I'm hoping someone may be able to point me in the right direction for insurance of contents in a shipping container at a storage facility.  I've phoned at least 10 insurers today and they've all said no.  I'm starting to think that this is just something that isn't done.  Anyone else in the same boat?

Cheers,

Sundance

Darmc wrote:

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Hello Sundance, try Suncorp, when we moved Allied removals would not insure our container as I personally packed our contents. Suncorp covered it while in transport and storage until we were ready to have it delivered.
Good luck
Darmc

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 Thanks for the suggestion Darmc but I tried Suncorp and they also said no.  They would insure contents in a shipping container if it was on our property but we can't do that either because we'll have tenants in the house and will need Landlord insurance.  So it's a real catch 22 situation.  The way things are looking it seems we have no other option other than to leave it uninsured.

Thanks for that Guru but I just tried there and no joy.  Spoke to the insurance brokers and was told I won't find an insurer that will cover contents in a shipping container.  I'm amazed because there must be a lot of grey nomads who have stored their goods the same way.  Very disappointing. :(

Hello Sundance

Not wishing to throw water over the campfire

But...
A playmate on an employment ride went for a 12 month lap, while he was still young
He leased his house out and left his goods in a shipping container, in the back yard
He returned about two weeks after the lease had expired, to find his shipping container had been broken into and his goods missing

Perhaps, if there is no insurance, it may pay to leave the container, at a friends/relations place

Thanks Tony.  With the padlocks we have on there is no way anyone could break into the container.  The shipping container is at the storage facility in full view so I don't think there's be much chance of it being broken into.   I guess we were more concerned about natural occurrences (flood/fire etc).  There's nothing of real $ value to anyone else, it's everyday furniture and our other household goods - kitchen items, books, personal items etc.  Unfortunately we don't know anyone with enough room to store a shipping container.

I tried to get insurance from a couple of well know insurancers...but no go. Also tied a insurance broker but said no one will insure a container, as they get broken into to easily.

So our container got broken into and we lost about $7000 worht of goods. Another $7000 to replace them....$14000.

We had average quality locks on...but with portable angle grinders nowadays...they just cut them off.

I now have three locks on...one worth $100.

I also have a lock box which is a steel tongue with a hole welded to one door, and another steel box with slot, welded to the other door which closes over the first door. The steel box has a opening that you can put your arm up into and then place a lock into the tongue with the drill hole. No access to bolt cutters or angle grinders. The only way to get access is to cut the steel box off. A big job.

regards,

Collo.

Oh no Collo, that's not good!  Can I ask where you had the shipping container?

Yes we also have a lock on the lock box as well as four other locks on the outside so I think we should be okay.

The container was on a vacant block that we are building on at the moment. There are no neighbours, so it was a bit of a easy target I guess.

I had a 10ft container yrs ago for storing long term items when living on Yacht.

Kept it at back of Boatyard behind workshops.

I just welded the doors right round with 6 in Stitches.

Lotsa Grinding req'd there if you want to break in.

10 yrs later. still in one piece. and half a day to open.

Steel.. the best security is and always has been.
Welding rods.

PS.

Mainly workshop and welding gear. tools

and a lovely ex shipyard 3 ph welder I got paid with,

for a job done once long ago.

Rods flowed like butter through those things  4 to 6mm rods.

????? It's always a mate or a mate of a mate