Every day, your house is exposed to many potential risks, the effects of which can be devastating. As a trusted insurer, we want to help you make sure your home is properly protected against unexpected events, such as a fire, explosion, storm, flood, lightning, burglary or theft. Our building insurance covers the structures of your home and any fixtures or fittings that belong to you.
With over 102 years of experience, Santam will help you ensure that your residential home, walls, paving and swimming pool cover match their true replacement value.
Our building insurance covers the following extended benefits:
Alternative accommodation
Loss of water
Power surge
The cost of tracing a leak as well as necessary repairs
Fire brigade charges incurred in their work to prevent or reduce damage to the property
Property transfer (before a new house you purchased is legally transferred to you)
Professional fees and demolition costs
Rental costs for alternative accommodation should your house be damaged and uninhabitable
For more information, call us on 0860 444 444 or speak to your intermediary. Santam. Insurance good and proper.
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Personal legal liability provides insurance cover if you are legally responsible for the accidental death of illness of or injury to someone who is not a member of your household. This cover includes your legal responsibility for accidental physical loss of or damage to someone else’s property or belongings.
Extended personal legal liability
No matter where you go in the world, we will ensure that you are covered against eventualities which you are not covered for under our Personal legal liability section.
Legal costs and expenses
This option provides cover for any personal legal costs and expenses. This includes legal defence costs of family matters as well as criminal, civil or labour court actions.
Personal accident
We provide cover for your accidental death or permanent disability as a result of bodily injury due to, and within 12 months of an accident.
All Risks
We carry expensive lifestyle items and other valuables with us every day.
Our All Risks solution provides cover for loss of or damage to items you normally wear or carry with you outside your home.
Our All Risks section includes cover for:
Clothing and personal effects - the clothes you wear, as well as the personal items you carry with you, including personal sporting equipment; and
Specified items – items that need to be specified for cover, based on their correct value. This includes keys, locks, remote control units, certain collections, bicycles, laptops, tablets and cellphones. All specified items will be reflected in your policy.
Cellphone
Jewellery
Audiovisual
Special collection
Laptop
SOS services
Even the slightest structural damage to your house can lead to an unexpected disaster. Santam’s 24/7 SOS services and claims line will put you in touch with the necessary support in times of need.
A first-of-its-kind app from Santam now allows you to keep family and friends by your side, no matter where in the world you go. Another way we help you to be safe out there.
Underinsured building cover is a common yet expensive insurance oversight. Use our online calculator to determine if your house and other building structures are sufficiently covered.
Benefit from the range of Santam service providers that offer exclusive discounts on services that will improve the safety and security of you, your family and possessions.
Santam has urged households to prioritise safety considerations of gas appliances, as many homes look for alternatives as means of dealing with loadshedding.
With the increase in the fuel price now breaking through R20 a litre, and with peak time traffic being a nightmare, it makes sense to try carpooling to save money.
The Santam Home Explorer is a unique interactive video guide to making your home a safer place to live for you and your family. Click below to see where everyday risks can occur and how to prevent them. You decide which areas of your home you would like to explore by clicking on the interactive areas in the video.
We know things may go wrong. That’s why we offer more than just cover. Click below to find out how we provide comfort, convenience and peace of mind when you need it most.
When lightning strikes these simple safety checks won’t leave you in the dark. Click below to learn how to protect your house and electronic equipment against the impact of lightning.
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