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There is no insurance that will insure you against your own gross negligence.

Insurance will only pay out if you can show that you have done everything a reasonable person would be expected to do to avoid the loss/damage.

> Don't take the right safety precautions and burn down a customers house - liability insurance

You mean someone burnt a customers house down /because of something like an electrical or equipment malfunction that they could not have reasonably foreseen or prevented/, right?

> Forget to lock your door and get burgled - property insurance

That seems unlikely. Compare this: https://moneysmart.gov.au/home-insurance/contents-insurance

> It's worth checking what isn't included. For example, damage caused by floods, intentional or criminal damage, or theft if you leave windows or doors unlocked.

Happy to be shown that I'm wrong but please do not give people the impression that liability insurance or property insurance will absolve them of losses no questions asked.



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