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Woolworths offers 3 types of home insurance: building insurance, contents insurance, and a building and contents insurance policy. After choosing your policy type, you can also select your level of cover from either standard or comprehensive. This is handy if flexibility is important to you and it's a feature that's not very common in Australian home insurance.
On top of that, Woolworths also offers cover for landlords as well.
These policies are designed to cover events that can cause damage to your home. Here are some examples:
Woolworths Home Insurance (AR No. 245476) is backed by The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd. – a popular insurance underwriter in Australia. Woolworths offers a few different levels of excesses so that you can choose an amount that you're happy with. On top of that, it has a 14-day cooling off period which is a little bit under industry standards.
These are some things a Woolworths Home Insurance policy will not cover you for. Check out the Woolworths Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) for a full list of the exclusions.
Make sure you read Woolworths PDS for a more detailed breakdown of exclusions. You can also head to general exclusions for more information.
We looked at home insurance complaint data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) between July 2020 and June 2021. The data breaks down different underwriters and compares their business size to the number of complaints processed.
When comparing insurers, keep in mind that insurers with a larger market share serve more customers, so can potentially get more complaints.
Here's an overview of how Woolworths (The Hollard Insurance Company) did:
Woolworths Home Insurance is good if flexibility and customisation is important to you. Not only does it offer standard and comprehensive policies, but you can also choose the level of excess you feel comfortable with.
Not sure yet? You can compare other home insurance brands side-by-side so that you end up with a policy you're happy with.
If you've held, or currently hold, a Woolworths Home Insurance policy, we'd love to hear from you. Your reviews help other Australians decide if Woolworths is right for them. Some reviews are from a survey commissioned by Finder.
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want house hold insurance
Hi Belinda,
We’ve read your message, Thanks!
Our home insurance page is an ideal page to visit to see your options. We covered the most critical topics to help out our users. For trouble-free navigation, we’ve gathered the things our users often check on our drop-down menu on the right side of our website. Simply select what you want to do on the list to be automatically taken to the part of the page where the topic is covered. For instance, if you chose Compare policies side-by-side, you’ll be rerouted to our comparison table to see the covers available.
Please note that our table will let you compare policy features side by side, but it can’t give you a price just yet. That’s because the cost depends on specific details of your home – such as value and location. Instead, consider which features are most important to you. You can click on ‘More info’ to be rerouted to our review page to check the type of policies the provider offers, exclusions and cost. You can get a fuller breakdown (i.e. policy’s temporary accommodation, tools of the trade, guests content, and more) by clicking ‘View details’. Select ‘Get a quote’ to request an estimate.
Before applying, please ensure that you review the relevant Product Disclosure Statements/Terms and Conditions when comparing your options before making a decision on whether it is right for you.
Hope this was helpful.
Cheers,
Nikki
How good is Woolworths insurance regards claims and communications
Hi Roy,
Thanks for getting in touch.
Unfortunately, we do not currently have any information relating to Woolworths and its claims process. How smoothly a claim will run will vary from person to person. To find out more about home insurance claims, please head over to our home insurance claims guide.
All the best,
Richard
I have a policy with you but cannot find it. Please email me privately so I may speak with you further. Thanks you
Hi Colleen,
Thanks for getting in touch. Finder is a comparison service and not an insurer. If you would like to get in contact with Woolworths, you can do so by heading to their contact us page.
All the best,
Richard
Does Woolworths offer House only Replacement cost insurance? Does Woolworths give an actual cash value settlement in the event of the policy holder choosing not to rebuild. Who underwrite Woolworths home insurance policies?
Hi Fleur,
Thanks for your question. Woolworths do offer building only cover. According to the product disclosure statement:
“If you decide not to proceed with the rebuild or repair of your building we will pay the lesser of:
•The rebuild or repair cost
•The difference in the value of your building and the land it is situated on before the damage occurred and the value of the building and land after the damage has been sustained
Woolworths Home Insurance policies are underwritten by The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd.
I hope this was helpful,
Richard
How long has Woolworths Home contents insurance existed?
Hi Kay,
Thanks for your question. Woolworths have been offering insurance products in Australia since 2011.
I hope this was helpful,
Richard