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Insurance for Strata Strata Insurance Calculator

Estimate your strata insurance needs with our Strata Insurance Calculator. Calculate the right levels of cover to protect your building investment and secure your financial livelihood.

Calculator results are estimates only and not quotes. Actual quotes will be provided by licensed brokers after you submit an enquiry.

Strata Insurance – Sum Insured Calculator

Help your strata committee/body corporate tally a recommended sum insured by itemising building works, facilities, essential systems and common contents. The calculator also factors in professional fees, debris removal and an inflation/contingency buffer. It produces a neat JSON summary for quotes.

Commercial/mixed schemes commonly work ex‑GST; confirm your status.

Main building structure

Primary structure(s), basements, carparks, roofs, facades, lifts shafts, stairwells, lobbies, internal services risers.

Common facilities

Lifts/elevators, pools, gyms, saunas, recreation rooms, BBQ areas, plant rooms.

Essential systems & services

Fire protection systems (sprinklers, hydrants, alarms), security/intercom/CCTV, electrical switchboards, pumps, solar arrays, backup generators, underground services.

External structures & siteworks

Fences/gates, driveways/paths, retaining walls, letterboxes, landscaping, pergolas, bin enclosures.

Common contents (optional)

Lobby furniture, gym equipment, cleaning gear, small tools. Handled separately from building works

Allowances

Architects, engineers, surveyors. Applied to building works (excludes contents).
Applied to building works (excludes contents).
Applied to the total after fees & debris (including contents).

Calculator outputs are estimates only and do not constitute quotes. Actual quotes will be provided by a licensed broker after you submit an enquiry.

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