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Australian Seniors Home & Contents Insurance generally delivers a positive customer experience, highlighted by competitive pricing, user-friendly digital tools, and helpful, patient telephone support. Many policyholders report successfully saving money when switching from other providers. While a subset of reviews points to challenges regarding rising renewal premiums, the overall sentiment remains favourable for those seeking straightforward and cost-effective coverage.
Kieran was very helpful and had great customer contact skills. He was very thorough in his explanations and gave several different options for our home and contents insurance.
Our Policy was extremely good value (compared to our renewal with our existing Insurer) and easy to setup with Kieren's (Customer Service Rep) telephone assistance. My research in reading the PDS and other salient documents located on the website were easy to understand. They therefore enabled me to decide the Policy choices would fit our family needs. Show reply
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Rewarding experience – Knowledgeable and experienced consultant who explained everything I questioned with no hesitance Show reply
Tried to get a policy from these people based on their great reviews here. Insurance declined on their website because I was honest and disclosed a home-based hobby "business" that is legally registered but has a turnover of less than a grand a year, is conducted entirely over the web and by post, and doesn't use any machinery or dangerous… Read more
chemicals. Apparently, it doesn't fit the criteria of their underwriters (Hollard). A phone call confirmed this stance. Unbelievable.
Won’t cover Rockhampton – Very disappointed after reading good reviews that they won’t even provide insurance cover for Rockhampton, this is pathetic for an organisation supposedly looking after seniors!
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The worst of the worst - a waste of my time in even trying to get a quote – I have just spent well over 2 hours in trying to obtain a quote from Australian Seniors for my home / contents and transportable valuables insurance (such as laptop, hearing aids, etc.) - first online, where it proved impossible for me to obtain a quote, as when almost at the end of filling out the information, I was advised to call as I could not… Read more
get an online quote - now 35 plus minutes into my second call as the first call cut out at just under 30 minutes from the Australian Seniors end (but was still showing as a connected call on my mobile). The bottom line is that after all this time, Australian Seniors quote was just over $1300 or 30% more expensive than comparable quotes from other insurers (well not really comparable at all as it turned out, but an inferior cover at significantly higher cost)! Australian Seniors expensive cover premium had higher excesses, was more restrictive and cover had to be significantly downgraded in order for me to even be provided with a quote. Their portable valuables cover was in fact virtually useless to me as it could only cover medical aids out of multiple items I inquired about. I wrongly expected that Australian Seniors would cater for the needs of Seniors in Australia - Unfortunately I found this to not be the case at all! Having spent a lot of time over the past week in trying to obtain comparative quotes prior to renewing my home / contents and transportable valuables insurance, I have found there are vast pricing differences along with great difficulties in the ability to obtain genuinely comparable cover between insurers. This may well be the reason that Canstar, as a comparison site, while suggesting to offer a genuine comparison, do no such thing as you still have to compare each and every insurance individually then make a decision yourself. Canstar's No 1 and first on their list, also 5 star rated as their No 1 insurer of the year turned out to be the most expensive by a significant amount when I did genuine quote comparisons. A question for Australian Seniors - In my case, since they made it impossible for me to obtain a quote online and I had to call them (no other option offered by them for me to proceed), HOW DO I OBTAIN THE 30% DISCOUNT GIVEN FOR OBTAINING A QUOTE ONLINE??????!!!!!!! In theory, the 30% off would have made their premium comparable, but in reality no where near a truly comparative quote given it had higher excesses, was more restrictive and their cover had to be significantly downgraded in order for me to even be provided with a quote by calling them.
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Beware of e-bike exemption! – Buried inside the PDS you will see "motorised vehicles" are not covered. Turns out this means e-bikes too. My stolen bike claim was denied on this basis. Buyer beware! Show details
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Found this to be an easy experience to set up my home and contents insurance renewal. Show reply
Follow-up · Our old insurance company priced itself out of the market and Seniors was the best coverwise and costwise.
Everything was explained thoroughly and all my questions were answered promptly.Thanks Show reply
Follow-up · I wasn’t keen on doing it online because I didn’t want to have to do the whole thing myself but I did have some ideas on what to look for and how to get it done so that I don’t feel like I have to be in a position where I could just be able to get it done… and it was straight forward and I think it was definitely value for money ..
Information was provided patiently and clearly and I feel I have got good value with the policy. I guess I will really find out how responsive the company is if I ever have to claim- hopefully not! I felt I was provided a clear understanding of the cover. Show reply
Follow-up · We have had to claim for the first time with Australian Seniors because of hail damage to our roof. The response was prompt and efficient and they have regularly checked in and helped with progress updates. We are very happy with our choice of House and Contents insurer.
Positive reviews
Positive precise professional understanding answers to all my questions in a respectful polite manner. Allowing me to obtain the policy I required at the best possible price. Show reply
Everything was explained and links to how to calculate various values easy to find and utilise. Finally after filling everything out (so easy and straightforward) I called and had a great friendly and super useful conversation about the insurance. I also checked reviews and was pleased with what I read, all of which gave me confidence to proceed.… Read more · 1
This feeling confident is no small matter, and I was already worried at my ability to find a new and better insurer, but so glad I didnt just accept the outrageous orice my current insurer quoted. Thank you Australian Seniors making this easier and affordable.
