Slingshot House & Contents Insurance is underwritten by Tower, a Kiwi born and bred insurance company with more than 150 years’ experience, and is available to our eligible Slingshot broadband customers.
For every insurance policy you add, you can save $5 a month on your broadband (excluding Wireless Broadband) bill. That means you could score a $10 monthly discount on your broadband bill when you add a House and Contents Insurance policy. Too easy!
It’s important to insure your house for an amount enough to cover all the costs to rebuild your house. You should consider things like demolition costs, debris removal, professional fees and council fees.
If the house is unoccupied for up to 60 consecutive days, the house will still be covered and you won’t need to notify us. However, if your house is unoccupied for more than 60 days, an additional excess may apply if its been unoccupied for an extended period of time.
Our Essential, Everyday and Everyday Plus House Insurance policies are designed for owner-occupiers. If you’re looking to rent out your property, you will need our Landlord's insurance.
Our Landlord's insurance has some added benefits to protect your rental property like loss of rent and from damage caused by tenants.
Yes. If your house is damaged in an earthquake or natural disaster, our House Insurance covers you up to your sum insured for the cost to repair or rebuild your house. This includes some cover for retaining walls. If you have extensive garden retaining walls, a swimming pool or a tennis court you'll need to tell us about these, otherwise they won't be covered.
No. Contents Insurance only covers your items while they’re travelling within New Zealand. While they’re in New Zealand, you’re covered for loss or damage of your stuff up to $5,000 under our Essential policy, and up to the sum insured you choose under our Everyday and Everyday Plus policies.
All of our Contents policies cover mobile phones with up to $500 cover on our Essential Policy, up to $1,000 on our Everyday Policy and there's no limit on our Everyday Plus Policy.
If you have our Everyday or Everyday Plus policy and you need more cover on your phone, just let us know and we’ll increase the limit on your policy for an additional premium.
Yes. Our Contents policies cover your prescription glasses, sunglasses and contacts. We will repair or replace them if they are damaged, lost or stolen.
If you have an Essential Contents policy, you will be required to pay your excess. For Everyday or Everyday Plus Contents policies, claims for these items have a reduced excess of $100.
We strive to have these essential items replaced or repaired for you as quickly as possible given how important they are in your day to day life!
It can sometimes be quite difficult to figure out how much each item is worth, especially if you’ve owned it for a number of years.
It is helpful to look at the cost for similar items by considering the standard retail price (instead of looking at the price when it's on sale).
