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If something goes wrong, our best advice is just to ask yourself what you yourself would do if you weren't insured. If it's common sense and reasonable, you can be pretty sure that that's what your insurer would ask you to do anyway.

Step 1 - Don't Panic!

Don't panic, make sure there's no immediate danger to you or to anyone else, and make a note of what's wrong.

Step 2 - Grab your camera and take some photographs

Photographs of the damage or the injury site will help explain exactly what's gone wrong. Take some photographs of the damage and the surrounding area so it's plain exactly what has happened.

Step 3 - Make it safe

If the project site could cause further damage or is a hazard to others, remove the dangerous parts and cordon it off. The last thing you'd want is for something else to go wrong and make a disaster even worse.

Step 4 - Let us know

Claims for damage to your own property: Give us a call on 1300-ALLRISK, or send an e-mail to allrisk.com.au letting us know what's happened.

Your insurer will ask you to provide a quote for repair; they'd be unlikely to obtain quotes on your behalf unless your quote is unreasonable.

Claims for public liability or injury to others: Don't admit any responsibility (even if you think it really is your fault). The injured party will have to put their claim in writing - just say that you're referring the matter to your insurers, and any demands for compensation have to be in writing, so you can pass them on.

Step 5 - Tell us the dollar value of the loss

Make sure you tell us how much you need to make good the claim and put your project back on track. If you leave the dollar amount claimed off your claim form, the insurer can't possibly know how much they need to compensate you!

Step 6 - Keep records of the repair

Keep receipts and invoices related to the repair - we'll need to provide those receipts to show the insurer what costs you've incurred. If you don't have invoices or receipts, it'll be very difficult to prove your loss and how much the insurer needs to pay in order to reimburse you.

Step 7 -- Repair your project

Unless the insurer says otherwise, for most damage to your own project claims you should proceed with the best price quote for repair.

Insurers don't normally repair the project for you - since you're the builder with your own tradespeople on site, you are absolutely the best person to get the project back up and running.

If you'd rather wait for 100% confirmation from the insurer that your claim has been accepted, that's ok too. However insurers usually need a few days to assess the claim and work through their processes, so if anything's urgent you may need to get work done underway.

Step 8 - That's it!

Once the claim has been finalised, the insurer will reimburse you for the costs you incurred less the excess (deductible).

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