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RAC Basic Contents and Personal Valuables (renters)

RAC Basic Contents and Personal Valuables (renters)

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Description

Insurer
RAC
Policy
Basic Contents and Personal Valuables (renters)
Owner type
Renters
Provider
RAC Insurance Pty Limited
About the insurer
RAC

Cover summary

Contents cover
Nominate a sum insured for your contents
Legal liability
  • Up to $20 million
  • Cover for people named on the policy
  • Cover for incidents in Australia
Renters liability
1

Cost

Same price to pay monthly
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Covered events

Theft
  • Covers theft and attempted theft
  • No cover for theft from common areas of strata titled property
  • No cover for theft by tenants, residents or people authorised by residents to enter site
Fire
  • Covers fire and bushfire
  • 48 hour waiting period for bushfire
Flood
Storm and cyclone
Storm surge
Action of the sea
Tsunami
Explosion
Earthquake
Vandalism
Impact damage
Animal damage
Escape of liquid
Breakage
Accidental damage

Claims

Out-of-hours claiming
Online and 24/7 phone
How the insurer can settle your claim
  • Repair damaged items
  • Replace damaged items
  • Pay you the item's replacement value, up to your sum insured or other sublimits
Cash settlement
  • Customer cost if insurer offers cash
  • Insurer cost if you ask for cash (may be less than retail cost)
  • Insurer may offer non-cash alternatives
New for old contents replacement
1

Contents

Cover for unlisted portable contents
  • Covers some items for accidental loss/damage
  • Choose overall limit from $2000–$5000
  • Choose limit from $500–$1000 per item
  • Covered anywhere in Australia
  • $200 excess
  • Optional
Optional cover for specially listed valuables
  • Cover for accidental loss/damage
  • Covered anywhere in Australia
  • $100 excess
Contents in the open air
  • Up to $500 overall
  • Cover for theft
Temporary accommodation
Debris removal
Emergency storage
Keys and locks after break-in
Motor burnout
Jewellery
  • Up to $5000 overall
  • Up to $2000 per item or set
Artworks
  • Up to $5000 overall
  • Up to $2000 per item
Collections (e.g. stamps, coins)
Up to sum insured overall
Digital media
Up to $5000 overall
Spoiled food
Visitors' contents
Pet cover
Permanent fixtures
Overlapping cover at a new house
Cover for contents while moving house

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