Australia’s best landlord insurance for your investment property

By Rhianna Dews · · 3 min read
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Whether you’re about to enter the market and buy your first investment property, or you’re locking in the deal on your fifth property, the risks involved with handing over the keys to a renter are quite significant either way.

Which is why taking out a solid landlord insurance policy is an absolute must if you want to protect both you and your property from all the things that could potentially go wrong in a rental situation. And with so many policy options around, we’re here to help you navigate your way through and find the best landlord insurance deal for you.

We’ve just announced the winners of the 2019 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Landlord Insurance, so, if you’re on the hunt for a high-quality award-winning policy that’s filled to the brim with value, then keep reading!

Meet the winners:

Our panel of Mozo expert judges searched high and low on their quest to find the crème de la crème of landlord insurance, carefully analysing and assessing 2,000 customer quotes and 35 policies from 32 different providers.

After finalising all their assessments, our Mozo experts reached a verdict. So, it is with great pleasure that we announce to you the official winners of the 2019 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Landlord Insurance!

Exceptional Value Landlord Insurance award-winners

To pick the winners of the Exceptional Value Landlord Insurance category, our Mozo expert judging panel thoroughly inspected and evaluated 2,000 customer quotes from a total of 32 different landlord insurance providers. 

Understanding just how much of a challenge it can be to balance expenses with income from an investment property, our Mozo experts selected the winners based on which could help minimise ongoing costs while offsetting the risk of damage to property. 

The following 2019 Mozo Experts Choice Award-winners took home the Exceptional Value Landlord Insurance award for offering policies with low premiums and solid cover:

  • AAMI - Landlord Insurance
  • Allianz - Landlord Insurance
  • Budget Direct - Landlord Insurance
  • Woolworths - Landlord Insurance

“There’s a lot at stake when it comes to renting out an investment property. But, by having a solid landlord insurance policy up your sleeve, you can protect yourself from the worst-case scenario,” said Mozo banking expert Peter Marshall.

Exceptional Quality Landlord Insurance award-winners

In order to find the Exceptional Quality Landlord Insurance category-winners, our Mozo expert judges collected and rated a total of 35 different landlord insurance policies, giving the award to those that came out on top in terms of the quality provided.

The criteria for the Exceptional Quality Landlord Insurance category was heavily-weighted on factors like cover for loss of rent, acts of tenants and legal liability, as well as numerous other events, covers and options.

And so, the Exceptional Quality Landlord Insurance category-winners of the 2019 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Landlord Insurance are:

  • ANZ - Landlord Insurance
  • CommInsure - Investment Home Package
  • GIO - Landlord Insurance
  • Westpac - Quality Care Landlord Insurance

Take a look at the full winner list from the 2019 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Landlord Insurance! And don’t forget to check out all the other 2019 Mozo Experts Choice Award-winners for Car, Home and Landlord Insurance while you’re at it!