Steel Pacific Insurance Brokers
The Steel family established Pacific Insurance Brokers in 1982, opening offices in both the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.
If you own a townhouse, unit, or apartment, and your sharing common space with others, you don’t want to be left to foot the bill if there’s damage to shared parts of the building or items..
Strata insurance protects the building and common areas or facilities, with the premiums paid for by the owner’s corporation.
Strata insurance is a compulsory in every state - so if you’re part of an owners’ corporation in a townhouse, unit, flat, apartment or duplex, the owner’s corporation will need strata insurance.
An insurance broker can arrange strata insurance on behalf of the owners’ corporation.
"As a strata owner, you also have a share of an unlimited liability for anything that goes wrong, which is why strata insurance is compulsory in every state and territory."
Strata Community Association
Apartment life is only getting more popular as Australian cities get denser but many strata organisations are still purchasing their insurance without the benefit of an insurance broker's advice. This short video explains how an insurance broker can be a vital ally for body corporates.
Strata insurance premiums vary, depending on the level of risk exposure of the area where the building is located (Insurance council of Australia, Strata Owners’ Fact Sheet, 2018)
According to the Insurance Council of Australia, many strata schemes pay around a third of the premiums of an equivalent stand-alone home policy (Strata Community Association, Understanding Stata, 2018)
The number of apartments in Australia is increasing - with a 30.6% rise in apartment approvals predicted in November 2017 (ABC website, “Apartment boom continues as development approvals jump” 2018)
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