{"id":38021,"date":"2026-08-23T09:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/home-insurance-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T09:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:18:32","slug":"home-insurance-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ru\/home-insurance-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Insurance in Dubai: What the Master Policy Covers and What It Does Not"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 OWNER GUIDE \/ RISK & PROTECTION\n  Title:    Home Insurance in Dubai: What the Master Policy Covers and What It Does Not\n  Slug:     home-insurance-dubai\n  Keywords: home insurance dubai, building insurance dubai, contents insurance dubai\n  ============================================================ -->\n<style>\n@import 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.hz-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .hz-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .hz-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .hz-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .hz-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .hz-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.hzc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"hz\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"hz-hero\">\n  <div class=\"hz-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hz-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hz-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"hz-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"hz-eyebrow\">Risk &amp; Protection \u00b7 Owner Guide \u00b7 Updated August 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Home Insurance in Dubai<br><span>What Your Building Already Covers, and What It Does Not<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hz-hero-sub\">Most Dubai apartment owners are already paying for building insurance and do not know it \u2014 Dubai law obliges the management entity to insure the structure, and the premium comes out of your service charge. The expensive mistake is assuming that cover reaches inside your front door. Here is exactly where it stops, and what each type of owner, landlord and tenant needs to hold themselves.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"hz-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"hz-hm\">\u2696\ufe0f <strong>Law No. (6) of 2019<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-hm\">\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f <strong>CBUAE Regulated<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-hm\">\ud83d\udd11 <strong>Owner \u00b7 Landlord \u00b7 Tenant<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"hz-strip\">\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"hz-si\"><span class=\"hz-sv\">Article 41<\/span><span class=\"hz-sl\">Law 6\/2019 Building Insurance Duty<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-si\"><span class=\"hz-sv\">Service Charges<\/span><span class=\"hz-sl\">How the Master Policy Is Funded<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-si\"><span class=\"hz-sv\">Mortgage<\/span><span class=\"hz-sl\">When Cover Becomes Mandatory<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-si\"><span class=\"hz-sv\">CBUAE<\/span><span class=\"hz-sl\">Regulator of UAE Insurers<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"hzs\">\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-2col\">\n      <div class=\"hz-body\">\n        <span class=\"hzt\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"hz-title\">What &#8220;Home Insurance&#8221; Actually Means in Dubai<\/h2>\n        <p>In most property markets, home insurance is a single decision: you buy a policy, or you do not. In Dubai it is two decisions, because a large part of the risk on an apartment is already insured before you make any choice at all \u2014 and you are already paying for it.<\/p>\n        <p>The reason is statutory. Under <strong>Article 41 of Law No. (6) of 2019 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai<\/strong>, the management entity must insure the jointly owned real property. The law calls for cover that answers for the maintenance and reconstruction of the jointly owned real property, and separately for cover against liability for damage and for bodily injury. That is the <em>master policy<\/em>, and it is arranged for the building as a whole rather than unit by unit.<\/p>\n        <p>It is not free. The same article provides that insurance premiums payable by owners will be included in the service charges, and <strong>Article 30<\/strong> expressly lists paying the jointly owned real property insurance premiums among the permitted uses of the service charge account. That is why building insurance shows up as a line on an association statement \u2014 a small share of the budget, but a real one. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\">guide to Dubai service charges<\/a> sets out where it sits among the other components, and our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/owners-association-dubai\/\">owners&#8217; association and Mollak guide<\/a> explains who approves the budget it comes out of.<\/p>\n        <p>So the useful question is not &#8220;should I insure my Dubai apartment?&#8221; It is: <strong>where does the master policy stop, and what do I hold on the other side of that line?<\/strong> The answer is consistent across almost every jointly owned building in the emirate. The master policy covers the structure and the common parts. Everything from the inside face of your walls inwards \u2014 your fit-out, your belongings, and your own liability \u2014 is yours.<\/p>\n        <p>Two groups need to read this differently. A buyer using a mortgage does not get to treat cover as optional: the lender makes property insurance a condition of the loan. And a <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-hills-estate\/\">villa<\/a> owner on a standalone freehold plot frequently has no master policy over the structure at all, which turns the largest asset they own into the one thing nobody has insured.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"hz-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> Ask the owners&#8217; association for the master policy summary before you price a single quote. It tells you what you are already buying with your service charge, and it is the only way to size the policy you actually need instead of the one you are sold. Owners in high-amenity towers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-marina\/\">Dubai Marina<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/palm-jumeirah\/\">Palm Jumeirah<\/a> are funding a substantial master policy through their charges; owners in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/jumeirah-village-circle\/\">Jumeirah Village Circle<\/a> mid-market stock are funding a smaller one. Neither is insuring your kitchen.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"hz-ov\">\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Home Insurance in Dubai at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>Who insures what, and under what authority<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Structure &amp; common parts<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r burg\">Management entity<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Legal basis<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r\">Law No. (6) of 2019<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Who funds the master policy<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r\">Owners, via service charges<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Your unit&#8217;s interior<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r burg\">Owner<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Furniture &amp; belongings<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r burg\">Occupier<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Mandatory for cash buyers<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r\">No<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Mandatory with a mortgage<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r burg\">Yes \u2014 lender requires it<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-ov-row\"><span class=\"hz-ov-l\">Regulator<\/span><span class=\"hz-ov-r\">Central Bank of the UAE<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 TABLE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"hzs hzg\">\n  <div class=\"hzc hzct\">\n    <span class=\"hzt\">The Dividing Line<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"hz-title\">What the Master Policy Covers &#8212; and What It Leaves to You<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"hz-sub\">The single most useful table in this guide. Everything above the line is insured by the building. Everything below it is insured by you, or by nobody.