for an additional premium and greater cover.

Accidental damage

The accidental damage cover option insures you in the event of accidental unexpected mishaps that are caused unintentionally – giving you greater coverage for your home contents.

Portable contents

Optional cover to insure your portable contents such as mobile phones, cameras and engagement rings in the event of theft or an accident at the insured address and when you take them out of your home, even when you are temporarily outside Australia for up to 120 continuous days in any period of insurance. Some portable contents must be specified as Listed Portable Contents with the full replacement value to be covered away from the home.

Motor burnout

The Motor burnout option covers you if an electrical current damages your household electrical motors. This cover is automatically included if you have taken optional Accidental Damage cover.

Flood Cover

Flood cover may be available as an optional cover to your contents. A 72 hour exclusion period applies6.

Domestic worker’s compensation cove

Cover for a domestic worker (e.g. gardener or cleaner), if they are injured while working for you at the insured address. Only available in ACT, WA and TAS.

Policy Documents & Fact Sheets

For full details of the terms, conditions, limits and exclusions about our home insurances, please refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) and any applicable supplementary PDS and applicable Key Fact Sheets before making a decision to purchase the insurance.

Contents Replacement Calculators

It’s up to you to decide the sums insured, the type and level of cover that you want. People generally want enough insurance to cover the property’s estimated replacement value.

Having enough cover in place reduces the risk of you being out of pocket in having to cover the costs of repair and replacement yourself. It is important to consider that we will only pay up to the amount of your loss or the sum insured, whichever is the lesser (subject to the policy terms and conditions) which means you should also be careful not to over insure.

To help you, we have provided calculators as useful guide to assist in estimating the replacement value of your personal contents.

Contents Replacement Calculator Value My Contents

Two ways to make a claim

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Lodge a claim with Allianz using the online claim form

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Call Allianz Claims Line and a friendly consultant will assist you with your claim

Frequently Asked Questions

If I purchase Renters Insurance through Ansvar, who is my insurer?
What do I do if I need to make a home insurance claim?
In what other circumstances should I contact you?
How should I determine the replacement value of my buildings?
If I make a claim, how will my possessions be repaired or replaced?
Am I covered for Flood?
What does it mean if I take the Accidental Damage cover option?
Which option do I need to cover my laptop, tablet, mobile phone or smart watch away from home?
What if I need to claim on portable contents cover?
How do I know if I have optional covers on my policy?
What is considered ‘unable to be lived in’?

If I purchase Renters Insurance through Ansvar, who is my insurer?

If you purchase Home Insurance through Ansvar, the insurer is Allianz Australia Insurance Limited (ABN  15 000 122 850 AFSL 234708). This means if you need to make a claim, Allianz will provide you with award-winning customer service to help you get back to as close to normal as soon as possible.  

What do I do if I need to make a home insurance claim?

Do what you reasonably can to prevent any further loss, damage or liability. Tell the police as soon as reasonably possible about any malicious damage, theft, attempted theft, burglary or loss of insured property. Contact the Claims Call Centre on 1300 555 030 and advise the Claims Consultant of what has happened: the Claims Consultant will help you through the home insurance claims process.

In order to be sure that you are covered under this policy you should always contact us for approval before you incur expenses you wish to claim. If you do not, we will pay for expenses incurred to the amount we would have authorised had you asked us first.

In what other circumstances should I contact you?

In order to be sure that you are covered under this policy, you should always contact us for approval before you incur expenses you wish to claim. If you do not, we will pay for expenses  incurred to the amount we would have authorised had you asked us first. 

You should also contact us as soon as reasonably possible if: 

  • You carry out alterations, additions, demolition, repairs or decorations to the buildings  costing more than $75,000 
  • Your home building has not been lived in (or will not be lived in) for more than 60  consecutive days. In the event of a claim, we may (acting reasonably) ask you to prove that  the home buildings are lived in
  • You commence using any part of your home for business, trade or professional purposes
  • You remove any security devices that were specifically required by us

How should I determine the replacement value of my contents?

Use our Contents Replacement Calculator to help you estimate the replacement value of your personal contents. 

If I make a claim, how will my possessions be repaired or replaced?

Allianz has agreements with national suppliers to replace most items and can often organise  the quotes and repair or replacement of your possessions. 

Am I covered for Flood?

Flood cover is an option in the Home and Contents insurance policies. Please call us on on 1300 650 450 to find out whether you are eligible for Flood cover. Please note that a 72 hour exclusion period applies.

