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What does building insurance cover?

The purpose of this kind of insurance is to protect you – and the bank – from the risk of structural damage arising from unforeseen events such as storm, fire, lightning damage, a burst geyser, burglary, and impact damage etc.

Some of the less well-known items covered by buildings insurance include:

  • alterations to your dwelling should you become confined to a wheelchair
  • damage to the garden
  • emergency services expenses
  • key, locks and remote control units
  • geyser bursts wear and tear
  • electrical gate and garage door motors
  • loss of rent
  • burglary
  • impact damage
  • wrongful arrest
  • accidental breakage to fixed glass and sanitary ware

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