Notify your insurance providers

Your insurance needs to move with you — and a move is a good natural checkpoint to make sure you're not over- or under-insured at your new address.

How to do it

1. Update your address with your current insurer as a minimum, even if you're not planning to switch.
2. Compare providers if it's been a while — home & contents pricing varies by location (e.g. flood/earthquake risk at the new address can change your premium either way).
3. Reconfirm your contents cover matches what you actually own — a move is a natural point where people realise their cover is out of date.
4. If you're buying, make sure cover starts no later than settlement day — don't leave a gap.

Common mistakes

• Forgetting insurance entirely until after something goes wrong
• Assuming your premium won't change at the new address — location affects pricing more than people expect
• Leaving a gap in cover between settlement and your new policy starting

Related tasks

If you're a homeowner, this pairs with confirming your new home is insured from settlement day.