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Canterbury Christ Church

If you're living in a residence at Canterbury Christ Church University there is some good news; you automatically have a basic level of insurance cover in place with us. This insurance will provide a range of cover for your possessions within your accommodation such as cover for your laptop, electrical goods, clothes, sports equipment and frozen food. This insurance has been arranged by the Canterbury Christ Church University with Cover4Students.

You will find a summary of the cover in the Benefits tab. We recommend that you download and read the policy schedule and policy wording; ensuring that you understand the cover provided and that it is suitable for your needs.

You may find that you need more cover than is provided already. Don't worry - there is a section below listing the range of optional top up covers that are available. For example, you may wish to insure items outside of your accommodation such as a laptop or tablet or you may wish to add Mobile Phone Insurance (as Mobiles are excluded from the basic cover).

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Benefits

How Much Am I Insured For?

Your possessions are insured inside of your accommodation for up to £6,000 in total (if you are registered as disabled, this is increased to £7,000). In addition a further £2,500 cover is provided for computer equipment (including laptops and tablets) within your accommodation.

What Is Covered:

  • Personal possessions within the insured address — up to £6,000.
  • Personal possessions within the insured address if you are registered disabled — up to £7,000.
  • Replacement locks & keys — up to £500.
    This cover does not include lost keys; visit Keyprotect if you require insurance for lost keys.
  • Food spoilage: failure of fridge /freezer — up to £50.
  • Damage to clothing: failure of laundry equipment — up to £500.
  • Computer equipment | room only — up to £2,500.
  • iPads laptops & portable computer equipment | room only — up to £2,500.
  • Vacation cover — up to £6,000.
  • Criminal assault — up to £200.
  • Personal accident — up to £50,000.
  • Credit cards — up to £500.
  • Personal money — up to £100.
  • University property on loan — up to £1,500.
  • Landlords property - tenants liability — up to £5,000.
  • Accidental death, injury or illness of a financially supporting parent or guardian — up to £5,000.
  • Legal liability — up to £1,000,000.
  • Mobile phone | room only following forcible and violent entry — up to £750.
  • Personal possessions from communal areas — up to £1,000.
  • Musical instruments | room only — up to £1,500.
  • Contact lenses — up to £150.
  • Accidental damage to landlord’s property — up to £5,000.

Important: You may need to extend the basic policy cover to protect your valuable items such as your mobile phone, ipod, bicycle etc if you are taking them out and about (travelling to and from university).

Exclusions

We strongly recommend that you read the policy wording document to see a full list of the terms and conditions that apply to your policy with us. These can be downloaded from the Policy Documents tab.

What Is Not Insured:

  • The policy excess.
    • Food spoilage: failure of fridge /freezer £10.
    • iPads laptops & portable computer equipment | room only £25.
    • Accidental damage to landlords property | tenants liability claims up to £2,500 £100
    • Accidental damage to landlords property | tenants liability claims over £2,500 £250.
    • Pedal cycles valued over £1,000 10% of the pedal cycle value.
    • Photographic equipment valued over £1,500 10% of the photographic equipment value.
    • All other sections £25.
  • Lost or stolen keys (visit Student Keyprotect if you require insurance for the loss of keys).
  • Cover outside of your accommodation (unless the basic cover is extended).
  • Theft from vehicles (except where attended during transit at the beginning and end of each term).
  • Pedal cycles (unless the basic cover is extended).
Cover for pedal cycles only applies when the relevant policy top up / optional extension has been purchased in addition to the master policy. Cover for photographic equipment over £1,500 only applies when the relevant policy top up / optional extension has been purchased in addition to the master policy.

Maximum Amounts Payable:

The following categories of items are subject to a maximum amount payable during the period of insurance.

  • Personal possessions single item limit — up to £1,500.
  • Clothing single item limit — up to £1,000.
  • Computer equipment — up to £2,500.
  • Computer accessories — up to £150.
  • Jewellery watches & other valuables — up to £1,250.
  • Computer games, CDs, DVD & videos & records — up to £1,000.
  • Audio, DVD, video & other data carrying media — up to £1,500.
  • Photgraphic equipment, video cameras & camcorders — up to £1,500.
  • Sports equipment — up to £1,500.
  • Computer games, cds, dvds, videos & records — up to £1,000.
  • Rented household goods — up to £1,250.

Your Duty of Care

You must, at all times, take all reasonable steps to prevent accidents, loss and damage.

Documents

If you purchase a Top Up Cover to your Blockhalls Insurance from Cover4Students, we will send you an email confirming your purchase of cover and provide you with your personal policy schedule, policy wording and key facts documents. You will also have the option for a printed copy to be sent via post subject to an additional postage premium being paid. We also provide the option below for you to view and download the Master Policy Schedule, Policy Wording and Key Facts documents so that you can view prior to purchase or at any time after.

How to view the policy documents

The policy documents are available as PDFs.

To view these documents you will need a PDF reader.

Download Adobe Reader from the Adobe website or visit Access Adobe for help.

To view your documents, please click on the links below.

Policies For The Year: 2023—24 
Adobe PDF Master Policy Schedule (281KB) 
Adobe PDF Policy Wording (865KB) 
Adobe PDF Policy IPID (149KB) 
Insurance Product Information Document.

