Landlord's Home and Contents Insurance

Cover that protects your NZ rental property, the chattels and key furnishings in it. 

With AMI, you get more than just insurance. We’re here to get you back on your feet faster with AMI HomeHub, our first-class house repair service. Plus, with our AA financial strength rating, you can be confident we’ll be there for you should you need us.

Plenty of benefits with Landlord’s Home and Contents cover

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

  • Repair or replacement of damaged or stolen chattels and furnishings if they’re 10 years old or newer. Things like whiteware, appliances, furniture or linen.

  • Lost rent up to $30,000 if your rental home becomes unliveable due to something we cover. Such as, a government or local authority ordering an evacuation because it’s unsafe.

  • Abandoned possessions cover up to $10,000 to remove belongings your tenant has left behind, so you can rent your house out again.

  • ‘Rent default’ optional benefit covers up to 15 weeks of lost rent if your tenant moves out without notice or is evicted due to unpaid rent. This optional extra can be added to any of our landlord’s policies.

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

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 Cordell calculator.

Compare the best Landlord Insurance for you

Landlord’s Home and Contents Insurance

When you need comprehensive cover for your partially or fully furnished rental home, the garage and shed on your rental property, as well as your landlord’s chattels and key furnishings you provide for your tenant. Plus, we’ve got your back when times get tough with protection for landlords against lost rent in certain situations, and removal costs for belongings your tenant abandons.

Landlord’s Home Insurance

When you only need cover for your unfurnished rental home, the garage, shed and other structures on your rental property. Plus, we’ve got your back when times get tough with protection for landlords against lost rent in certain situations, and removal costs for belongings your tenant abandons.

Landlord’s Contents Insurance

When you don’t need to insure your rental home, just the things inside it – for instance, if your rental home is insured by a body corporate. Get cover for the chattels and household goods your tenants use, like furniture, furnishings, and electrical appliances. Plus, we’ve got your back when times get tough with protection for landlords against lost rent in certain situations, and removal costs for belongings your tenant abandons.

Landlord’s Home and Contents Insurance key features

Select cover option

What's included

What's included

Natural hazard damage cover for your rental home and landlord’s contents
Replacement for total loss after a fire for qualifying homes*
Hidden gradual damage cover for your rental home and landlord’s contents

Up to $3,000 per year

Loss of rent while your rental home is unliveable

Up to $30,000 

Abandoned possessions removal costs

Up to $10,000 

Removal of unrepairable items
Sustainability upgrade

Up to $15,000 

Replacement of whiteware appliances with a more energy-efficient model
Legal liability cover

Up to $5,000,000 

Sudden and accidental loss or damage to your rental home and landlord’s contents

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass and bathroom fixtures

Optional extra

Rent default benefit for if your tenant leaves without notice and other situations

Optional extra

Lifestyle block fencing

Optional extra

Additional costs for heritage homes

Optional extra

Plain language policy wording

What's included

What's included

Natural hazard damage cover for your rental home and landlord’s contents
Replacement for total loss after a fire for qualifying homes*
Hidden gradual damage cover for your rental home and landlord’s contents

Up to $3,000 per year

Loss of rent while your rental home is unliveable

Up to $30,000 

Abandoned possessions removal costs

Up to $10,000 

Removal of unrepairable items
Sustainability upgrade

Up to $15,000 

Replacement of whiteware appliances with a more energy-efficient model
Legal liability cover

Up to $5,000,000 

Sudden and accidental loss or damage to your rental home and landlord’s contents

Optional benefits

Optional benefits

Excess-free glass and bathroom fixtures

Optional extra

Rent default benefit for if your tenant leaves without notice and other situations

Optional extra

Lifestyle block fencing

Optional extra

Additional costs for heritage homes

Optional extra

Plain language policy wording

* To qualify, you'll need to choose a sum insured that is equal to or greater than the estimate provided by the Cordell calculator.

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




Some of our policy wordings are now in plain language, making them easier for you to read, understand, and act on.

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

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 and protect the things they love. 

Simpler claims

If the unexpected happens, it's quick and easy to make a claim and track its progress online using your My AMI online account or our AMI app

Get it done online

Get your landlords insurance done on the go with your My AMI online account, or our AMI app. Check your policies, update details, make payments and claims, or request AMI Roadside Rescue.

Calculating your sum insured

Your sum insured is an estimate of how much it would cost to rebuild your rental home. This amount needs to include things like driveways, fences, debris removal, demolition, compliance and professional fees, and the GST. It’s important to get your sum insured right as often it’s the most we’ll pay if you were to suffer a total loss (minus your excess) – for instance, if your rental home was destroyed in a landslide. The NZ Cordell Sum Sure calculator is an independent tool that can help you work out the total rebuild cost. You can compare this value against your own calculations to get the best estimate of your rebuild costs.

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