Insured Property Cover for loss, damage or destruction of any fixed structure that is considered part of the strata, and not individually owned. This may consist of common areas and buildings like walls, roofs, windows, common driveways, pools and gyms etc.
Public or Legal Liability Cover for costs that may be incurred when property is damaged or someone is injured within the common areas. We recommend $20,000,000 in all states, although this is the minimum required for NSW.
Voluntary Workers provides cover for death or injury to those working for the strata on a voluntary basis (i.e. not considered a paid employee).
This section provides cover for fraudulent loss of funds directly from the strata that the committee is responsible for.
Office Bearers Liability cover for an office bearer of the committee to the strata against loss from a wrongful acts or errors whilst in their capacity. There is generally no end date to this exposure.
Contractors can hold a strata liable if they are injured whilst working on a strata building. This also provides cover to any paid workers that the strata may employ, for example gardeners, caretakers etc, that are not external contractors.
This section covers loss or damage to or from plant and equipment, like mechanical equipment, pressure pipe systems or electronic equipment. Elevators and large air conditioners are expensive to fix, so it is important to ensure they are covered.
This section increases the level of cover specified in the insured property section, during the time of a catastrophic event. Due to the escalation of costs of parts and labour following a catastrophic event, your sums insured allocated might not be adequate.
This provides cover for any audit or investigation into the strata’s financial affairs by the Australian Tax Office.
This section covers where you have made improvements to the building and the Body Corporate may not be responsible for the protection of your changes.
WHAT WE COVER
Strata insurance does not cover the occupier’s own contents items or if the property is rented out, landlord cover is not covered within strata insurance. For example, theft by tenants or tenant defaults. Not to mention that each strata insurance policy will have their own terms and conditions and exclusions which will need to be considered.
It is recommended that each owner/occupier obtain contents insurance and if the property is rented out, landlord protection insurance is required. As a Landlord, we highly recommend to also include some contents cover to cover items such as curtains, blinds, dishwashers and in some instances, carpets and floating floors. These policies are not compulsory, but it is in your best interest to consider these policies.
Workers Compensation is an insurance requirement that strata titled properties must have as per the Strata Titles Act in your state. It would be in the strata’s best interest to have Workers Compensation Insurance as contractors can hold the strata liable if they are injured whilst working on a strata building.
Workers Compensation Insurance is a government regulated policy which provided cover for loss of wages and medical costs for paid employees. Voluntary Workers Personal Accident cover is similar, but only provided those who are working on the strata on a voluntary basis.