Reply To: Doing Without an Insurance Broker
There are some important points from experience– –A good Broker (preferably a member of National Insurance Brokers Association ) with experience of the Strata insurance market in particular, will do…
Building blocks – an engineer on what went wrong and how to fix it
There’s an old joke about engineers – an optimist sees a glass half full, a pessimist sees a glass half empty, an engineer sees a glass that’s not designed for…
From the Forum – Ratings sites for blocks, managers and agents
There’s an idea that‘s been floating around for a while now, that we should have a ratings website for good and bad apartment blocks and/or strata managers and rental agents.…
Reply To: Doing Without an Insurance Broker
Have a listen to this. An insurance industry expert explains everything! By the way, you don’t have to do anything special to hear our podcasts – just click on the…
Reply To: Doing Without an Insurance Broker
You don’t have to use a broker but you might find: 1. When getting a direct quote from the same insurance company, the premium stays the same or is very…
From the Forum: Record readers prove every dog has its day
We had a record number of visitors to the website last Wednesday – more than 1800, if you must know – an event that always sets me off wondering what…
Reply To: Insurance claim and unapproved works
Flame Tree I don’t really understand your post, but that is not how insurance works. Insurance policies do not cover you for everything, no matter what, if they did all…
Reply To: Insurance claim and unapproved works
Any decent insurance policy should cover all sorts of stuff, known and unkown. If there is an issue Id address it then, youd get paid, or you wouldnt so you…
Reply To: Insurance claim and unapproved works
Can a strata insurance claim by the OC get rejected if an owner previously completed major renovation works without OC approval nor a special by-law? It might if it changed…
Reply To: Insurance claim and unapproved works
The answer is maybe. If the owner did works that affected the common property without approval, and then an insurance claim arose in relation to issues related to that common…
Reply To: Insurance claim and unapproved works
You’d have to look at the terms of the insurance policy. Apart from that, it’s hard to be specific sicne you have provided so few details, such as, is the…
Reply To: We warned Edinburgh about Airbnb – now they want curbs
It’s quite remarkable how many short-term letting listings, around the world, disappear as soon as any form of registration is required – a sure sign that the hosts either shouldn’t…