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Contents Calculator
What are your household contents really worth?
It really is worth the time to work out an estimate of the value of your household contents to help set your sum insured. You might be surprised at how much your household contents are worth when you add them all up!
The handy Contents Calculator is an independent online tool that can help you quickly and easily calculate an estimate of how much it might cost to replace your household contents.
The calculation is based on typical content replacement costs as provided by Sum Insured Pty Ltd, New Zealand and Australia's leading provider of building contents cost information.
You can use the estimates the Contents Calculator gives you to assist in setting the replacement cost on your contents insurance.
Important
This is an independent tool provided by the company ‘Sum Insured Pty Ltd’ and the estimate produced is not shared with Vero. The calculator does not constitute financial advice and you must make your own decision on the sum insured for your contents insurance that is appropriate for your own personal circumstances. You should regularly check your contents replacement cost and adjust your sum insured if required.
Information you’ll need
Using the Contents Calculator is simple. It will ask you for information like:
- Your address
- The number and type of rooms that make up your home
- Quantity and quality of contents in your home
- How many people live with you
Don’t forget the extras
To get a more accurate estimate you can adjust or add additional items and categories of items to be included in your estimate. This will readjust the estimate.
What is the Contents Calculator?
The Contents Calculator is an independent tool provided by Sum Insured Pty Ltd, New Zealand and Australia's leading provider of building contents cost information.
Simply enter your address and check the information is complete and accurately describes your contents.
Why is checking your contents replacement cost important?
It’s important to get an estimate of the cost to replace your household contents. You may be in a better position to replace your contents if you have taken time to calculate an estimate of your sum insured.
Using the Contents Calculator, you can get an estimate of how much it might cost to replace your household contents and decide on the replacement cost you insure for.
How often should you check your contents replacement cost?
It’s a good idea to check your contents replacement cost regularly because the costs of replacing your household contents in New Zealand can change fast. If you keep your information up to date, it’s easy to re-check the estimated cost to replace your contents every year or so, and update your insurance cover if you need to.
Excesses, terms, conditions, limits and exclusions apply to these policies. Please check the policy wording for details of cover. The provision of cover is subject to the underwriting criteria that apply at the time.
Our website provides general information about our products and services to help you make choices when it comes to protecting the things in life and business that really matter and is not intended to be financial advice. For advice on product suitability, please contact your financial adviser.
