Insurance for Removals & Storage

When planning a move, ensuring your belongings are adequately protected is crucial

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What is the cost of additional insurance?

Use our insurance calculator below to estimate the cost of additional insurance for your move. Simply enter the level of cover you require, the value of your goods, and if you are moving locally or interstate.

Cover Details

1. Choose your level of cover Compare

Full

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Minimum $20,000

3. Interstate
4. Storage

Transit insurance only covers your items in storage for a maximum of 30 days. If you require additional cover beyond 30 days, please add in the storage extension below.

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Why Consider Additional Insurance?

Greater peace of mind

Basic or full cover insurance provides certainty. Even if the unexpected happens—such as fire, theft, or water damage—your policy covers your items, regardless of who is at fault.

Protection against accidents

The process of moving involves road travel with its own hazards, like potholes, sudden stops, or other drivers. Even with our careful packing and secure transport, your goods are at higher risk in transit.

Protect fragile items

Many household items, such as flat-pack furniture and modern TVs, aren’t designed to withstand the rigors of moving. Basic or full cover insurance helps protect against these vulnerabilities.

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Full Cover
Blanket cover for all your items.
Essentials
Public Liability:Included
Goods in Transit:Included
Workers Compensation:Included
Specify Items:No need to list all items
Cover
Accidental Damage:
Collision:
Fire, Explosion, Lightning or Flood:
Storage Extension Available:
Policy Holder:You own the policy
Replacement value:Repair or replacement
Plus Cover
Cover for individual items.
Essentials
Public Liability:Included
Goods in Transit:Included
Workers Compensation:Included
Specify Items:Required to list each item
Cover
Accidental Damage:
Collision:
Fire, Explosion, Lightning or Flood:
Storage Extension Available:
Policy Holder:You own the policy
Replacement value:Repair or replacement
Basic Cover
Included in all Holloway moves.
Essentials
Public Liability:Included
Goods in Transit:Included
Workers Compensation:Included
Specify Items:
Cover
Accidental Damage:
Collision:
Fire, Explosion, Lightning or Flood:
Storage Extension Available:
Policy Holder:Holloway
Replacement value:Market or depreciated
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Our Standard Insurance Coverage

At Holloway, we take great care in every move. However, unexpected incidents can occur and as a reputable removalist, we have the following insurance coverage:

Public Liability Insurance:
Covers costs related to bodily injury or damage to third-party property caused by our team. For instance, if we accidentally scratch the floors of your new home, this policy will cover the damage.

Goods in Transit Insurance:
As a business we have our own insurance that covers loss or damage to your property during transport if it’s caused by our negligence. For example, if we mishandle your belongings while loading or unloading, you’re covered.

However, our insurance does not cover damage to your goods unless it results from our proven negligence. For example, if our truck is rear-ended while stopped at a traffic light, and your belongings are damaged, it’s unlikely our insurer would find us at fault.

Workers Compensation Insurance:
Protects our employees in case of injury while working on your move.

Insurance FAQs

Even with the most professional and experienced removalists, accidents can happen. So, if you are planning a move, it is recommended you do consider Home Contents in Transit Insurance. Even if you have Home and Contents insurance you may not be covered to the same extent or, you may not be covered at all.

Just like any other type of insurance, Home Contents in Transit Insurance means you are insuring against the risk of an unforeseen event occurring during your relocation that can have an impact on your household contents and personal belongings.

Our insurance covers negligence on our part, such as if we scratch the floors of your home. Additional insurance is recommended if you have valuable items or fragile belongings that require extra protection during the move.

Purchasing additional insurance will provide you with peace of mind and financial protection in the event of an unforeseen event occurring during your relocation, whether its due to the removalist or not.

The policy covers your belongings for up to 30 days in storage during transit. If you require storage for longer than 30 days, you can request a storage extension when you purchase your policy.

Yes. Exclusions include electrical or mechanical failure, ordinary wear and tear, pre-existing damage, mould, rust, and loss of items like cash, jewellery, or pets.

It is important to read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) to understand the full list of exclusions.

If we are responsible for losing or damaging your property during uplift, delivery or whilst storing your goods.

