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What's the difference between Basic and Extended plans for household contents insurance?

Here we breakdown what is covered depending on which household contents policy you choose

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Written by Jamie
Updated over 2 months ago

Household contents insurance protects the non-fixed components of your apartment, such as movable furniture, books, electronics, clothes etc. from insured events: fire, water damage, burglary, robbery, storm and hail.

Basic vs Extended coverage

We offers two different tariffs - basic and extended cover. Depending on which of these you choose you can add additional coverage.

Basic cover

  • Burglary, robbery, fire, tap-water damage, storm & hail

Can be combined with the glass add-on.

Extended cover

  • Burglary, robbery, fire, tap-water damage, storm & hail

  • Bicycle theft anywhere in the world (1% of insured sum)

  • Moving expenses (after an insured event)

  • Transporting belongings (road accident where insured household content is damaged)

  • Negligence that leads to an insured event (you leave a candle burning and it causes a fire, you leave the keys in your apartment door and someone uses it to enter and steal your belongings)

  • Frozen goods

  • Internal conflict

Can be combined with the glass or bike add-on.

In-depth comparison of the coverage:

Basic

Extended

Valuables inside a safe (jewelry, antiques, cash, precious stones, pearls, stamps, coins, medals, artworks, furs, and all items made of gold or platinum)

20% of the insured sum

30% of the insured sum

Valuables not in a safe (jewelry, antiques, precious stones, pearls, stamps, coins, medals, artworks, furs, and all items made of gold or platinum

20% of the insured sum (maximum €25,000)

30% of the insured sum (maximum €25,000)

Cash (not in a safe)

€1,500

€1,500

Documents (not in a safe)

20% of the insured sum (maximum €3,000)

30% of the insured sum (maximum €5,000)

Fire Lightning Power surge Explosion Implosion

Scorching, braising and utility heat damage

Damage from smoke and soot

20% of the insured sum up to €10,000

Costs for hotel or similar accommodation if you are unable to live in your apartment

180 days at €100 per night (limited to 2% of the insured sum)

1 year at €125 per night (limited to 2% of the insured sum)

Additional travel costs for premature return from vacation because of an insured event

€5000

€5000

Burglary, vandalism after a burglary, as well as robbery

Simple theft from ship cabins and sleeper compartments

Theft from water and motorsports vehicles

Simple theft of property in hospitals and nursing/elderly homes

€5,000, €600 per high-value item

Trick theft (through deception)

€5000

Check or credit card fraud from a robbery or burglary

€2500

€5000

Storm and hail damage

Rain, snow, hail through the window

€5,000 with a €500 co-pay

Supersonic pressure waves (sonic boom)

Civil unrest, strike, lockout

Utility water damage

Damage caused by water leaking from waterbeds or aquariums

Damage from rainwater downpipes that run inside the building, and have leaked

Repair costs for utility water damage to floor coverings, wallpaper or interior painting in apartments

Utility water and gas leakage

€5,000 with a co-pay of €100

Your secured belongings while in a hotel or another temporary location are insured up to

25% of the insured sum (for up to 3 months)

40% of the insured sum (for up to 12 months, except for sports equipment, which has no time limit but a maximum limit of €5,000)

Damage to insured property caused by an accident involving a motor vehicle with which the items were transported

Damage to belongings caused by a road or rail vehicle

Transport and storage costs if you cannot store your belongings in your apartment

180 days

1 year

Moving expenses(after an insured event)

€5000

Additional coverage to upgrade items during an insured event to eco-friendly alternatives

€500 per appliance

Frozen goods damaged during an insured event

Until insured sum

Changing lock and key (after an insured event)

Upgrade for water/energy-saving appliances of the highest efficiency class after an insured event (Refrigerators/freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, and dryers)

€500 per appliance

Costs incurred from an unauthorized use of the telephone

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