What makes our homeowners' association insurance different
Ensure the best protection for your homeowners' association. Our help service will assist you at any time of the day. Highly qualified professionals will do any work or make any repairs needed in your community.
What is covered by our insurance for homeowners' associations
Fire, explosion and smoke
This coverage extends to damage suffered due to the direct action of fire, as well as damage due to fire extinction, explosion, lightning and/or secondary effects (smoke, vapours, etc.).
Electrical faults
Damage caused to electrical installations, apparatus and machinery that are part of the fixed and communal installations of the insured risk will be covered.
Acts of vandalism or malice
Impact of vehicles
Rain, wind, hail, or snow
Coverage of damage caused by adverse meteorological phenomena when they occur abnormally, as a result of atmospheric disturbances which, due to their appearance or intensity, cannot be deemed to be typical of certain times of the year or geographical situations.
Leaks in terrace and facade
This means water seepage through roofs, flat roofs, terraces and façades of the building, as a result of rain, hail or snow, regardless of their intensity.
Total loss
This guarantee covers the collapse of the building as a result of settlement, landslide or subsidence of the land, when the direct cause of the loss is due to:
- Work carried out by third parties in adjacent properties.
- Public works carried out on the subsoil of the risk insured or in adjacent streets.
Smoke / Spillage
Water (burst pipes, leaks, drips and failure to turn off taps).
Expenses for unblocking of communal drainage pipes.
Expenses arising from the unblocking, by means of pressure groups, pump trucks or similar, of the communal pipes for the evacuation of sewage, faecal or rainwater, as a consequence of accidental and sudden blockages of the same, whether they have caused
damage or not. When there is no damage, the existence of a blockage must be clearly evidenced and verified by the expert or repairer sent by Occident.
Excessive water consumption
Expenses due to excess consumption of communal water as a consequence of a break or leak in the communal distribution pipes.
Similarly, the refilling of swimming pools is also covered when there is a need to empty them as a result of a covered claim.
Locating and repairing pipes
Coverage of expenses incurred for work performed to locate accidental leaks that have caused damage and the carrying out of repairs to pipelines.
Extinction, salvage of property, debris removal and demolition.
Flooding
Costs related to clearing and removing sludge
Recovery of aesthetic harmony
Expenses incurred to restore aesthetic harmony in parts of the premises not located outside, whether in private or common areas, when the repair or replacement of the damaged elements is not possible without causing a clear loss of original aesthetic to the ensemble to which they belong.
Expenses when forced to vacate a property
Loss of rent
Technical fees and permits
Extraordinary administrative expenses
Replacement of documents and files
Windows, glass, mirrors, and methacrylate elements that are fixed in the common areas of the building.
Toilets
Solar panels
Protection in the event of theft and robbery
For this coverage, and up to the agreed limits, Occident will compensate the insured goods that have been subject to unlawful appropriation through acts that show the use of force to gain access to the building where the goods are located, by breaking walls, ceilings or floors or breaking doors and windows.
Our insurance for homeowners' associations covers expenses arising from civil liability in the following forms:
- Water in pipes
- Rain leaks
- Property
- Employer liability
- Liability of the governing board
- Environmental Liability
Coverage for material and direct damage caused to fixed machinery installed on the insured property as a consequence of an accidental, sudden and unforeseen fall, due to negligence, direct action of electrical energy, abnormal operation, rupture or self-combustion.
This policy guarantees damages that may be suffered by vehicles while stationary inside the community garage, as a result of fire, explosion or theft, the latter cover (theft) being limited to the total disappearance of the vehicle.
Occident assumes the expenses arising from the legal defence of the interests of the owners' association as well as other services, which are covered by the following group of guarantees:
- The "Basic" policy includes:
- Legal advice helpline:
- Landlord claim for non-payment of expenses.
- Claim for damages and other building and annex rights.
- Claims for damages to common elements caused by co-owners.
- Defence of rights against the Consortium.
- Criminal defence.
- Optionally, you can take out the "Extended" policy; It includes the following, in addition to the guarantees of the "Basic" option:
- Claims for non-fulfilment of property purchase contracts.
- Claims for non-fulfilment of service contracts.
- Claims for non-fulfilment of contracts for refurbishment or renovation work.
- Defence for labour contracts and administrative matters.
Services included in our homeowners' association insurance
Your association is always protected
A wide range of benefits so that no unforeseen event can disturb your peace of mind.
- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Emergency locksmith and electricity.
- Permanent helpline included.
Goodbye to pests
We send a professional to the building if cockroaches, rats or mice are detected.
- 1 visit per year.
- In less than 48 hours.
- 1 month guarantee.
A network of professionals to advise you
Lift installation, removal of barriers, etc. We resolve any doubts that may arise in your community.
- With just one phone call.
- Advice on regulations.
- We also offer specialised architecture services.
Everything you need to know about the management of your building
An advisory service for the chairperson of the owners' association.
- With just one phone call.
- Specialist lawyers.
The maintenance needed to keep your community's pipes clear
We carry out preventive clearing of your association's pipes and inspection chambers.
- 1 visit per year.
- 1 hour labour.
- No call-out charge.
FAQs
All owner's associations can be insured. If your owners' association is upwards of 80 years old, a prior inspection will be conducted to check the state of maintenance of the property and the reforms to its pipes and installations, as well as the result of the inspection and the old properties without deductibles.
Civil liability covers the payment of any indemnity that the community of owners has to face due to being civilly liable as a result of direct bodily harm, material damage or loss arising thereof caused unintentionally to third parties.
Community insurance for homeowners associations offers several modalities to complete this cover:
- Civil liability for the building: liability arising from ownership of the insured building, including the actions of employees contracted by the association.
- Employers' civil liability: it will take care of the corresponding indemnities arising from work-related accidents sustained by employees of the association while carrying out their work in the insured building, provided that they contribute to the Social Security system.
- Civil liability of the management board: protects the association's management board in the exercise of its duties.
- Civil liability for environmental pollution: acts on damage caused to natural resources by the introduction or dispersion of harmful materials in the environment.
This issue mainly affects owners of buildings who have rented several dwellings or premises. The Rent Loss guarantee covers the loss of the amount of rent in the event that the rent ceases to be received.
Compensation will be calculated based on the monthly amount of the rentals in effect at the time of the claim and the material term necessary to render the affected dwellings, offices or premises usable again.
The Owners' Association Insurance has a claim service for defaulting owners in the event of non-payment or late payment of bills, instalments, etc.