Re: $10m insurance for office bearers?
A major Strata insurer in NSW advised that Office holders will be covered for anything including illegal (not in accordance with “The Act”) actions provided they acted “in good…
A major Strata insurer in NSW advised that Office holders will be covered for anything including illegal (not in accordance with “The Act”) actions provided they acted “in good…
You’re possibly right in your assumption that the Broker was just chasing a higher commission because $1M is the norm., although it will all be for naught as you’re again…
For what it’s worth when our Strata insurance renewal was due recently the broker our Strata Manager uses to facilitate all this renewal work was recommending our Office Bearers insurance be increased from…
We have $1,000,000 for ‘office bearer’s liability’ and $20,000,000 for ‘legal liability’ (IE 3rd party liability). I think those amounts are pretty standard though we are just over 100 units.
Heaven knows what this committee is doing, but last year our OC in Melbourne increased the office bearers insurance from $1M to $10m. I know they are pretty dodgy people,…
Hi Jimmy T, Firstly, thank you for your advice – I very much appreciate the help. You are right in that I’ve been confusing the strata management company with the…
Thankyou Jimmy! That clears that up very nicely. This little dog will definitely lie down on this one! Thanks again for your prompt answer! Cheers!
First of all, it’s not the strata management firm’s responsibility, it’s the Owners Corporation (the strata manager is merely acting erroneously and over-zealously on their behalf). Any excess payable on…
Hello, I’m hoping you could please provide some advice, as I have been given the run around by all concerned and don’t know where to start! On Sunday night a…
You are paying the correct amount according to strata law because you are paying your share according to your unit entitlements. If unit entitlements were based solely on the area…
Just wondering about house insurance in a 2 lot strata scheme where each lot’s unit of entitlement is 10/20. I own Unit 2 which is 77m2 inside and the lot is…
Thank you Whale. Our main income is the interest on our smallish sinking fund in a term investment, which is well below $1,000 per annum. There are also occasional small…