For full details of terms, conditions, limits and exclusions of all our home insurance cover  options, please refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and any supplementary PDS and Key Fact Sheets.

What does it mean if I take the Accidental Damage cover option?

This optional cover insures you if you have Contents cover and take this option, the sort of mishaps you’ll be covered for include when you spill red wine on the carpet or lounge. We’ll extend cover for your contents anywhere in Australia for up to 90 continuous days (not just at the insured address). 

Which option do I need to cover my laptop, tablet, mobile phone or smartwatch away from home?

You can cover laptops, tablets, mobile phones, smartwatches and other wearable technology away from the home under the Portable Contents optional cover. These items must be specified on your policy as listed portable contents to be covered under this option. We will not cover cracked glass or screens where this is the only damage to the item. 

 

What if I need to claim on portable contents cover?

You need to provide evidence of the value and ownership of both listed and unlisted portable contents. 

How do I know if I have optional covers on my policy?

You can apply to add these options to your policy when you start or renew it (or during your period of insurance) by contacting Ansvar Insurance on 1300 650 450.  If you’re not sure whether you have added these cover options, you can check your policy schedule. 

What is considered ‘unable to be lived in’?

Your home is unable to be lived in when it is so damaged that normal domestic activities like  cooking, sanitation and personal hygiene cannot take place, and you cannot live in the home.

Things You Should Know (Disclaimers)

Ansvar Insurance Limited; ABN 21 007 216 506. AFSL Licence No. 237826 arranges this insurance as agent for the insurer Allianz Australia Insurance Limited ABN 15 000 122 850 AFSL No 234708. We do not provide any advice based on any consideration of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Policy terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply. Before making a decision, please consider the relevant Product Disclosure Statement, any applicable supplementary PDS and Home Buildings, Home Contents, Landlord Buildings or Landlord Contents Key Fact Sheet/s. The relevant Target Market Determination is also available by calling 1300 650 540.

If you purchase this insurance, we will receive a commission that is a percentage of the premium. Ask us for more details before we provide you with services.

1. Online Discount
When you quote and buy a new Home Insurance policy online, a discount of up to 10% is applied to your first year’s premium including the following optional covers (if selected): Flood and Rent Default and Theft by Tenant. This discount isn’t applied on renewal.

2. Up to 30% No Claim Bonus
Home: When you take out a new policy, we calculate your No Claim Bonus based on your home insurance claims history. To qualify for the maximum No Claim Bonus of 30%, Home Insurance customers must’ve had no Building or Contents insurance claims in the preceding five years. However, customers who have had claims may still qualify for a reduced No Claims Bonus.

After each claim-free year, the No Claim Bonus applied to your renewal premium will increased by 10%, to a maximum of 30%. However, for every claim you make in a year, the No Claim Bonus applied to your renewal premium will be reduced by 10% to a minimum of 0%.

The No Claim Bonus is applied to some optional covers if selected; Motor Burnout and Accidental Damage, but not Flood or Portable Contents cover, if selected.

3. Minimum Premiums
If you are eligible for more than one discount, Allianz applies them in a predetermined order. This means any subsequent discount will be applied to the reduced premium amount after applying any prior discounts and the effect of the subsequent discount will be reduced. For example, the aggregate effect of applying two 10% discounts consecutively means that you will not see the full benefit of both these discounts. Discounts do not apply to taxes or government charges. Discounts do not apply to optional covers for Domestic Workers Compensation / Landlord Workers Compensation, and may not apply to other optional covers (if available and selected). Any discounts/entitlements may be subject to rounding and may only apply to the extent that any minimum premium is not reached.

4. Option to Change Your Excess
Not available with respect to any additional compulsory excess, imposed excess applied to the policy or to the Portable contents excess. Any reduction in premium will not be applied to government taxes and charges, or to optional covers (if available and selected): Domestic Workers compensation, Flood or Portable contents. Minimum premiums apply.

5. Instalment Premiums
If you choose to pay your premium by instalments you do not pay us any more than if you pay your premium in one lump sum annually. The premiums payable by instalments may be subject to minor adjustments (upwards or downwards) due to rounding. Note: Your financial institution may apply transaction fees to instalment payments.

6. Exclusion Period
We may not provide cover for any loss of or damage to your property caused by cyclone, grassfires and bushfires, during the first 72 hours after you first purchase a policy or increase your cover under an existing policy. Refer to PDS for when exclusion periods apply.