Buildings and Contents Insurance
Up to 10% discount on your first year’s premium when purchasing a new policy online1,4
Protect your home inside and out from loss or damage caused by one or more of 11 insured events
Get protection for your home buildings and your contents by combining buildings and contents covers on the one policy.
If you take both Building and Contents insurance here’s how they can work together if the unexpected occurs:
- Your house burns down. You could lose all your buildings, and everything in them. With adequate sums insured under Buildings and Contents covers, you could rebuild and replace your insured belongings.
- A fire damages your kitchen. You could repair or rebuild built-in damaged parts of your kitchen, such as benchtops, with Buildings cover. Then you could replace damaged items like blinds and kitchenware under your Contents cover.
- A thief smashes your window, breaks the lock and steals your belongings. You can fix the window and lock through your Buildings cover and replace the items that were stolen under your Contents cover.
Plus, you will only have to pay the applicable excess(es) once in respect of any single claim if your buildings and contents are damaged by the same insured event.
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 building and 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 Buildings and Home Contents Key Fact Sheets (KFS) also sets out some information about the cover.
Select the cover to suit your needs.
Effective 22 February 2021
Rebuilding and professional fees
If you need to rebuild your home after total loss or damage, Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance will help pay the reasonable costs of architects, engineers, surveyors and solicitors up to $5,000.
Cover for the unexpected
Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance offers protection for out of the ordinary but devastating events such as fire, storm and burglary.
Cover for storm damage
Rest easy, within the first 72 hours following a storm, Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance has got you covered for loss or damage caused by soil movement, landslide, mudslide or subsidence caused by a storm.
Making your buildings environmentally friendly
If your buildings are totally destroyed and need to be rebuilt, in addition to your buildings sum insured, Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance will pay up to $5,000 (after deduction of any government or council rebates) to help you make the new buildings more environmentally friendly.
Alternative accommodation for you and your pets
If your Building or 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, we pay the additional costs for temporary accommodation for you up to 10% of the building or contents sum insured (as applicable) and up to $500 for temporary accommodation for your pets in a commercial boarding establishment.
Replacement locks
Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance will cover the cost, up to $1,000, to replace the locks or cylinders of any external door or window following an actual or attempted theft or burglary if the key is stolen or you believe the key has been copied.
Vandalism or malicious damage
You are covered for loss or damage caused by vandalism or a malicious act.
Debris removal
In addition to your buildings sum insured, Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance will pay up to 10% of your building and/or contents sum insured for the removal of debris from the damaged or destroyed part of the buildings.
24/7 claims assistance
When you need to make a claim Allianz are there for you with 24 hour claims lodgement available online, or you can call the claims line to commence the claims process over the phone
Legal liability
Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance 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).
Cover when you’re moving house
Over Fifty’s Home and Contents Insurance 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).
Optional covers
Apply to add any of these optional covers for an additional premium and greater cover
Accidental damage
The accidental damage cover option helps protect you in the event of accidental unexpected mishaps that are caused unintentionally – giving you greater coverage for your home building and/or contents.
Portable contents
You can choose optional cover to protect 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
Domestic workers’ compensation cover
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.
Flood cover
Flood cover may be available as an optional cover to your buildings and/or contents. A 72 hour exclusion period applies.
What does Home Building and Contents Insurance cover?
Buildings > What’s covered?
Buildings insurance is designed to protect the physical structures and fixtures that make up your home buildings: from the house itself, to your garage, fences and paved driveways – even built-in appliances like hot water systems, air-conditioners and more.
Contents > What’s covered?
Contents insurance protects the belongings you have at the insured address: from your furniture, carpet and appliances to your BBQ and even your clothes, shoes and handbags. So, if any of the insured events happen during the period of insurance, we’ll generally pay to repair or replace your contents – up to the policy limits.
Policy Documents and Key Fact Sheets
We do not provide advice based on any consideration of your objectives, financial situation or needs. Terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply. Before making a decision please refer to the relevant Home Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) any applicable supplementary PDS and Home Buildings or Home Contents Key Fact Sheets also available for reference.
Home Contents Calculator
It’s up to you to decide the sums insured, and the type and level of cover that you want to take out. People generally want enough insurance to cover the property’s estimated replacement value. If you don’t have enough cover, you could end up having to cover some of the costs yourself. Remember, 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) – so you should also be careful not to over insure. That’s why we’ve provided these calculators. They work as guides to help you estimate the replacement value of your home building and contents.
Home Building replacement calculator
Home Contents replacement calculator
Frequently asked questions
I have commenced using my home for business purposes - should I notify my insurer?
You must tell Allianz as soon as reasonably possible if, during the period of insurance you start using any part of your home building for business, trade or professional purposes (except for a home office).
If you don’t provide this information as soon as reasonably possible, Allianz may refuse or reduce a claim under the policy to the extent we are prejudiced by the delay or the non-disclosure.
When Allianz receive this information, they may:
• propose changes to the terms and conditions of your policy
• charge you a higher premium
• cancel your policy if there is a change and we can’t reach an agreement with you on altered terms and conditions
What do I do if I rent my home out to tenants?
If you’re renting all of your home out to tenants, cover is not available under a Home and Contents Insurance policy. Cover is not available for these types of losses under our Home and Contents Insurance. If you rent out part of your home while you live at the same address, please contact us so we can determine if you are eligible for this product.
I run a business from home, can I get cover?
You must tell Allianz as soon as reasonably possible if, during the period of insurance you start using any part of your home building for business, trade or professional purposes (except for a home office).
If you don’t provide this information as soon as reasonably possible, Allianz may refuse or reduce a claim under the policy to the extent we are prejudiced by the delay or the non-disclosure.
When Allianz receive this information, Allianz may:
• propose changes to the terms and conditions of your policy
• charge you a higher premium
• cancel your policy if there is a change and we can’t reach an agreement with you on altered terms and conditions; or we are no longer prepared to insure you because there has been a material change to the risk