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AAMI Fire and Theft Contents (renters)

AAMI Fire and Theft Contents (renters)

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Description

Insurer
AAMI
Policy
Fire and Theft Contents (renters)
Owner type
Renters
Provider
AAI Limited
About the insurer
AAMI

Cover summary

Contents cover
Contents covered up to $25000 overall
Legal liability
  • Up to $20 million
  • Cover for people named on the policy, plus their family members living with them
  • Cover for incidents in Australia and New Zealand
Renters liability
Covers damage caused by fire, liquid escaping from washing machine, dishwasher or connected pipes and water overflowing from blocked baths or tubs

Cost

Same price to pay monthly
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Covered events

Theft
  • Covers theft and burglary
  • Covers theft from fully enclosed private garages
  • No cover for theft by residents, someone entering home from common property without signs of forced entry or someone at site with consent
Fire
  • Covers fire; bushfire; and heat, ash, soot or smoke from fire within 100m of address
  • 72 hour waiting period for bushfire
Flood
Storm and cyclone
Storm surge
Action of the sea
Tsunami
Explosion
Earthquake
Vandalism
Impact damage
Animal damage
Covers fire caused by animals
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
Yes (excludes antiques, art objects, collections, ornaments, paintings, pictures, sculptures, sets and memorabilia and works of art)

Contents

Cover for unlisted portable contents
Optional cover for specially listed valuables
Contents in the open air
Temporary accommodation
Debris removal
  • Up to $5000 overall
  • Paid on top of sum insured
Emergency storage
  • Up to $5000
  • Covers packing, unpacking and transporting contents to/from storage
Keys and locks after break-in
Motor burnout
Jewellery
Up to $1000 overall
Artworks
Up to $1000 overall
Collections (e.g. stamps, coins)
Up to $1000 overall
Digital media
Up to $1000 overall
Spoiled food
  • Up to $100 overall
  • Cover for insured events
Visitors' contents
Pet cover
Permanent fixtures
Overlapping cover at a new house
Cover for contents while moving house

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