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I called and spoke on serval occasions to Joshua , who was extremely patient knowledgeable and efficient. He helped me understand and feel confident and comfortable to move 3 of my policies to seniors insurance from Apia. Show reply
Negative reviews
Australian Seniors imposes so many conditions in the PDS that when you have a problem and lodge a claim, you will find out your claim cannot be considered because of one of these conditions. The amount you can get for a burnt out motor is minimal relative to the premium paid for years without any claim.
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In short, a direct lightning strike to our house resulting in loss of electrical equipment including solar panels and central heating. Lightning strike 7/3/26, claim lodged same day. A straight forward claim, no disputes. In total 11 weeks and 5 days to settle the claim. From our end - phone calls, emails, constant chasing up. From their end -… Read more
delays, losing receipts, multiple visits to inspect damage, stalling tactics, every email, report, settlement statement, returned ph call takes 3-5 business days. They would return our call by letting the phone ring once, then sending an email saying we missed their call - another 3-5 days. In the end, we opted for a cash settlement as they wanted us to sign direct, very dodgy contracts with third party workers. 11 weeks & 5 days for a cash settlement - no work has even begun on repairs. We signed off on the settlement amounts on the 8th & 13th of May 2026 with the understanding money would be processed and in our account within 5 days. Finally, 26th of May 2026 we chased them up again, as no money was in our account, to be told we are processing that today. Disgusting! Shame on you Australian Seniors. Let's not forget that the majority of your customers are older Australians. We have just been sent our renewal. We will not be renewing with Australian Seniors.
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DO NOT GET Australian Seniors Insurance. Their insurance is under written by Hollard's Insurance, probably the worst service insurance company in history. In fact ASIC has already received complaints about their dodgy scam tactics in trying to get out of any claim. Also Australian Seniors Insurance uses Allianz for their Travel Insurance. They… Read more
will treat you as a fraudster as a friend of mine recently went through their claim system and was rejected due to their team of investigating detectives contacting my friend and using a video interview with him, against him. Steer well clear of Australian Seniors Insurance. I feel so sorry for Australian Senior customers. They are meant to be helping Seniors, but all they are doing is ripping them off. They want to take vulnerable people's money and then handball them to HOLLARDS. That right HOLLARDS are garbage. People thinking about this company DO NOT GO WITH with Australian Seniors. If you don't believe what I'm saying call their Claim line and see how long you spend waiting for someone to answer, then you have to listen to their Product Disclosure that's longer than the Novel War and Peace. The wait time is terrible and they do this on purpose so you will probably hang up and not put through your claim. The staff are poorly trained and frankly they are probably painting their fingernails or looking at the sports page on their mobile phone. I had to go through this scam to make a claim. And in the end I gave up and fixed the issue myself. Of course, that what their strategy is, make the customer pay and never help them with their claim. I wouldn't worry though as their are a multitude of insurers out there but be mindful CBA and Real Insurance also use Hollard's. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
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Recent reviews
Great experience with my consultant. She was very thorough. And I am very happy to have made the change. Also I've saved a lot of dollars by doing so which is important as I am now a pensioner. Show reply
The people I spoke with were clear and easy to speak with. The premiums were equal to or better than the competition. I feel that if I need to make a claim, that they will be easy to deal with. Show reply
I compared my current Home Insurer Policy with Seniors Policy and found it financially much more cost effective. After discussing this with Nick, who was very helpful and patient, I decided to transfer to Seniors. Show reply
Very informed, patient and thorough advisor. Very helpful in explaining the policy coverage and excess details. A quite pleasant and informative interview action. Bill Walker Show reply
Firstly I liked that a real person answered the call after 1 minute and I didn't have to speak to a robot asking me to press 12345.....Secondly the guy I spoke to ,was very good answered all my questions more than once .He made the whole experience simple and easy .Very professional .Within 10 mins I was convinced that its the insurance I needed at a price much cheaper than my previous insurer .Thank you Rita Degiovanni Show reply
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Kieran was exceptional today. His Customer Service skills are outstanding. He was very thorough with going through the form I had filled in online. He was patient and just very good at his job. Thanks Kieran. Show reply
I changed from another big company, and saved over $2000 swapping to Australian Seniors insurance, for home and contents. I don't know how good their claims process is, but having not made a claim in the last 30 years, i will probably never find out. Show reply
The whole process was remarkably simple. From finding the Seniors insurance site. Filling in the details, then receiving a phone call almost immediately from a very helpful staff member, to confirm details and process the application. Show reply
So far so good. Premium was reasonable considering after being ripped off by another insurer that jacked our premium up $900 in a year despite no claims since being insured with them. We will see how Seniors Insurance goes hopefully they stay reasonable. Show reply
Quick quote, when I rang about policy lady was very helpful. Price of all three policies was cheaper than all the others for same amounts. Very helpful no fuss and I’m happy. Thanks. Show reply
Having compared prices with other insurers, Australian Seniors were by far the most cost effective,and I was able to tailor my policy to what was best for me. The sales officer I spoke with was clear and concise and answered all my questions regarding my policy. Thank you. Show reply
Your website is straight forward and easy to fill up those questioners. We're also happy with fast quotes reply that resulted to our decision to buy that quoted house insurance Show reply
I only joined yesterday. I saved a massive $500!!! My last insurer kept bumping up the premiums by hundreds and I got sick of it. Thanks for looking after us seniors!! Show reply
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