We're Human About Tenant's Insurance
If you're renting your home and want to keep your contents safe, we can help you deal with the unexpected. An Post Insurance is a 100% Irish-owned company, so we understand what matters most to you. Are you a landlord instead? Check our Landlord Insurance for rental property cover.
How we Help
1) Cover replacement door locks depending on your insurer cover is available for up to €1,200 or a maximum of your contents sum insured. Cover for loss or damage to frozen food up to €1,000 or €750 depending on your insurer.
2) If you have an emergency in your home, we will provide a repair service to secure your home and help prevent further damage from occurring. Depending on your insurer, cover is available for up to €300 per incident/ 4 call-outs per policy year or €260 per incident/3 call-outs per policy year. This cover is underwritten by MAPFRE ASISTENCIA Compania Internacional De Seguros Y Reaseguros, S.A., trading as MAWDY.
3) Aviva policies only, if you or your partner are called for jury service, we will give you €40 per day up to a maximum of €650.
Features and Benefits
Whether you're renting a house or an apartment, we can help protect you from unexpected surprises. Our tenant's contents cover helps to deal with fire brigade call-out charges, lost bank cards (1) and public and personal liability (4).
4) Public and personal liability to others Cover for your legal liability for damages & costs following injury, illness or disease to any person or damage to their property up to €3 million.
5) These options are subject to additional charge; it is not necessary to purchase these upgrades in order to purchase the policy
Please refer to our policy booklets for full cover details and terms and conditions that apply. Discounts, cover limits, and terms and conditions are dependent on your insurer and those applicable to you will be outlined in your policy documents.
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Top 5 FAQs
We've gathered together all the details you need to better understand your Tenant's Contents Insurance options while you’re renting. Take a look at our contents insurance FAQs and learn more about how we can help you get the cover you deserve, at the price you prefer.
Depending on your insurer, accidental damage covers you for accidental damage to your buildings and/or contents in your home at an increased premium. Please refer to your Policy Booklet for further information on Accidental Damage cover.
If you have an emergency in your home, Home Emergency Assistance will provide a repair service to secure your house and help prevent further damage from occurring.
Depending on your insurer, cover is available for up to €300 per incident/4 call-outs per policy year or €260 per incident/3 call-outs per policy year.
If you experience an emergency at home, please telephone 091 501 698 for Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC policies or01 613 3990 (option 3) for Allianz p.l.c policies.
This cover is underwritten by MAPFRE ASISTENCIA Compania Internacional De Seguros Y Reaseguros, S.A., trading as MAWDY.
Please note, an excess is not payable when using Home Emergency Assistance.
The excess on your Home Insurance Policy refers to the amount payable by you, in the event of a claim. Under this policy, you will be required to pay a standard excess. You have the option to increase the excess, which will reduce your premium. Please refer to your policy documents to find out what excess is applicable to you.
The reinstatement value is the cost of completely rebuilding your house (less the value of the site) including architects and surveyors fees. It is important to note that the reinstatement value is the figure for which your house should be insured, rather than the market value of your home. For more information on calculating the reinstatement value of your house.
Landlord Insurance is designed for those who rent out a property and need full protection for the building and any contents they provide. It includes cover tenant-related risks* and public liability.
If you’re letting a furnished apartment and only need contents cover, see our Landlord's Contents Insurance.
If you need full cover including the building, see our Landlord's Insurance.
*Please refer to our policy booklets for full cover details and terms and conditions that apply. Discounts, cover limits, and terms and conditions are dependent on your insurer and those applicable to you will be outlined in your policy documents.