Watercraft insurance updates
We’ve been busy making updates to our watercraft insurance cover to help make things a little clearer for you.
See what's changed
This table is a guide and lists the main changes to the Watercraft Insurance Product Disclosure Statement (PDS). The information in the table does not replace or vary our PDS so please read the entire PDS for details of features and benefits and to ensure that this product is right for you.
Cover types
Comp: Comprehensive
TPFT: Third Party Fire & Theft
TPPO: Third Party Property Only
PDS section | Cover | Page # | Update type | Change in the PDS | PDS Effective Date |
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Important information | 6 - 25 | ||||
Cancelling your policy | Comp TPFT TPPO | 8 | Fee increase | Increase of cancellation fee from $22 to $30 (inclusive of GST). | 02 Jul 2025 |
Authorised persons on your policy | Comp TPFT TPPO | 12 | Clarification | Update to how you can add or remove an Authorised Person to your policy and what they are able to do on your behalf. | 02 Jul 2025 |
Your responsibilities: 7. Take reasonable precautions | Comp TPFT TPPO | 14 | Clarification | Insertion of the terms ‘injury’ and ‘relating’. You must take all reasonable precautions to prevent or reduce injury, loss or damage relating to any insured property, even after an incident covered by your policy; | 02 Jul 2025 |
About your cover | 26 - 44 | ||||
Insured events: 5. Theft | Comp TPFT | 28 | Clarification | Theft exclusion updated to provide clarification that this includes keys left in lock boxes or and similar devices. What is not covered? Theft or attempted theft:
| 02 Jul 2025 |
Extra cover: Fishing Record | Comp TPFT TPPO | - | Reduction | Removed: payment of $200 if you set a new ANSA record is no longer included. | 02 Jul 2025 |
Claiming | 45 - 54 | ||||
Authorised persons on your claim | Comp TPFT TPPO | 46 | Clarification | Update to how you can add or remove an Authorised Person to your claim and what they are able to do on your behalf. | 02 Jul 2025 |
How we settle your claim: 1. If the watercraft components or tender are repairable | Comp TPFT | 49 | Clarification | Updated to better explain the repairs process. | 02 Jul 2025 |
PDS section | Cover | Page # | Update type | Change in the PDS | PDS Effective Date |
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Important information | 4 - 15 | ||||
Your responsibilities: 2. Notify us of changes | Comp TPFT TPPO | 8 | Clarification | The terms ‘charged with’ and ‘wilful damage’ have been added to this condition. During your contract period you must notify us as soon as practically possible if:
| 03 Jul 2024 |
What do these words mean? Contents | Comp TPFT | 12 | Reduction | Items which can be exchanged for cash, smartcards and phone cards are now also excluded from this definition. Contents also excludes:
| 03 Jul 2024 |
About your cover | 16 - 26 | ||||
General exclusions | Comp TPFT | 24 | Clarification | We will not pay for: | 03 Jul 2024 |
Claiming | 27 - 33 | ||||
Responsibilities when you make a claim | Comp TPFT TPPO | 29 | Clarification | Syndicate owners, authorised persons, and operators have been added to this condition. 9. You, any syndicate owner or authorised person, and any person who was operating the watercraft or tender with your permission at the time of the incident that you are claiming for, must give us full co-operation and comply with all our requests in relation to your claim; | 03 Jul 2024 |
How we settle your claim: 4. Contribution to repairs | Comp TPFT | 31 | Clarification | New section explaining how we will settle your claim where we are unable to carry out repairs due to the condition of the watercraft or tender prior to the incident. This can involve you making a financial contribution to the repairs. | 03 Jul 2024 |
Excess | Comp TPFT TPPO | 32 | Clarification | The single excess benefit when claiming on more than one Youi policy for the same incident extends only to a spouse’s or defacto partner’s policy where the policyholders are not the same person or legal entity. | 03 Jul 2024 |
PDS section | Cover | Page # | Update type | Change in the PDS | PDS Effective Date |
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Important Information | 3-13 | ||||
More than one insured | Comp TPFT TPPO | 6 | Clarification | States the authority multiple policyholders and/or syndicate owners have on the policy. | 05 Jul 2023 |
Your responsibilities: 2. Notify us of any changes | Comp TPFT TPPO | 7 | Clarification | You must notify us as soon as practically possible if any of the specified changes listed under ‘Notify us of any changes’ occur. | 05 Jul 2023 |
Your responsibilities: 9. Treat our people with respect | Comp TPFT TPPO | 8 | Clarification | If this requirement is not met, we can cancel any policy you have with us and, where relevant, we can remove you as an authorised person from any other Youi policy. | 05 Jul 2023 |
About your cover | 13-22 | ||||
Earthquake | TPFT | 14 | Reduction | Cover removed from Third Party, Fire and Theft policies only. Earthquake cover still applies to Comprehensive policies. | 05 Jul 2023 |
Temporary Replacement Cover | Comp | 17 - 18 | Benefit | Comprehensive policies: Removed the additional $1,000 excess payable if you made a claim during the 14 days after you sold or gave away the watercraft, if you had not informed us of the replacement watercraft. | 05 Jul 2023 |
General exclusions | Comp TPFT TPPO | 20 | Reduction | 15. Leaving the scene of an accident: exclusion extended to the operator of the watercraft. | 05 Jul 2023 |
Comp TPFT TPPO | 22 | Reduction | 44. Wear and tear, rust, corrosion, or deterioration exclusion extended to structural fatigue or structural failure. Exclusion also applies to hull seals. | 05 Jul 2023 |