- You may want to buy a physical cover to reduce the likelihood of damage
- You can check if it is insured under your contents policy (most policies automatically include items worth less than $1,500, noting that claiming for a mobile phone may push up your home insurance premium)
- If you don't have contents policy then you can get phone insurance if you are on a post-paid plan e.g. vodafone, spark.
- Some manufacturer offer insurance (e.g. AppleCare+)
- PeerCover is not insurance nor a bank account, it is somewhere in between.
- To get covered you join a pool of fellow gadget lovers and deposit money through PeerCover.
- The cost of any damage claims is shared amongst the PeerGroup i.e. pro-rata to each peer's balance
- The max claim payout is 3x one's balance
- You can take your money out any time (noting that this will also decrease your cover)
- PeerCover administers the claims and provide a recommendation to the PeerGroup but to keeps things fair the recommendation can be overturned by majority vote
- PeerCover administration fee is $100 per paid claim (also shared among the PeerGroup)
If you are interested in Gadget Cover, join-up today.