Stay Safe

  • Ensure everyone is safe and secure.
  • Contact emergency services if required.

Gather information

  • Take photos of the damage and the scene.
  • Gather other documentation such as receipts, reports and evidence of ownership.
  • If another party is involved collect their contact and insurance details.

Submit your claim

The claims administrator for Real Home, Contents and Landlords Insurance is the Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd (Hollard), so if you need to make a claim, Hollard’s claims consultants are ready to help.

Online: Log into your Real Insurance 
My Account portal to lodge your claim.

Phone: Call us on 13 19 48, we’re available 24/7 to lodge your claim and arrange emergency claims support.

What happens next?

Quote

We arrange inspections and quotes through our trusted repair network.

Assess

We review the damage and quotes, then approve repairs or replacements if the event is covered by the policy.

Repair

  • Home insurance:
    You can pay the excess to the builder or Hollard, or the claim may be settled with cash if repairs can’t proceed.
  • Contents insurance:
    The supplier arranges replacements; excess is paid to Hollard, the supplier or deducted from your settlement.
  • Landlords Insurance: Depending on whether your claim relates to the building or contents, Hollard may arrange repairs or replacements, or provide a cash settlement. Any applicable excess will be deducted from the settlement.

Complete

We handle the rest and pay the builder or supplier directly.

Helpful information

Do I have to fill out forms to make a claim?

You can lodge a claim online through My Account.

Alternatively, you can call our claims team on 13 19 48, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

What is an excess?

An excess is the amount(s) of money you pay or must contribute towards the cost of any claim. All excess amounts relevant to your cover will be shown on your Certificate of Insurance. When you take out home insurance with Real Insurance, you can nominate the level of excess you want.

Additional or fixed excesses may apply in certain situations, and these are detailed in the Product Disclosure Statement

Can I change my home and/or contents insurance excess?

You can increase your level of excess at any time during your home and/or contents insurance policy period. However, you can only decrease your excess when renewing your policy or during the 14 day cooling off period if you have not made a claim.

How do I find out how much my home insurance excess is?

You can find your nominated level of excess on your home and/or contents Certificate of Insurance, sent to you when you took out your policy with Real Insurance, or when your policy renewed. If you can’t find these documents, please call us on 13 19 48 to find out your excess amount/s.

How does the excess amount affect the premium I pay?

The excess is the amount you contribute towards a claim, therefore, if you are willing to contribute more at the time of a claim (higher excess) you will generally have a lower premium during the policy period.

If there is damage to both my home and contents do I need to pay two excesses if I lodge a claim?

In the event that the claim relates to the same insured event and the damage sustained is due to the same insured event (i.e. storm damage to your home and contents), then you would only need to pay whichever excess is the higher of your home or contents excess.

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