Home and Contents Insurance

Protection for your home and contents under one roof.

Reasons to choose AMI

  • Natural hazard damage cover if your home or contents is damaged in events like earthquakes, landslides, storms, or floods.

  • Hidden gradual damage cover for damage to your home or contents caused by water leaking from internal plumbing (up to $3,000 a year).

  • Temporary accommodation for you, your family and your pets if you and your household can’t live in your home due to something we cover (up to $30,000).

  • Repair or rebuild costs for your home if it’s destroyed by non-natural hazard fire and qualifies for ‘Replacement cover’, even if the cost is more than your home sum insured.*

  • Repair or replacement for most things if your belongings get accidentally lost, damaged or stolen.

  • Travel cover for your and your family’s belongings while in Australia or the South Pacific Islands up to $5,000 per trip (max. 3 weeks long).

This information is intended as a guide only. Exclusions and limitations apply. Talk to us about these or refer to the full policy wording.
* To qualify, you'll need to choose a sum insured that is equal to or greater than the estimate provided by the Sum Sure calculator.

Why choose AMI?

Trusted insurer

We’ve been protecting New Zealanders for almost 100 years. Over 700,000 Kiwi trust us to be on their side.

Claim and manage online

Claim, pay your premium, or make updates via our AMI app. It’s quick, easy and personalised to you.

Get more than insurance

Get back on your feet faster with AMI HomeHub, our first-class home repair service. Enjoy a seamless experience with your own project coordinator and more.

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Your Home and Contents cover at a glance

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Home and Contents Insurance

Home and Contents Insurance

Natural hazard damage cover for your home and belongings
Repair or replacement of most belongings accidentally lost, damaged or stolen anywhere in NZ
Temporary accommodation costs

Up to $30,000

Hidden gradual damage caused by internal plumbing leaks

Up to $3,000 per year

Excess free replacement of keys and locks
Legal liability cover

Up to $2 million

Home replacement for total loss after a non-natural hazard fire for qualifying homes*
Contents insured at both addresses for two weeks while moving house
Replacement of whiteware appliances with a more energy-efficient model
You or your family’s contents taken overseas to Australia or the South Pacific Islands

Up to $5,000 per trip
(max. 3 week trip)

Water or sewage pipe blockage

Up to $500 a year

Retaining walls

Up to $50,000
(higher limit available)

Stress payment after a total loss

$2,000

Home and Contents Insurance

Home and Contents Insurance

Natural hazard damage cover for your home and belongings
Repair or replacement of most belongings accidentally lost, damaged or stolen anywhere in NZ
Temporary accommodation costs

Up to $30,000

Hidden gradual damage caused by internal plumbing leaks

Up to $3,000 per year

Excess free replacement of keys and locks
Legal liability cover

Up to $2 million

Home replacement for total loss after a non-natural hazard fire for qualifying homes*
Contents insured at both addresses for two weeks while moving house
Replacement of whiteware appliances with a more energy-efficient model
You or your family’s contents taken overseas to Australia or the South Pacific Islands

Up to $5,000 per trip
(max. 3 week trip)

Water or sewage pipe blockage

Up to $500 a year

Retaining walls

Up to $50,000
(higher limit available)

Stress payment after a total loss

$2,000

Plain language policy wording

This is a summary only, for a full list of the benefits as well as exclusions and other terms, read the policy wording.

Note: If you already have a policy with us, you may have a different policy wording to the PDF above. Check your policy details, then find your policy wording on our policy documents page.

Tools to help you get the right cover

Home rebuild cost calculator

The Sum Sure calculator is an independent tool to help calculate an estimate for the rebuild cost of your home. Read the T&Cs for more information about the estimate.

Contents total value calculator

The Sum Insured Pty Ltd calculator is an independent tool to help calculate the total value of your things room-by-room. Read the T&Cs for more information about the estimate.

Claim, renew, pay and more online

  • View and download policy documents
  • Make and manage payments
  • Make a new claim
  • Renew your policy
  • Update sum insured, excess and key information

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