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Insurance for student accommodation providers

Solutions for student accommodation providers

Flexible group contents insurance keeps you and your students protected while they’re living in your accommodation.

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What does group contents insurance for student accommodation providers cover?

Our group contents insurance automatically covers your students’ belongings while they’re living in your accommodation against every day risks such as fire, flood and theft. This gives your students peace of mind that their belongings are protected, and saves them the time and hassle of sorting out insurance themselves. It also ensures your duty of care to help support your students in the event of a theft, fire or flood is fulfilled.

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Key valuables protected

Gives your students peace of mind. Laptops, tablets and other important gadgets are protected as standard. Our enhanced cover means laptops and other portable computer equipment is also now covered when at college or university.

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Theft, fire and flood

Cover as standard against fire, flood and theft of a resident's belongings within their accommodation. We can tailor the benefits of cover to your specific requirements, with a range of options available.

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Tenants' liability protection

More protection for you - fittings and fixtures are protected as standard. We provide £5,000 worth of cover, per student, for damage to accommodation.

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Major incident support

Immediate support for you and your students in a crisis. This policy provides end to end support for you and your students in the event of a major incident which impacts a large number of students, such as a fire or flood.

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Emergency accommodation (optional cover)

Relieves the pressure of finding temporary housing - cover for the additional cost of placing students in temporary accommodation following a theft, fire or flood.

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Bicycle theft (optional cover)

Extra security against bike theft - provides students peace of mind against bike theft from designated cycle storage at the term time address or at college or university, when left unattended.

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Accidental loss of contents (optional cover)

Students’ belongings are covered when in your possession - provides cover for unintentional misplacement of items from the term time address or secure parcel storage designated by the student accommodation provider.

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Emotional support pets

The move away from home can be stressful for many students and some need the comfort of an emotional support pet. Should pets cause any damage to fixtures and fittings, cover is included

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Low excess

Affordable - our policies are fully designed for students, and we include low excesses as standard.

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Client executive support

Each of our accommodation providers has a dedicated client executive who is backed by an experienced education team.

What is group contents insurance for accommodation providers?

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We protect more than 350 accommodation providers, insuring the possessions of over half a million students across our partnerships with universities, private halls, letting agents, and household utility bill splitting service providers. Our group contents cover has been extended to cover UK based private hall customers who have built a portfolio of properties in the Republic of Ireland.

Alongside specialist support and excellent service delivered by our dedicated Client Executive team, our crisis management response also ensures you receive end to end support in the event of a major incident.

Read our customer story to find out how we supported students, and our accommodation partner, after a major fire at a student accommodation block.

Insurance for student accommodation providers: frequently asked questions

Below are some frequently asked questions to help you learn more about our cover.

Why choose Endsleigh for group contents insurance?

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You should choose Endsleigh for group contents insurance b ecause En dsleigh is the number one student insurance provider with almost 60 years’ experience delivering bespoke solutions to students, accommodation providers and the education community. As part of Howden, the world’s largest independent retail broker network, we have access to market leading products and insurers. This means we can create innovative, flexible, insurance solutions tailored specifically to your needs and those of your students.

Will students’ belongings be covered when outside of their accommodation?
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Yes, students’ belongings will be covered when outside of your accommodation. Our enhanced laptop cover means that your students’ laptops, tablets and other portable computer equipment is covered when taken to their university.

What about bike theft – are bikes covered too?
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Yes, bicycles are covered too. Our bicycle theft additional cover gives extra security against bike theft. It provides students peace of mind against bike theft from designated cycle storage at the term time address or at college or university, when left unattended.

What happens if a student’s parcel is lost while it’s in our possession before being collected?
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If a student’s parcel is lost whilst in your possession before being collected, our additional accidental loss of contents cover ensures students belongings are protected when in your possession and provides protection for unintentional misplacement of items from the term time address or secure parcel storage designated by the student accommodation provider.

What happens in a crisis situation such as a major fire or flood?
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In a crisis situation such as a major fire of flood, just one phone call to your client executive starts our crisis management response which provides end to end support for both you and your students, keeping disruption to your students’ lives to an absolute minimum. 

Can I cover for temporary accommodation should an incident occur which means having to temporarily re-home students?
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Yes, you can cover the cost of temporary accommodation should an incident occur which means having to temporarily re-home students in hotels for example. Emergency accommodation covers the additional cost of placing students in temporary accommodation following a theft, fire or flood.

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