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What’s covered if your bike is stolen?
25 August 2022
Whether you ride your bike to work every day or just take it for a spin on the weekend, dealing with a lost or stolen bike is annoying and can be expensive.
How do you insure your bicycle?
Bike insurance at home
Whether you have a Suncorp Home and Contents or Contents Only policy, bicycle cover falls under the contents part of your policy.
These policies cover your bike at your home if it’s stolen or damaged in an insured event such as fire, flood, storm etc.
Bike insurance away from home
To cover your bike away from home, you may want to consider adding Personal Valuables Insurance to your Suncorp Contents Insurance policy – insuring your bike as either a specified or unspecified item, depending on how much it’s worth.
As an unspecified personal valuables item, your bike will be covered up to a maximum of $1000.
To insure your bike for an amount higher than $1000, you’ll need to specify the bike (make, model, etc) and let us know it's value.
Specified or unspecified, your bike is covered, even if damaged in an accident while you’re cycling (as long as you’re not pace-making or racing).
For more details on this cover, check out ‘Personal Valuables’ in your Product Disclosure Statement (PDS).
How to insure your bicycle with Suncorp Insurance
To get bicycle cover, add the optional extra ‘Personal Valuables’ when getting a quote online for Suncorp Home and Contents or Contents Only insurance. Personal Valuables Insurance also covers items you take with you when you leave the house, such as your mobile phone, laptop and jewellery.
To add your bike to an existing policy use the Suncorp Insurance App, log into your My Suncorp account, or call us on 13 11 55.
How to make a bicycle claim under your insurance policy
Making a bicycle claim is easy – here’s what to do:
Step 1: Have your policy number and event details ready. Evidence of ownership or a bike repair quote may speed up the claims process, but isn’t necessary to make a claim.
Step 2: You can make a Suncorp claim 24/7 either online, in the Suncorp Insurance App or call 13 11 55.
Step 3: Track the progress of your claim anytime via your online account or the Suncorp Insurance App.
Step 4: We’ll arrange a repair, replacement or cash settlement if your claim is covered.
Read more:
- Your guide to personal valuables insurance
- How to create a home inventory for insurance
- How to insure my dirt bike
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