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Home Contents Insurance covers personal belongings inside a home against risks like theft, fire, and water damage.

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Your belongings turn a house into a home – whether it’s your fridge, furniture, or tv’s, they deserve protection just like the building they’re in.

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Our company has been providing insurance solutions for over a decade, ensuring reliable coverage and customer satisfaction.

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Home Contents Insurance

Comprehensive Home Contents Solutions

When it comes to protecting your home contents, having comprehensive insurance is crucial. At XINIX, we provide a variety of customised solutions to meet your unique needs. 

Some of the covers available 

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Fire & Explosion

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Loss or damage caused by Theft

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Wind, Hail, Flood or Snow

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Earthquake

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Loss or damage caused by impact of vehicles

*Some examples of what you are not covered for

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No cover for fire & explosion if property illegally occupied or vacant

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No cover for theft as there needs to be visible signs of forced entry

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Lack of maintenance

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Accidental flooding of property caused because you did not close a tap

*Check with us for more info on exclusions.

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Home Contents Insurance

What will home contents cover, cover me for?

-Fire, Lightning, explosion
-Damage by acts of nature : Storm, wind, hail, snow, flooding etc
-Theft /attempted theft cover (Subject to forcible and violent entry)
-Damage and or impact by falling objects and or trees
-Accidental/ Malicious damage (limited ,depending on the product)
-Limited Subsidence and landslide cover (Please be aware that this cover is excluded for mining and industrial areas due to the high risk factor of processes which include the use of explosives)
-Damage by leaking of oil from oil heaters
-Damage by bursting, leaking or overflowing of geysers of water apparatus

What is an excess?

An excess is the amount that you would pay each and every time you claim from your insurer.

Will I be covered for load shedding and power surge?

The insurer will cover you for power surge with a very small limit, should you wish to increase that amount you need to inform us so we can get a quote for you. Please note that power surge cover can also be a bit expensive.

I have my vehicle covered; can I add contents cover onto my existing policy?

Yes you can, in fact adding on cover to your existing insurance policy will assist you in qualifying for a discount on your total premium. It is advisable to add your vehicle, building and contents cover onto one policy.

What’s home contents insurance?

Home content is everything in your house that you own. If you could take your house and turn it upside down, all the items that would fall out would form part of house contents cover.

I would like to insure my Laptop and cell phone under my home contents, will that be possible?

Because a laptop and cell phone can be carried out of your home and can be carried anywhere, they would be covered under All Risk cover. All risk cover is abit more expensive as it covers you anywhere in the world.

I have items in my home that I have for many years and do not have receipts for them like the TV and lounge set. How do I value these items?

You need to take into the account the amount that you would have paid for the items and see how much you would pay for the exact item in today’s day and age. That would give you an indication of how much you would need to cover these items for.

I am renting where I am staying, is it possible to take out home contents or do I need permission from my landlord?

The contents cover in your house is owned by you and not your landlord and therefore in order to ensure that you are covered should anything happen to your contents it would be your responsibility to take out content cover.

What can I do if I do not know what is the sum insured of all my contents?

We have an inventory form which you can complete, this will assist you in ensuring that every single item that is in your home is accounted for and it will allow you to have a more accurate sum insured amount.

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What will happen if I am under-insured?

The consequence of not having the correct replacement value for your contents could result in you being under- insured and the insurer will apply the average rule when you claim. This means that instead of the insurer paying out the correct replacement value, they will only pay out a portion of it depending on the value you were covered for.

What is average?

Average is the amount which the insurer will pay you in the case of you being under insured. For instance if your TV is valued at R15 000 but you have insured it for only R10 000, the insurer will pay you out less than what you insured the TV for. R10 000/ R15 000 * R10 000 /1 = R6 666. The insurer will only pay you R6 666 for the TV as you are under insured.

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Personal Insurance Quiz 101

10 Quick, easy home and car insurance quiz questions to help you unlock how it works by increasing your knowledge.

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What happens when my insured assets are damaged by riots and political strikes?

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Why do insurers do an ITC check when I ask for a quote, choose most correct answer? 

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When an insurance company settles a vehicle accident claim, who gets the excess amount that I must pay?

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When can I use my car hire benefit on my policy?

