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Re: Recovery of insurance excess

  • 10/05/2018
  • Author kaindub

Get get your insurance company to claim from her insurance company. Why did they not ask this in the first place? I assume she either admitted fault or someone saw…

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    Recovery of insurance excess

    • 10/05/2018
    • Author Mailbox

    A tenant drove her car through a brick wall separating common property from a unit back yard. No argument about liability but rather than accepting her offer to arrange for…

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      Re: Insurance Commission

      • 30/04/2018
      • Author Stratabox

      I’m not sure we can talk about a trailing commission. A commission will be paid to the SM regardless of whether you renew with the same insurer or a different…

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        Re: Insurance Commission

        • 26/04/2018
        • Author Jimmy-T

        This was a hotly debated issue before the last change to our strata laws. The commission was about to be wiped until it was pointed out by some of the…

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          Re: Insurance Commission

          • 26/04/2018
          • Author Lady Penelope

          The information that you have received is correct. However, the Strata Manager must disclose this commission or face a penalty. Transparency is the key. From the CHU website: “Commission payments…

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            Re: Insurance Commission

            • 26/04/2018
            • Author Cosmo

            bangles, You ask: “Insurance Companies do not pay commissions to Owners Corporations and if it did not go to SM it was retained by Insurance Company.  Is this correct? ” …

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              Insurance Commission

              • 26/04/2018
              • Author bangles

              We are a block of 65 units in NSW and the insurance is around $35Kpa. A question was asked at our last AGM about who receives the trailing commission and…

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                Re: Should landlords get home and contents insurance

                • 17/04/2018
                • Author Austman

                @JimmyT said:It was a very general, non-specific comment. It’s actually legislated that lot fixtures, fittings and improvements must be covered by any compulsory strata building insurance in at least ACT,…

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                  Re: Should landlords get home and contents insurance

                  • 17/04/2018
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  @Austman said: Actually strata building insurance generally covers “Lot Owners’ fixtures and improvements”, eg CHU’s Residential Strata, policy 10.  That includes kitchen fixtures, bathrooms fixtures etc. It was a very…

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                    Re: Should landlords get home and contents insurance

                    • 17/04/2018
                    • Author Austman

                    @JimmyT said: Strata insurance will generally NOT cover you for anything inside your property.  Tenants should have their own home and contents insurance too.   Actually strata building insurance generally covers…

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                      Re: Should landlords get home and contents insurance

                      • 17/04/2018
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      What you need is Landlords Insurance which covers you for any liability of yours related to fixtures and fittings in your property. Policies vary from company to company but our…

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                        Should landlords get home and contents insurance

                        • 17/04/2018
                        • Author Mailbox

                        I have purchased an investment property and wondering should I take out Contents Insurance even though the property is rented?  It is a duplex so already pay Strata Levies.    …

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