For example, if our truck was stationary at traffic lights and was hit in the rear by another driver damaging your goods, we are unlikely to be considered negligent for this damage.

Our removalists take care and use precautionary measures to ensure that your contents arrive safely but if your contents have to sit in their truck overnight or in storage for a long period of time, things can happen that are out of the removalists control.

If you can recall the type of goods you were moving through an inventory list prior to the move, we can assist with such unexplained losses occurring. We can provide you with an inventory checklist or ask your removalist who should be able help you arrange this.

If you wish to make a claim under your insurance policy, we can send you a claim form immediately.

Once you return this to our office, we can get this lodged to a dedicated claims team at QBE Insurance, who will contact you to work through the claim and documents you require.

Home and Contents Insurance varies across the board and it is not always the case that your policy will cover damages that occur to your household contents and belongings during relocation. Some insurers may offer optional extras to cover you for transit or storage, but it may not be sufficient. It is best that you review your policy details or contact your insurer to see if you are covered.

Yes, you can cancel your policy before the removal begins. After the transit starts, the policy cannot be canceled.

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Michael I.

1 day ago

Removalists team Benny removal Lazaro Jonathan was the best team!

Joshua Humphries

4 days ago

I contacted Holloway to move my old 3 bedroom house to my new 4 bedroom house. From the beginning dealing with Kyran was easy and professional and nothing was a hassle for him. A big props too Team Luis, they did all the heavy lifting for me making the move an easy experience. Everyone I dealt with was fantastic and I couldn't recommend these guys enough. Will definitely be using them in the future.

Jess Williams

4 days ago

The D and D team, from Holloway, were so great with our move. They worked so hard all day. Didn’t complain at all about our steep driveway (they embraced it!) We’re super professional and very polite. Would highly recommend. They boys were absolutely fantastic.

Stephen D.

5 days ago

Bruno Grusmao and Giovanni did a great job of moving our two bedrooms of belongings from Melbourne into a one-bedroom apartment in Sydney, under access conditions that weren’t ideal and made the job longer than it would otherwise have been. They were helpful and obliging at all times. Highly recommended.

Bianca

8 days ago

Team dnd are absolutely amazing. Would definitely recommend! We will use for every move.

Robin M.

9 days ago

Holloway team were terrific to work with from quote to pick up they were flexible, efficient and a delightful to do business with! Would highly recommend and Tiago a calm, strong and reliable leader! Thank you from RMW team

Adam

10 days ago

Edited from original post in December 2024 For the actual move 5 stars: PK Team Victor and Gabriel did a great job. Very friendly service, nothing was too hard, went above and beyond. Even put our annoying bed suite together after a hard day moving from an apartment upstairs. Would recommend. Following the move, issues arose with payment of the deposit. I was initially accidentally charged twice and was told to fix it with my bank. It turned out the problem was not on my end. Demand for payment and several conversations and stressful moments later, all was resolved thanks to the Technology area. Holloway Customer Service looked after me in the end for the inconvenience.

Matthew H.

11 days ago

Fantastic service, very quick and efficient. The team was great too. Will recommend

Dean

11 days ago

Very polite, respectfull and careful with our stuff. Will use again.

Wendy

12 days ago

We moved two apartments into a house and overall everything was great. A loved piece of wooden furniture was broken, and a wine glass, but otherwise it was amazing service. The team that was sent were super nice and professional. Holloway logistics always managed my expectations so I would definitely use them again. Oh, and they moved my upright piano too!

Chitrasha

14 days ago

Bruno Grusmao, Giovanni and Sysara were all excellent in helping me with my move. They are efficient, careful and extremely helpful in everything. I would recommend their services to a friend as they were amazing. My move was interstate from a house to an apartment. They were communicative and kept me updated on their travel interstate.

Sean

15 days ago

Team DND did an amazing job with unloading our container. They were very polite and professional. Was very glad they were on the job, thank you guys!

Nicole

15 days ago

An excellent experience. Tiago and Renan were very professional, friendly, and hard working. They clearly take pride in their work. It was an absolute pleasure to work with them.