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What are fixtures and fittings under building cover?

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Why is my risk address so important when taking out home contents cover?

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With vehicle insurance, why is it important to install a tracking device?

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What does the insurer mean when they ask if I am the regular driver of my vehicle?

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Insurance quotation are generally valid for how long?

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How long do I have to report an accident to the police to claim for insurance?

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Personal Insurance Quiz 201 - Intermediate

10 Intermediate level, random quick, easy home and car insurance quiz questions to help you unlock how it works by increasing your knowledge.

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Do I really need to disclose the colour of my vehicle for insurers to calculate my premium?

Under insurance is calculated using average. Average is calculated using the below formula:
Average = (Sum Insured Amount) / (Actual Replacement Amount ) x (Claim Amount)
Once you have worked out the average amount you need to minus the excess and it will give you the total amount that an insurer will payout.

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My contents is covered for R100 000 with a basic excess of R2 000. Someone breaks into my house and steals all my contents. I submitted a claim, the insurer advises that I am under insured.

My contents is actually worth R250 000. How much will I be paid out?

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Pam who is 29 years old, takes out insurance with Z Insurers for her car. She opts for a basic excess of R5 000.

The are also 2 additional excesses on her policy schedule. (Drivers under the age of 25 years R2 000 excess and where an accident happens between 11pm and 4am R5 000 excess).

Pam goes out partying and she meets up in an accident at 2am. She is stressed out about how much excess she needs to pay when she claims, how much would she need to pay?

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Why is it important to know about my past insurance and claims when I am taking out insurance?

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What is SASRIA cover?

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Does my marital status really affect my vehicle insurance premium?

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What is malicious damage?

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I have contents and building insurance with A Insurers and I am covered for R1 000 000 for my building and R250 000 for my contents cover.

I have a zero excesses on both covers. After validating my claim due to a fire, I am advised that I am under insured for both my contents and building.

The replacement value for my building is R2 500 000 and my contents is R325 000. How much will I be paid out?

Under insurance is calculated using average. Average is calculated using the below formula:
Average = (Sum Insured Amount) / (Actual Replacement Amount ) x (Claim Amount)
Once you have worked out the average amount you need to minus the excess and it will give you the total amount that an insurer will payout.

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My contents is covered for R100 000 with a basic excess of R2 000. Someone breaks into my house and steals contents to the value of R50 000. I submitted a claim, the insurer advises that I am under insured.

My contents is actually worth R250 000. How much will I be paid out?

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Gary goes to work on a Friday, he ends up staying after work with his colleagues and they have a few drinks. He leaves work at 11pm and heads home. As he is passing the robot, a guy who is highly intoxicated skips the red robots and knocks into Gary. Gary and the other driver are not injured however upon the police arriving they test them both for alcohol and both Gary and the other driver are arrested because of their alcohol levels. Will the insurer pay for the damages to fix Gary's car?

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Life Insurance Quiz 101

10 random quick, easy life insurance quiz questions to help you unlock how it works by increasing your knowledge.

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I have life cover of R500 000 and I have been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and I have 3 months to live. Is there anyway I can get my life cover money paid to me before I die to settle my debt?

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My comprehensive servere illness cover pays me out for stage 4 cancer. Seven months later, I suffer a servere heart attack. The two events are not related, will I be able to claim again?

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I bought a house last month, the bank has advised that I need to have life cover which is the same amount as my bond amount but I don’t understand why I need this cover?

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Do I need to go undergo any medicals or answer any medical questions when taking out life cover?

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What will happen if I stop paying for my life cover premium?

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What is lump sum servere illness cover?

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What will my premium be if I am 25 years old and I want R1 million life cover?

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With death cover, is there a waiting period for suicide?

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Do insurers offer an monthly disability income benefit instead of a lump sum amount?

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What is the minimum and maximum amounts of Life Cover you can have?

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Are you truly South African? Let’s see how well you know your SA slang!

Known as South Africanism....we have many official languages and yes we sommer combine them to keep things interesting...

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"Aikona"

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Yus what went down this arvie was slightly awkies hey, I mean naught bru, that dude was gnarly

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"Shot for the help bru"

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Kwaito music

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Braai?

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"Is it" "Iz-It"(Is that so)

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"Aita"

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