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Protect your investment property and landlord’s contents from insured events such as fire7, theft, storm and malicious damage.

A residential investment property needs to be appropriately protected. Landlord Insurance can give you the confidence that your property will be looked after should something go wrong. Over Fifty’s Landlord Insurance covers the property and/or the contents you provide for your tenant’s use.

To help you decide the cover you need, here’s a brief outline of the difference between Buildings and Contents cover.

Buildings

Designed to cover the physical structures that make up your property, like the house itself, garage, sheds, permanently installed swimming pools and decks.

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Contents

Designed to cover items at your property – from furniture, white goods and removable domestic appliances which belong to you as the landlord and that you have provided for the use of your tenant. It also covers your carpets and window furnishings.

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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 landlord 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 Landlord Buildings and Landlord Contents Key Fact Sheets (KFS) also sets out some information about the cover.

Select the cover to suit your needs.

Effective 22 February 2021

Cover for the unexpected

Over Fifty’s Landlord Insurance offers protection for your investment property for out of the ordinary but devastating events such as fire7, storm and burglary.

Legal liability

Over Fifty’s Landlord 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). If you have contents cover only, it does not cover any legal liability you may incur as owner of the buildings unless the buildings are defined as a lot.

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 Landlord 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.

Contents

Over Fifty Insurance Landlord Insurance will pay for repair or replacement of contents you own and provide for your tenant’s use as a result of an insured event. If you have buildings cover only, Over Fifty Insurance Landlord will pay up to the lesser of $10,000 or the remainder of the sum insured after payment of the buildings claim, for certain landlords contents under this additional benefit.

Rental costs after an insured event

If your buildings are damaged by an insured event and can’t be lived in by your tenant, or access to or use of the buildings is not possible after an insured event Over Fifty Insurance Landlord Insurance will pay for your loss of rent on the buildings for up to 12 months if you have buildings cover or if your building is part of a strata title development and you have contents cover only.

Rebuilding and professional fees

If you need to rebuild your buildings after total loss or damage, Over Fifty’s Landlord Insurance will help pay the reasonable costs of architects, engineers, surveyors and solicitors up to $5,000.

Debris removal

Over Fifty’s Landlord Insurance will cover up to 10% of the building sum insured for removing debris from your insured address if your building is damaged or destroyed by an insured event.

24/7 claims lodgement

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

Contents in the open air at the insured address

Over Fifty’s Landlord Insurance will cover contents in the open air (that you own and that you have provided for your tenants use) which have been lost or damaged by an insured event covered by your policy, up to a maximum amount of $1000.

Optional covers

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

Rent default & theft by tenant

Option to be covered for loss of rent due to specified rental defaults, up to $10,000 in total for all claims during the period of insurance.

Cover for loss or damage to your insured buildings or contents caused by theft, burglary or housebreaking committed by your tenant or invitees of your tenant.

Landlord workers’ compensation cover

Cover for the compensation amount you are liable to pay if you employ a domestic worker and 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.

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What does Landlord Insurance cover?

Buildings > What’s covered?

Buildings insurance is designed to protect the physical structures and fixtures that make up your buildings: from the house itself, to the garage, fences and paved driveways – even built-in appliances like showers and baths, hot water systems, air-conditioners and more.

Contents > What’s covered?

Contents insurance protects the belongings you have at the insured address that you have provided for the use of your tenant: from your furniture, carpet and appliances and even your BBQ. 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 Landlord Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) any applicable supplementary PDS and Landlord Buildings or Landlord Contents Key Fact Sheets also available for reference.

Landlord Insurance Calculators

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, Allianz 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 landlord building and contents.

Building replacement calculator

Value my home

Contents replacement calculator

Value my contents

Frequently asked questions

What do I do if I need to make a landlord 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 651 777 and advise the Claims Consultant of what has happened: the Claims Consultant will help you through the landlord insurance claims process. In order to be sure that you are covered under this policy you should always contact Allianz for approval before you incur expenses you wish to claim. If you do not, Allianz will pay for expenses incurred to the amount Allianz would have authorised had you asked Allianz first.

Am I covered for Flood?

Flood cover is an option on both Building and Contents in Home and Landlords policies. Please call us on 13 31 30 to find out whether you are eligible for Flood cover. For full details of terms, conditions, limits and exclusions of all our home insurance cover options, please refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement any supplementary PDS and Landlord Buildings or Landlord Contents Key Fact Sheets.

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 Over Fifty’s Landlord Insurance on 13 31 30) ​. If you’re not sure whether you have added these cover options, you can check your policy schedule.

Who is Landlord insurance policy designed for?

This insurance policy has been designed for people who are renting their property out to tenants under a residential rental agreement.
Contents owned by you (or for which you are legally responsible) and provide for the use of the tenants may also be covered under the policy.
This policy is not suitable for covering the building or contents of the home you live in. In this regard, Allianz offer a Home and Contents product that has been specifically designed for homeowners or renters.
For more information on Home and Contents insurance, please visit the product page.

 

How should I determine the replacement value of my buildings?

The replacement value of your buildings is not the same as the market value – you do not need to include the value of the land when calculating the buildings replacement value.

Next steps

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DISCLAIMERS
Over Fifty Insurance Pty Ltd ABN 58 007 165 200 AR 295939 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. Any advice provided is general advice only. Policy terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply. Before making a decision, please consider the relevant Product Disclosure Statement available from www.over50insurance.com.au. The relevant Target Market Determination is available by calling 13 31 30. If you purchase this insurance, we will receive a commission that is a percentage of the premium, a profit share and marketing costs.  Ask us for more details before we provide you with services.
1. Online discount
When you buy a new home insurance policy online a discount of up to 10% is applied to your first years premium including the following optional covers (if selected); Accidental damage, Flood, Motor Burnout and Portable Contents. This discount is not applied on renewal.
When you buy a new Landlord insurance policy online a premium discount of up to 10% is applied to your first years premium including the optional covers (if selected) Flood & Rent Default and Theft by Tenant. This discount is not applied on renewal.
2. Combined
A discount of up to 10% for combining Buildings and Contents covers on one policy is applied for Building and Contents, Motor Burnout and Accidental damage cover where applicable. The combined policy discount does not apply to the optional Flood or Portable Contents covers. This combined discount does not apply to Landlord Insurance policies.
3. No Claims Bonus
When you take out a new policy, we calculate your No Claims Bonus (NCB) based on your Home or Landlord (as applicable) insurance claims history. To qualify for the maximum No Claim Bonus of 30%, Home insurance customers must have had no Building or Contents insurance claims in the preceding 5 years. Landlord customers must have had no Landlord insurance claims in the preceding 3 years. However, customers who have had claims may still qualify for a reduced No Claim Bonus.
4. 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.
5. Option to change your excess
Not available when an additional compulsory excess or imposed excess applies. Minimum Premiums apply.
6. 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.
7. 72 hour waiting period
We do 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.
8. Earthquake excess
An additional imposed excess amount of $250 applies for each claim or loss or damage caused by an earthquake or tsunami, or series of earthquake or tsunamis, during any period of 48 consecutive hours.