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Get prepared for storm season
We've put together some handy information on how you might be able to prepare your home for the
unexpected, including the kind of renovations you could undertake to help keep your home safe.
Defending your Pets with Laura Geitz
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Giving 110% with Johnathan Thurston
The little 1%er’s you do before the storm season can make a big difference when it hits.
Defending your House with Laura Geitz
When protecting your house from a storm, you need to think a bit like goal defence.
Going to Ground with Johnathan Thurston
When the storm season gets serious, you might need to make a run – here’s how to plan a safe evacuation.
Checklists
First eligible policy
If you first purchase or have an existing Suncorp Car, Suncorp QLD CTP, Suncorp Motorcycle or Suncorp Home and/or Contents insurance policy, you will be eligible for this campaign. Refer to the T&Cs.
Second new eligible Policy purchased
- If you first purchase or have an existing Suncorp Car or Motorcycle policy, you can get 20% off new Suncorp home insurance. (‘New Suncorp home insurance’ excludes landlord and strata insurance)
- If you first purchase or have an existing Suncorp Home or QLD CTP policy, you can get 20% off new Suncorp car insurance. (‘New Suncorp car insurance’ excludes QLD CTP and Suncorp Roadside Assist)
Substantially Damaged
When your home is substantially damaged by an insured event (meaning the assessed quote to repair or rebuild is at least $50,000 or 10% of your home sum insured, whichever is more). Please refer to PDS for full Details.
We help you protect what matters
Easy 24/7 claim
Need to claim? We’ll sort it out as quickly as possible.
Up to $10,000 in resilience options
Get additional building resilience options to help protect against severe weather.
Premium reduction on Home premiums^
Enjoy reduced home insurance premiums with Suncorp’s Cyclone Resilience Benefit.
What our customers are saying
Flood
Flood means the covering of normally dry land by water that has escaped or been released from the normal confines of things like a lake, river, reservoir, canal or other natural watercourse.
Actions or movements of the sea or storm surge are not covered. Some things we don't cover are damage to retaining walls, jetties, pontoons and garden borders.
Storm
Storm means a storm, cyclone or severe atmospheric disturbance. It can be accompanied by strong winds, rain, lightning, hail, snow, or dust.
It includes loss or damage caused by a landslide or subsidence within 72 hours of, and directly because of, a storm and not because of erosion, structural fault or design fault.
Riot and civil commotion
An example of a riot, civil commotion or public disturbance event would be damage caused by a violent crowd moving down your street.
It doesn't cover loss or damage caused by someone who had consent to enter the insured address and doesn't cover loss or damage if anyone living at the insured address participated in the disturbance.
Lightning
Lightning, including power surges caused by lightning, will be covered providing a qualified repairer gives written confirmation to show lightning as the cause of loss or damage and the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology has a record of lightning in the area.
Fire
Loss or damage caused by fire (includes bushfire) and heat, ash, soot and smoke that is a direct result of a fire within 100 metres of the insured address.
It doesn’t include arcing, scorching or cigarette burns unless a fire spreads from the initial burn spot.
Pollution or vapour damage by a home heater or cooking appliance is covered if a fire spreads from the initial source.
If there is a bushfire in your area, we also cover the cost of replacing water in any tank, container, pool, spa and any other storage vessel, even if there is no physical damage to your property. The most we will pay is $1,000.
Theft and burglary
Theft or burglary occurs when someone enters the insured address without your consent and steals or intends to steal items.
We don't cover loss or damage caused by thieves or burglars entering the insured address from common property without signs of forced entry, or loss or damage caused by anyone living at the address.
Explosion
We cover loss or damage caused by an explosion but we don't cover the cost of repairing or replacing the container or tank that exploded.
Earthquake and tsunami
We cover damage that occurs within the first 72 hours following an earthquake or tsunami.
This includes cover for damage caused by a landslide or subsidence within 72 hours of, and directly because of, an earthquake or tsunami. It doesn't cover damage caused by erosion over time or a structural or design fault.
Malicious acts
Malicious acts or vandalism includes things like vandals damaging your letterbox or painting graffiti on your home.
It doesn't include damage caused by someone who lives or is staying at the insured address or who entered the insured address with your consent.
Damage by animal
This covers loss or damage caused by an animal that becomes accidentally trapped inside your home.
We don't cover damage caused by any animal you own or are responsible for, or has been allowed onto the insured address, or damage caused by insects, vermin or rodents (unless the damage they caused is covered under fire or escape of liquid).
Impact
Impact covers damage caused by impact from things like a falling tree, power poles, tv antennas, aircrafts, motor vehicles and even space debris.
It doesn't include damage caused by trees being lopped, felled or transplanted by you or for you.
Escape of liquid
This covers damage caused by liquid leaking, overflowing or bursting from things like your fridge, washing machine, bath (but not shower), toilet, fixed pipes (except agricultural pipes), swimming pool, water main, fixed cooling system or an aquarium.
We do not cover the cost of fixing the leak itself, wear, tear and gradual deterioration or loss or damage as a result of a gradual process of liquid leaking, splashing, dripping or overflowing. See the PDS for more details on what we don't cover.
Recover from disaster
When a major events hits, your family’s safety comes first. Contact 000 in an emergency and visit Queensland Disaster Management for current local and state emergency alerts.
Partnerships
^ Premium reduction may be available to eligible Suncorp Home or Landlord Insurance customers. Eligibility criteria, terms and conditions apply. Find out more.
Insurance is issued by AAI Limited ABN 48 005 297 807 trading as Suncorp Insurance. Any advice has been prepared without taking into account your particular objectives, financial situation or needs, so you should consider whether it is appropriate for you before acting on it. Please read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement before you make any decision regarding this product. The Target Market Determination is also available.