About Strata Insurance

If you own a townhouse, unit, or apartment and you’re sharing common space with others, you don’t want to be left to foot the bill if there’s damage to shared parts of the building or items.

Strata insurance protects the building and common areas or facilities, with the premiums paid for by the owners’ corporation.

Who should consider it?

Strata insurance is compulsory in every state – so if you’re part of an owners’ corporation in a townhouse, unit, flat, apartment or duplex, the owner’s corporation will need strata insurance.

An insurance broker can arrange strata insurance on behalf of the owners’ corporation.

➤ in fact

“As a [strata] owner, you also have a share of an unlimited liability for anything that goes wrong, which is why strata insurance is compulsory in every state and territory.”

Strata Community Association

Case Study

Ken owned a studio apartment on the fifth floor of an inner-city apartment block. One day the lift broke down because a fire occurred in the fuse box.

Fortunately, Ken and the other members of the strata committee had taken out strata insurance, which was managed by an insurance broker.

The repairs were carried out and the cost was covered by their policy, which meant that none of the strata members were out of pocket as a result. Contact us

Did you know?

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Strata insurance premiums vary, depending on the level of risk exposure of the area where the building is located.

(Insurance Council of Australia, Strata Owners’ Fact Sheet, 2018)

According to the Insurance Council of Australia, many strata schemes pay around a third of the premiums of an equivalent stand- alone home policy.

(Strata Community Association, Understanding Strata, 2018)

The number of apartments in Australia is increasing – with a 30.6% rise in apartment approvals predicted in November 2017.

(ABC website, ‘Apartment boom continues as development approvals jump’, 2018)

What can it cover?

Strata insurance can cover the building and all common or shared property, and contents which belong to the owners’ corporation. The type of cover and its cost will depend on the kind of building, where it’s located and the amount of common property you share.

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Important note

This information is provided to assist you in understanding some of the terms, implications and commons considerations of strata insurance, it is not complete, so please request full details from your Steadfast insurance broker. You should consider the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) in deciding whether to buy (or continue to hold) this insurance and also whether this insurance is appropriate for you. The PDS can be obtained from Sky Financial Group. Deductibles, exclusions and limits apply. strata insurance is issued by various insurers.

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