The North Queensland Home Insurance website was launched today to assist North Queensland consumers in their home insurance search. 

The website has been prepared on behalf of the Government by the financial services regulator, ASIC, and can be accessed at nqhomeinsurance.gov.au.

The website provides comparison information on available home buildings and contents policy features and indicative premiums for 195 North Queensland locations (nearly 800 suburbs and towns), north of Rockhampton including coastal and inland regions. The website emphasises the importance of policy features appropriate to a consumer's circumstances when choosing home insurance, not just the premium.

The indicative premiums displayed in the comparison results returned by the website are not quotes and consumers will need to contact insurers for actual quotes specific to their circumstances and to purchase a policy.

Information is currently provided about policies offered by eight insurers (comprising 11 home insurance brands):

• Allianz
• ANZ  (ANZ and OnePath brands)
• CommInsure
• IAG  (NRMA brand)
• QBE
• RACQ
• Suncorp (AAMI, Apia and Suncorp brands)
• Westpac

Information about policies offered by Youi will be available on the website in May 2015.  

Information about indicative premiums for Suncorp brands is available for approximately two thirds of the locations covered by the website; indicative premiums for Suncorp brands for the remaining locations will be available in due course.