HOME & CONTENTS Insurance

We understand the importance of safeguarding your home and belongings against the unexpected.

Which is why we’re now offering HCF Home & Contents Insurance. Choose from buildings (home), contents or combined buildings and contents covers, and take advantage of the options available.

You could also be eligible for a range of discounts with this cover⁴.

Moving house
For loss or damage from an insured event at both your new and old addresses, for up to 14 days after you first start your move. Note this doesn’t cover your contents in transit unless you’ve taken out optional Accidental Damage cover.

Food and medicine spoilage
If your fridge or freezer breaks down and you lose your perishable food or medicine as a result, we’ll pay for you to replace it. If the spoilage is due to a natural disaster (declared by Allianz, the government, or the Insurance Council of Australia) the maximum Allianz will pay is $500 and no excess will apply.   

Emergency contents storage
If your home is considered unable to be lived in due to damage by an insured event, we’ll reimburse reasonable costs to move and store your contents for up to 12 months, while you rebuild or repair your home, or find alternative accommodation. The maximum we’ll pay is the balance of your contents sum insured, after we have paid any claim for damage to your contents.

Guest, visitor and domestic helper’s property
Up to $5,000 (as part of your contents sum insured) if your guests, visitors and domestic helper’s property is lost or damaged as a result of an insured event you’re claiming for.

Contents meant to be kept outside
Up to $2,000 cover in total if an insured event results in loss or damage to your contents intended to be kept outside like your barbeque, outdoor furniture or children’s play equipment.

Alternative accommodation
Rental costs up to an additional 10% of the contents sum insured, for up to 12 months, if an insured event damages your contents to the extent it makes your home unable to be lived in.

Also, up to $500 for temporary pet accommodation in a commercial boarding establishment.

Debris removal
Up to an additional 10% of your contents sum insured for the removal of debris from the damaged or destroyed parts of your buildings.

This is a limited summary of benefits provided under Contents insurance. For full details, please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and any applicable supplementary PDS for details of terms, conditions, limits and exclusions that apply to the Contents insurance, as well as the Home Contents Key Facts Sheet, before deciding to apply.

All the benefits of both buildings and contents covers
Rolled into the one combined policy you’ll have all the benefits of buildings insurance, plus all the benefits of contents insurance. For Alternative accommodation, we’ll pay for rental costs under either the buildings or contents covers, but not both.

Excess
You’ll only have to pay the applicable excess or excesses once for any single claim, if both your buildings and contents are damaged by the same insured event.

Up to 10% combined discount^2,4
Combine your building and contents cover to receive up to 10% discount on your premium^2,4.

This is a limited summary of benefits provided under Building and Contents insurance. Please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and any applicable supplementary PDS for details of terms, conditions, limits and exclusions that apply to Building and Contents insurance, as well as the Home Building and Home Contents Key Facts Sheets, before deciding to apply.

You can apply to add any of these options for an even greater level of cover.

• Accidental damage: Helps insure you in the event of unexpected mishaps – giving you greater coverage for your building and/or contents.
• Motor burnout: In the event an electrical current causes damage to your household electrical motors. Automatically included if you’ve already taken out optional Accidental damage cover.
• Flood: May be available as an option for your buildings and/or your contents. A 72 hour exclusion period applies⁷.
• Portable contents (only available with the contents or combined covers): Add this to your contents cover to insure mobile phones, cameras, engagement rings and more away from your home, including if you’re temporarily outside Australia for up to 120 days. Some items need to be listed in your schedule to be covered away from the home.
• Domestic workers’ compensation cover: In case a domestic worker such as a gardener or cleaner is injured while working for you at the insured address. Only available in ACT, WA and TAS.

This is a summary only. For the standard terms, conditions, limits and exclusions of cover, please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and any applicable supplementary PDS for details of terms, conditions, limits and exclusions that apply to these benefits, as well as the Home Building and Home Contents Key Facts Sheets, before deciding to apply.

People generally want enough insurance to cover their property’s estimated replacement value. To help you estimate those values, we've provided access to these calculators.

While it’s up to you to decide the type and level of cover you want, remember that if you don’t have enough, you could end up having to pay for some of the costs yourself.  On the other hand, you should also be careful not to over insure. Allianz will only pay up to the amount of your loss or the sum insured, whichever is lower (subject to the policy terms and conditions).

Note that these calculators can’t take into consideration all the specific details about your home and should therefore only be used as a guide.

HOME BUILDING REPLACEMENT CALCULATOR
 

HOME CONTENTS REPLACEMENT CALCULATOR
 

How do I make a claim?

1. Do what you reasonably can to prevent any further loss, damage or liability.
2. As soon as is reasonably possible, tell the police about any malicious damage, theft, attempted theft, burglary or loss of insured property.
3. Contact the Allianz Claims Call Centre on 1300 555 030 and tell them what’s happened. They’ll help you through the claims process.

Always check with Allianz before you spend on anything you want to claim (e.g. a builder), to make sure you’re covered.

Am I covered for flood?
Flood cover is an option on both home building and contents policies. Call us on 1300 657 046 to see if you’re eligible for this cover.

Please read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and any applicable supplementary PDS for details of terms, conditions, limits and exclusions that apply to optional flood cover, as well as the Home Building and Home Contents Key Facts Sheets, before deciding to apply.

