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Here, we’ve collected some of the latest building insurance deals from Australia’s home insurance providers. You can compare key policy information, tailored coverage and current discounts before you get a personalised building insurance quote for your property.
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If you are looking to insure your property – whether living in it yourself or renting it out as an investment – you’ll want to consider getting building insurance.
Building insurance covers the structure of your home against loss and damage caused by things like fire, storms, flooding and vandalism. It can also include coverage for things like internal fixtures, landscaping, fences, garages and other fixed outdoor structures like pergolas.
When choosing between building insurance policies, it’s important to carefully review the insurable events as well as any cover limits and exclusions in your product disclosure statement (PDS).
Building insurance is often referred to as ‘home insurance’, which is one half of a home and contents insurance policy. Contents insurance is the other half, which covers the belongings within your home against theft and damage.
If you’re living in the property (as opposed to renting it out) and want this kind of coverage as well, it may pay to combine the two policies. While you can purchase each on its own, providers often offer discounted premiums when you take out combined home and contents insurance under the same roof.
If your property is an investment and you’re renting it out, you might prefer to take out landlord insurance. This provides similar coverage to building insurance, but will often also cover things like lost rental income if tenants default on their rent and legal liability in case anyone is injured or dies on the property.
If you're after a combined home and contents policy, start researching with these options from the Mozo Experts Choice Home Insurance Awards.
Underinsurance can create major problems if you need to claim on your building insurance. It’s essentially a situation where your home costs more to repair or rebuild than you’ve had it valued at and recorded with your insurance company.
It’s important to have an accurate estimate of the replacement value of your home should you need to rebuild, and to get it re-evaluated at regular intervals as living and building costs change over time.
To get an accurate estimate, talk to an architect, builder or property expert. Some insurance providers will offer underinsurance protection as an optional extra, just in case a valuation isn’t accurate.
Another important thing to remember is that the cost to insure your home is not the same as the price you paid for your home or property. The land value should be excluded from your calculations – you only need to insure for the value of your home's structure.
As always, best practice in choosing any financial product is to assess your needs, compare options and find an offer that aligns with both.
For choosing building insurance, you should have the home valued to ensure you’re covered at the right level. You should also consider any extra events or elements of your property you might want covered. This could be additional flood cover if you live in a flood-prone area, or more coverage for your new garden and landscaping.
Then, you should get researching with Mozo’s comparison table above to find a policy which includes everything you need at a price you can afford.
There are several ways to get cheaper building insurance, without needing to reduce the level of cover you get. Some of these cost-saving moves you can make include:
Comparing and haggling. Always shop around at your policy renewal time to compare offers. Building insurance providers are just like other businesses and have discounts or incentives that can save you money. Even if you're happy with your current insurance company, it's a good idea to know what the competition is offering and see if you can use this to haggle a better deal for yourself.
Ensuring your property is secure. The more secure your property the lower your premium is likely to be. Put locks on doors and windows, make sure smoke alarms are in working order, and consider installing a security alarm or camera.
Making sure you are getting any relevant discounts. There are a heap of discounts which could be applied to your policy to reduce your premium if you’re eligible for them.
This includes:
No claims discounts: If you have not made a claim in a set period of time, you can start to build up a no claims bonus or discount on your premium. If you’re looking to switch insurance companies, many providers will honour the discount provided by your current insurance provider if you can show evidence.
Bundled products: You can often secure a discount if you have multiple products with the one insurance provider. If you are getting building insurance and also want contents insurance it could be cheaper to take out a combined policy with the one provider. Or you might consider getting your car insurance moved across at the same time to access a discount.
Online application discounts: Some providers offering building insurance will apply a discount on your first year’s premium if you buy the policy online.
Loyalty discounts: If you stay with a building insurance provider for a certain number of years, a loyalty discount may kick in. This can often increase the longer you hold your policy.
While not many providers offer this, you might have the option to choose between ‘sum insured’ and ‘total replacement’ cover.
If you opt for sum insured you'll choose the amount of money you insure your home for, and your policy premium will be based on this amount. This is the maximum amount your insurance provider will pay to repair or rebuild your home. If you choose this option, it's vital to get an accurate idea of how much it will cost to repair or replace your home.
Total replacement cover, means just that. You don’t set a limit to the cover and the insurance company will pay no matter what the cost it is to repair or rebuild your home. Keep in mind, this kind of policy will likely come with a higher price tag.
The cost for your building insurance policy will depend on a number of factors including where the property is located, the property size, it’s value and your insurance claims history. For example, insuring a house in a flood prone area will likely be more expensive than insuring somewhere else, and a larger house will come with a steeper price tag than a small one.
To get a personalised quote, first review the insurance policy information here on Mozo. We outline the key events and limits included in each policy to help you find one that looks right for you. Once you’ve compared your options you can get a quote directly from the insurance company for your property. They will also be able to answer any specific questions related to your property.
When you make a claim on your building insurance, you’re generally required to pay an amount before your insurance policy kicks in to cover the rest. This is called an ‘excess’. Excess levels can vary depending on your provider and policy, but it’ll generally be a set figure for a building insurance policy.
