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Contents insurance up 33% for us. Is this common? (self.newzealand)
submitted 11 months ago by sylverstream to c/newzealand
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We've got contents insurance with AA and from next year we'll be paying 33% more. We have had 2 claims for a different policy this year, one at fault, one not, and they said it wouldn't impact our premiums. Is this common for everyone? I understand it goes up because of all the floods, but 33% is very significant.

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[–] Dave 2 points 11 months ago

In the very unlikely event of total loss, we wouldn't be replacing everything. Just the minimum. Sure we have a breadmaker we never use and a big pile of tools accumulated over time as needed and even a TV that we hardly use, as well as big piles of clothes that we only wear a fraction of but really we would just be buying essentials and starting again so $40k should cover that. We don't have expensive taste anyway.

Contents insurance is on the cheap end of insurance so I wouldn't stress about it too much, keep ot high if that makes you comfortable. I just have trouble thinking of how we would possibly find enough to spend $120k on! I think I should find a calculator and see if there's something I'm missing.