Need help with insurance

[brent horsfall]

My insurance company (Allianz thru NAB) recently imposed a $1500 limit on any claims relating to DVD's, CD's, VHS Tapes and any other recorded media. The $1500 limit is not on each type but a total across all media.

I was wanting $10,000 on the DVD collection alone and they refused to insure it.

I am now looking for a new insurer and was hoping some other collectors could recommend a company.

Thanks in advance.

[Scott.H.]

hey mate,i am through racq but i have to update the amount as my collection grows and have to specify it seperately on the policy.I also have to keep a list and photos.

[Tsargrad]

cgu have a $20,000 limit... as advised by my broker. I can give you details of my broker if you like. Costs nothing to have the broker.

[Tsargrad]

ooops I should say, you do not need to specify the DVDs until you have $20,000 worth.

[whizzfizz]

Im with Vaac (or Vacc ??? ) and its just part of my general home and contents insurance, i dont need to give them a list of the movies i have or provide proof i have them.

Orko.. does cgu have an excess if you make a claim ?

[scorezero]

Try in insurance broker that's registered with NIBA. (National Insurance Broker's Association)

NIBA have a site that gives all the whys and wherefores. (I think it's just niba.com.au.

But basically, I found a broker thru' the yellow pages and asked if they were NIBA members. Some brokers avoided the question, or tried to put me onto the manager!

The broker I ended up with had no problems answering this question, and still came up with a competitive quote that covered all of my needs!

[Tsargrad]

yeah theres NIBA, but brokers can also be with STEADFAST and IBNA.