2 x winners of Canstar's Outstanding Value Home & Contents Insurance NSW award (2017–2018) & Most Satisfied Customers — Home Insurer NSW titleholder in 2019.
Budget Direct has provided home and contents insurance to residents of The First State since 2000.
Whether you’re an owner–occupier, landlord or renter, living in Sydney, Tweed Heads or Broken Hill, or anywhere in between, we’ve got you covered§.
Switch and save
In comparison to their previous insurers' premiums, our New South Wales Home and Contents Insurance customers told us they saved an average of $###† by switching to Budget Direct.
Here are their self-reported savings:
| NSW residents who bought… | Told us they saved an average of… |
|---|---|
| Home and Contents Insurance | $### |
| Home Insurance | $### |
| Contents Insurance | $### |
Use our Comparitron™ tool to compare home insurance savings throughout Australia.
Award-winning NSW home insurance
After comparing the cost and features of over 130 policies offered by more than 50 insurers, Canstar awarded us one of only three national awards for Outstanding Value Home & Contents Insurance in 2018.
Canstar also declared us the winner of their Most Satisfied Customers – Home Insurer NSW award in 2019.
In addition, we've won Money magazine's Best of the Best title for Home and & Contents Insurance three years running (2017–19); and a Mozo Experts Choice 2018 Exceptional Value Home & Contents Insurance.
To cap it off, the Australian public voted us the Gold Winner in the Home & Contents Insurance category of the 2019 Reader's Digest Quality Service Awards survey.
Choose your cover
You can get home or contents cover separately, or combine them.
Home and Contents Insurance
Protect your most valuable asset and your belongings by combining home and contents insurance.
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Home Insurance
Covers loss or damage to your home due to events like storms, fire, and escape of liquid, including the costs of repairs or rebuilding and temporary accommodation.
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Contents Insurance
Covers loss or damage to your home contents due to events like storms, fire, and theft, including new-for-old replacement of items that can’t be repaired.
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Emergency Services Levy
Our New South Wales customers’ Home Insurance premiums include their contribution to the state government’s Emergency Services Levy (ESL).
The levy is collected via insurance policies – not just those issued by Budget Direct, but by other providers too.
The ESL goes towards funding fire and emergency services in NSW.
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§ Subject to you meeting our underwriting criteria.
*Based on customers in New South Wales who have made a claim on Budget Direct Home Insurance, and who were surveyed between 10 February 2015 and 31 December 2018. Visit www.budgetdirectreviews.com.au for more details.
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