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Boat Insurance

We offer Essential Boat Insurance and Comprehensive Boat Insurance. Choose the type of cover that best meets your needs.

For full details about GIO Boat Insurance, please refer to our Boat Insurance Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) (PDF, 1474KB).

Types of cover:

Essential Boat Insurance

Covers you for amounts you must legally pay for injury or death of another person, or loss or damage to their property caused by your boat. Our cover is limited to $10 million as well as legal and other costs that we have agreed to pay when you make a claim.

Comprehensive Boat Insurance

Covers you for loss of or damage to your boat caused by an event of accidental loss or damage, fire, theft or attempted theft, malicious damage or storm damage. Comprehensive also includes Essential cover as outlined above.

Key features of GIO Comprehensive Boat Insurance

Feature Description
Hull, boat trailer or motor(s) replacement We will replace your hull or boat trailer or motor(s) if the total loss occurs within 2 years of the date of the original purchase or registration and you are the original owner and have serviced and registered it. Other conditions apply.
Accessories and equipment are covered You are covered up to:
  • the amount you specify (this is shown on your certificate of insurance) or
  • 5% of the sum insured on the hull if no amount is shown on your certificate of insurance.

Accessories include boat covers and canopies, batteries, portable fuel tanks, anchors, paddles, oars and similar items and safety equipment required by law.

Equipment includes depth sounders, marine radios/transceivers, navigation equipment, fish finders and similar items

Please note we will not pay these costs in addition to a total loss settlement.

Contents cover in addition to the cover for accessories and equipment You are covered up to:
  • the amount you specify (this is shown on your certificate of insurance) or
  • 5% of the sum insured on the hull if no amount is shown on your certificate of insurance
  • If you do not specify individual items with us on your certificate of insurance, we will pay up to $250 for each item.

Contents include portable household goods, clothing, appliances, fishing and diving gear, portable refrigerators, microwave ovens, televisions, glassware, crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils.

Please note we will not pay these costs in addition to a total loss settlement.

Cover if boat is held for sale We will cover for loss, damage or theft of your boat while it is held for sale, if you tell us beforehand that you want to sell your boat and we agree to cover your boat while it is held for sale.

Next Steps - Boat insurance


  • Get a boat insurance quote - Call us on 13 10 10
  • Make a claim online or by calling 13 14 46
  • Visit a GIO branch

Boat Insurance Product Disclosure Statement

Boat Insurance is issued by GIO General Limited ABN 22 002 861 583.

Please read the Boat Insurance Product Disclosure Statement (PDF, 1474KB) before you make any decision regarding this product. Download Adobe Reader to view this PDF file.