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Contents insurance for students

Find out if your possessions are insured and which personal belongings are covered.


Factsheet

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Make sure your personal belongings are insured

If you are a student living in University-managed accommodation, your personal belongings are insured by Cover4Insurance.

The insurance policy is not available to students living in nomination managed student accommodation or private housing. If you're not covered you will need to insure your belongings.

University accommodation insurance cover

If you live in the University's accommodation, on campus or in the city, you will be enrolled in the policy automatically.

You will only be covered by this policy if you live in:

  • Aquila Court
  • Brendon Court
  • Canal Wharf
  • Carpenter House
  • Clevelands Building
  • Eastwood
  • Eveleigh Waterside
  • Green Park House
  • John Wood Building
  • John Wood Court
  • Marlborough and Solsbury Court
  • Norwood House
  • Osborne House
  • Pulteney Court
  • Polden Court
  • Polden
  • Scala
  • The Lodge
  • The Quads
  • The Woodlands
  • Thornbank Gardens
  • Woodland Court
  • Westwood

If you want to review the policy or contact Cover4Insurance, you will need the policy number BATH2024.

What the insurance covers

The policy covers your core contents and possessions.

There is an excess on the policy, which is the amount you will have to pay for each claim you make.

Make sure you read the documents associated with your insurance carefully so you know which items are covered, and in what circumstances.

Items covered by the insurance policy

Your policy will cover you as follows:

Item covered Value of cover
Possessions Personal possessions up to £10,000 (up to £12,000 if you are registered as disabled or live with a partner and/or family)
Computer equipment up to £2,500
Personal possessions from communal areas up to £1,000 in total
Musical instruments up to £1,000 in total
Contact lenses up to £150
Landlord's property Up to £5,000 for theft or fire damage
University property on loan Up to £1,250
Replacement keys and locks Up to £350, following damage resulting from burglary
Personal money Up to £100, for theft from your room following forcible entry
Mobile phone Up to £1,000, for theft from your room following forcible entry
Personal Accident Up to £50,000, on a scale of benefits
Accidental death or redundancy of a financially supporting parent or guardian Up to £5,000
Legal liability for injury to others or damage to their property Up to £1,000,000

The following summary does not contain the full list of items insured or terms and conditions of the contract.

Items not covered by the insurance policy

Your policy will not cover you for:

  • theft from vehicles, except during transit at the beginning and end of each term
  • bicycles
  • mobile phones when outside your accommodation
  • items outside your accommodation

You can extend your cover to include items such as mobile phones, bicycles and items outside your accommodation.

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