I’m moving, do I need 2 contents insurance policies to cover me at both locations?
Not at first. For up to 14 days after you first start moving, we’ll cover your contents for loss or damage caused by an insured event at both your new and old addresses. However, contents in transit from one address to the other are only covered if optional Accidental damage has been taken on the policy.

What do I do if I rent my home out to tenants?
If you’re renting all of your home out to tenants, home or contents cover isn’t available. If you rent out part of your home while you’re still living at the same address, get in touch so we can determine if you’re eligible for this cover.

What does the Accidental damage option cover me for?
This option covers you for damage caused by unintentional and unexpected accidents and mishaps – not just the specified insured events. If you have contents cover and take out this option, an example of a mishap you’d be covered for is spilling red wine on the carpet or lounge. If you have building cover and take it out, a few examples include accidentally putting a hole in the wall when moving furniture or your kids drawing all over your walls. If you have contents cover, your contents will also be covered anywhere in Australia for up to 90 continuous days – not just at the insured address.

I’d like cover for my portable contents along with my buildings cover. What are my options?
Portable contents optional cover is only available if you have Contents cover or combined Building & Contents cover.

How do I know if I have optional covers on my policy?
Check your policy schedule to see which optional covers you’ve added. You can apply to add new options to your policy at any time by contacting HCF Home & Contents Insurance on 1300 657 046.

How do I determine the right amount of cover for my buildings and contents?
We have access to online calculators that can help you estimate the replacement value of your buildings and your contents. 

What is considered ‘unable to be lived in’?
Your home is unable to be lived in when it’s so damaged that normal domestic activities like cooking, sanitation and personal hygiene can’t take place, and as a result you can’t live there.

Where can I get all the details about these insurances?
For full details including terms, conditions, limits and exclusions for all home insurance cover options, refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), any supplementary PDS and Home Buildings or Home Contents Key Fact Sheets.

The Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Ltd ABN 68 000 026 746 AFSL 241414 (HCF) 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. Policy terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply. Before making a decision, please consider the relevant Home and Contents Insurance Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), any applicable supplementary PDS, the Home Buildings or Home Contents Key Fact Sheets and the Financial Services Guide. The relevant Target Market Determination is available by calling 1300 657 046. If you purchase this insurance, we will receive a commission of up to 10% of the premium for each policy issued and renewed and we may also receive a share of up to 40% of the underwriting profit. Ask us for more details before we provide you with services.

1. Online discount
When you quote and buy a new home insurance policy online, a discount of up to 10% is applied to your first year’s premium including for the following optional covers (if selected); Accidental damage, Flood, Motor burnout and Portable contents. This discount is not applied on renewal or to optional Domestic workers’ compensation cover (if available and selected).

2. Combined discounts
A discount of up to 10% is applied to your premium when you combine Buildings and Contents on one Home Insurance policy, including for the following optional covers if selected: Motor Burnout and Accidental Damage cover. The combined discount doesn't apply to premium for Flood, Portable Contents or Domestic workers' compensation optional covers (if available and selected).

3. No Claims Bonus
When you take out a new policy, we calculate your No Claims Bonus (NCB) based on your home 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. However, customers who have had claims may still qualify for a reduced No Claim Bonus. The No Claim Bonus is applied to the premium for some optional covers if selected; Motor Burnout and Accidental Damage, but not to the premium for Flood, Portable Contents or Domestic workers' compensation optional covers, if available and selected.

4. Application of discounts and Minimum premiums
If you are eligible for more than one discount, those are applied in a predetermined order. This means that 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 the premium for optional covers except where those are expressly mentioned. Minimum premiums may apply. Any discounts/entitlements may be subject to minor adjustments (upwards or downwards) due to rounding and may only apply to the extent that any minimum premium is not reached.

5. Option to change your excess
Not available with respect to any additional compulsory excess or imposed excess applied to the policy or to the Portable contents excess. Any reduction in premium will not be applied to government taxes and charges, or to the following optional covers (if available and selected): Domestic Workers compensation, Flood or Portable contents. 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 exclusion period
We may not provide cover for any loss of or damage to your property caused by cyclone, flood, grassfires and bushfires, during the first 72 hours after you first purchase a policy or increase your cover under an existing policy. Refer to PDS for when exclusion periods apply.

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 a series of earthquakes or tsunamis, during any period of 48 consecutive hours.

9. Promo Code discounts and Minimum premiums
If you are eligible for more than one discount, those are applied in a predetermined order. This means that 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. However, the HCF member discount will be applied after all other eligible discounts.

Discounts do not apply to taxes or government charges. Minimum premiums may apply. Any discounts/entitlements may be subject to minor adjustments (upwards or downwards) due to rounding and may only apply to the extent that any minimum premium is not reached. This discount is not applied on renewal.

# To access the promotion code, log in to the My Membership app or online member services and go to the insurance section of the HCF Thank You page to find the code. This promotion will run from 28 May 2024 until 16 July 2024 8pm AEST (Promotion Period). The promotion applies when you quote and buy a new Home and or Contents Insurance policy online during the Promotion Period. The promotion applies to the first year’s premium only and applies automatically upon successful input of the code. The promotion will be applied after all other eligible discounts. HCF may withdraw or amend this offer at any time without notice. Replacements, variations or renewals of, or additions to, existing policies are not eligible for this offer. Please contact us for more information.