Claims

To start the claims process, please complete the correct Claims Form provided below. Before submitting your claim, please read your policy schedule to make sure you are covered and have a valid claim.

Fill out the online claims form here:  Make A Claim

Phone: 0161 974 1101

Post:

Cover4students Claims Team,

Stream Claims Services,

Copthall House,

King Street,

Newcastle under Lyme,

ST5 1EL.

If you have a valid claim, complete the claim form with, where possible:

  • Receipts, bills, valuations or repair estimates as appropriate for all claims for loss or damage.
  • Full details of accident or injury and early prognosis for personal accident claims.

All claims for theft or loss must be reported to the police.

Optional Extensions

Our range of top ups allow you to insure the items that are most important to you. By offering a range of top ups you have the flexibility to chooses the covers that are most important to you, whether that is to add cover for a mobile phone or musical instruments or you just want cover for items outside your accommodation we have an option to suit you. The additional cover options available are listed below:

Policy BenefitIncludedUpgrade up to
Personal Possessions £6,000£12,000
Computer Equipment £2,500£5,000
Course Fees and Rent Cover  No£20,000
Criminal Assault No£500
Legal Expenses No£30,000
Accidental Damage No£6,000
Accidental Damage To Landlord's Property | Tenant's Liability £5,000
£10,000
Mobile Phones | Anywhere in the UK
(plus up to 60 days Worldwide)
No£1,500
Pedal Cycles | Anywhere in the UK
(plus up to 60 days in Europe)
No£3,000
Digital Download No£1,000
Exam and Coursework Cover No£250
Musical Instruments | Anywhere in the UK No£3,000
Excess Protection Insurance No£1,000
Photographic Equipment | Anywhere in the UK
(plus up to 60 days Worldwide)
No
£5,000
Specified Items | Anywhere within the UK
(plus up to 60 days Worldwide)
No£3,000
Unspecified Items | Anywhere within the UK
(plus up to 60 days Worldwide)
No£4,000
Extra Covers For International Students
International Student Repatriation NoUp To £5,000

Please note that your policy will expire when you move out of your student accommodation or on the 31/08/2018, whichever is sooner. Any extensions you make will also expire with the master policy.

Why Extend My Cover?

In order to help you decide if you need to top up your cover, we have devised a few standard questions:

  1. Are your total possessions worth more than £6,000 (excluding computer equipment)?
    If yes, you can extend the cover up to £12,000 by selecting the personal possessions top up.
  2. Do you take possessions outside of your accommodation? (Such as iPods, digital cameras, laptops, iPads etc.)
    If yes, you need to look at either the 'Specified Items' or 'Unspecified Items' section.
    • For 'Specified Items' you will need to list the item (s) and value (s) up to a maximum of £3,000.
    • For 'Unspecified Items' you can cover personal possessions up to £4,000 in total with a single item limit of £500.
    Please note that musical & orchestral instruments, pedal cycles, photographic equipment and mobile phones cannot be covered under these sections as separate cover sections are available for these items.
  3. Is your computer equipment worth more than £2,500?
    If yes, you can extend the cover up to £5,000 by selecting the computer equipment top up.
  4. Do you require accidental damage cover?
    Accidental damage cover is excluded from the standard cover.
    An Accidental Damage extension is available, which will cover your Audio equipment, Computer Equipment, Camera Equipment, Games Consoles, Television, Video and DVD players against accidental damage whilst within the accommodation.
    Please note that accidental damage cover is automatically included for the following items where a top-up has been purchased:
    • Mobile Phone.
    • Pedal Cycles.
    • Musical Instruments.
    • Photographic Equipment.
    • Items listed under the "Specified Items | Cover Anywhere Within the UK" section.
    • Items insured under the "Unspecified Items | Cover Anywhere Within the UK" section.
  5. Do you require cover for your pedal cycle?
    If yes, you will need to select the pedal cycle extension. This extension will cover your pedal cycle for theft or accidental damage anywhere within the UK up to £3,000.
  6. Do you require cover for your camera equipment?
    If yes, you will need to select the photographic equipment extension. This extension will cover your camera equipment for theft or accidental damage anywhere within the UK up to £5,000.
  7. Do you require cover for your mobile phone outside of your accommodation?
    If yes, you will need to select mobile phone extension. This extension will cover your mobile phone for theft or accidental damage anywhere within the UK up to £1,000.
  8. Do you require cover for your Course Fees?
    We offer a Tuition Fees and Rental Protection cover which will cover the cost of your tuition fees or rent if you're medically unable to continue studying your course through sickness or injury up to £20,000.

It is important that you understand that when you extend your cover you are taking out an individual insurance policy in addition to being covered under your University’s/Accommodation Provider’s Block Halls insurance policy.

Not In Halls?

If you are a student at Canterbury Christ Church University but won't be living in accommodation managed by them this year, you won't be covered by this scheme.

However, we're offering a 10% off our Student Possessions Insurance for Canterbury Christ Church University students who are living in private accommodation. Just click on the link below where the 10% discount will be applied:

10% OFF STUDENT INSURANCE

If you're a former Canterbury Christ Church University student or have graduated and would still like cover for your personal possessions and contents, we can also offer 10% off our tenant insurance. Just click the link below for a quote, the discount will be applied automatically:

10% OFF TENANTS INSURANCE

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