For example, if you were to make a $10,000 building insurance claim and your excess was $800, the insurance provider would cover the remaining $9,200. If the bill only came to $500, it wouldn’t be worth claiming on your insurance as the excess covers the cost completely.
You can often opt for a lower excess, but this will generally result in a heightened premium cost. Similarly, choosing a higher excess can reduce the cost of your premium.
Yes, many building insurance policies come with the option of paying insurance costs on a monthly basis. This can help you budget for the cost of insurance by spreading it out, rather than leaving you scrambling to come up with a lump sum payment.
Keep in mind though, you might have to pay extra for the convenience of monthly payments, so factor that extra cost into your budget
After 12 years with this company, I am only just now discovering that everything is a lie. My policy does not cover half the things we were told it would - but apparently thats okay because QBE made those changes after we had our policy so its on us to have known what they stopped covering. Call centre will tell you different things depending on who you speak to, claims officers can be rude while they drag their feet on doing their jobs. Premiums have gone up while service remains poor, all while fewer and fewer things are covered with each renewal. Incorrect information has to be corrected with every renewal, and CSOs must not know how to press save because the changes are never accurate or right when the next renewal arrives.
Read full reviewAfter 12 years with this company, I am only just now discovering that everything is a lie. My policy does not cover half the things we were told it would - but apparently thats okay because QBE made those changes after we had our policy so its on us to have known what they stopped covering. Call centre will tell you different things depending on who you speak to, claims officers can be rude while they drag their feet on doing their jobs. Premiums have gone up while service remains poor, all while fewer and fewer things are covered with each renewal. Incorrect information has to be corrected with every renewal, and CSOs must not know how to press save because the changes are never accurate or right when the next renewal arrives.
Allianz (and their agents Crawford & Co.) beware, wouldn't recommend them at all. Been in home for 48yrs, no problems in all that time with insurance companies. Claimed in march 2021 Allianz, they jettisoned us over to Crawford & Co. After 4 months of getting the run around, stonewalling, dealing with Crawfords from Sydney, Perth, Darwin, Wollongong we are told that we aren't covered under the Product Disclosure Statement. People left Crawfords and no one took up our case, only when WE constantly tried to contact them did we get any return advice. Email was the only way we would get any reply. We had a small claim of ceiling damage due to rain water coming through the roof. Huge one off storm in Newcastle in March of 2021 caused this. They said they would paint the inside, but we would have to hire a building contractor and pay for that ourselves! to fix where the rain water may have come in from outside. It came through our air.con.vent and ran down to the low side of the house. Crawford even offered us a cash payment to get rid of us?! not sure why when they said we weren't covered. Not sure how that works, we give $500 excess and they give us a bit back to paint the ceiling?! Very dodgy. My advice DO NOT INSURE WITH ALLIANZ because they will flip it over to CRAWFORD & CO. and their job is to find any loophole they can to not accept or recommend Allianz accept your claim. We are aged 71, 72 and aged pensioners, if we could pay for a building contractor we wouldn't need insurance?!
Read full reviewAllianz (and their agents Crawford & Co.) beware, wouldn't recommend them at all. Been in home for 48yrs, no problems in all that time with insurance companies. Claimed in march 2021 Allianz, they jettisoned us over to Crawford & Co. After 4 months of getting the run around, stonewalling, dealing with Crawfords from Sydney, Perth, Darwin, Wollongong we are told that we aren't covered under the Product Disclosure Statement. People left Crawfords and no one took up our case, only when WE constantly tried to contact them did we get any return advice. Email was the only way we would get any reply. We had a small claim of ceiling damage due to rain water coming through the roof. Huge one off storm in Newcastle in March of 2021 caused this. They said they would paint the inside, but we would have to hire a building contractor and pay for that ourselves! to fix where the rain water may have come in from outside. It came through our air.con.vent and ran down to the low side of the house. Crawford even offered us a cash payment to get rid of us?! not sure why when they said we weren't covered. Not sure how that works, we give $500 excess and they give us a bit back to paint the ceiling?! Very dodgy. My advice DO NOT INSURE WITH ALLIANZ because they will flip it over to CRAWFORD & CO. and their job is to find any loophole they can to not accept or recommend Allianz accept your claim. We are aged 71, 72 and aged pensioners, if we could pay for a building contractor we wouldn't need insurance?!
I had been a long term customer of Budget Direct. During a storm my investment property got a leak in the roof, I made a claim. They would not cover me for the storm damage. During the claim process I found out that the property wasn't even covered by insurance because it was empty (I was painting the house and putting new carpet in it). Luckily nothing serious had happened to it, because Budget Direct would not have been there for me if it had. I would not recommend them to anyone, I would hate for someone to be in a similar position to me without realising it and have something bad happen to their property.
Read full reviewI had been a long term customer of Budget Direct. During a storm my investment property got a leak in the roof, I made a claim. They would not cover me for the storm damage. During the claim process I found out that the property wasn't even covered by insurance because it was empty (I was painting the house and putting new carpet in it). Luckily nothing serious had happened to it, because Budget Direct would not have been there for me if it had. I would not recommend them to anyone, I would hate for someone to be in a similar position to me without realising it and have something bad happen to their property.