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"hz-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>What Is At Risk<\/th>\n            <th>Who Insures It<\/th>\n            <th>Which Policy<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Building structure<\/td>\n            <td>Management entity, under the master policy<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge top\">Master policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Common areas<\/td>\n            <td>Management entity \u2014 lobbies, corridors, lifts, plant, shared amenities<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge top\">Master policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Liability in common areas<\/td>\n            <td>Management entity \u2014 liability for damage and for bodily injury<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge top\">Master policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Your unit&#8217;s interior &amp; fit-out<\/td>\n            <td>The owner, under an individual buildings or interior policy<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge high\">Your policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Furniture, electronics, valuables<\/td>\n            <td>Whoever owns them \u2014 the resident, under contents cover<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge high\">Your policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Liability inside your own unit<\/td>\n            <td>The owner or occupier, under personal \/ occupier&#8217;s liability<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge high\">Your policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>A tenant&#8217;s belongings<\/td>\n            <td>The tenant. Not the landlord, not the master policy<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge mid\">Tenant&#8217;s policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Loss of rent after damage<\/td>\n            <td>The landlord, if the policy is extended to include it<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge mid\">Optional add-on<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>A standalone villa&#8217;s structure<\/td>\n            <td>The owner. There is often no master policy over the building<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge low\">Your policy<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>The bank&#8217;s interest in the asset<\/td>\n            <td>The owner, on the lender&#8217;s terms, as a condition of the mortgage<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"hz-badge low\">Required by lender<\/span><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Master-policy obligations are those set out in Articles 41 and 30 of Law No. (6) of 2019 Concerning Ownership of Jointly Owned Real Property in the Emirate of Dubai, published on the Dubai Government Legislation portal. The scope of an individual building&#8217;s policy is set by its own schedule &#8212; always read the actual master policy for your development rather than relying on a general summary.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CARDS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"hzs\">\n  <div class=\"hzc hzct\">\n    <span class=\"hzt\">By Situation<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"hz-title\">Six Positions, Six Different Answers<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"hz-sub\">&#8220;Do I need home insurance in Dubai?&#8221; has no single answer. It depends entirely on which of these six you are.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"hz-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"hz-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"hz-area-name\">The Apartment Owner-Occupier<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-type\">Situation 01 \u00b7 Jointly Owned<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"hz-area-price\">Contents<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hz-area-unit\">plus interior and liability<\/span>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Structure<\/span><span>Master policy<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>You must insure<\/span><span>Interior &amp; contents<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Often forgotten<\/span><span>Personal liability<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>First step<\/span><span>Read the master policy<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hz-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"hz-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"hz-area-name\">The Apartment Landlord<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-type\">Situation 02 \u00b7 Let Unit<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"hz-area-price\">Landlord<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hz-area-unit\">cover, not tenant cover<\/span>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Structure<\/span><span>Master policy<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>You must insure<\/span><span>Interior &amp; fit-out<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Consider<\/span><span>Loss of rent<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Not your job<\/span><span>Tenant&#8217;s belongings<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hz-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"hz-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"hz-area-name\">The Villa Owner<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-type\">Situation 03 \u00b7 Biggest Gap<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"hz-area-price\">Villa<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hz-area-unit\">no master policy over the structure<\/span>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Structure<\/span><span>Usually yours to insure<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>You must insure<\/span><span>Building &amp; contents<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Check<\/span><span>Community documents first<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Risk if skipped<\/span><span>The whole asset<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hz-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"hz-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"hz-area-name\">The Mortgaged Buyer<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-type\">Situation 04 \u00b7 Lender Terms<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"hz-area-price\">Required<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hz-area-unit\">as a condition of the loan<\/span>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Property cover<\/span><span>Required by lender<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Life cover<\/span><span>Commonly required too<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Set up at<\/span><span>Loan drawdown<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Ask for<\/span><span>The Key Facts Statement<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hz-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"hz-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"hz-area-name\">The Tenant<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-type\">Situation 05 \u00b7 Contents Only<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"hz-area-price\">Optional<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hz-area-unit\">but the only cover for your things<\/span>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Structure<\/span><span>Not your concern<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>You may insure<\/span><span>Contents &amp; liability<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Classic claim<\/span><span>Water damage below<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Read first<\/span><span>Your tenancy contract<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hz-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"hz-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"hz-area-name\">The Short-Stay Operator<\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-type\">Situation 06 \u00b7 Licensed Letting<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"hz-area-price\">Declare it<\/span>\n          <span class=\"hz-area-unit\">commercial use changes the policy<\/span>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Use type<\/span><span>Short-term letting<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Risk<\/span><span>Standard policy may exclude<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Tell the insurer<\/span><span>Before the first guest<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"hz-area-row\"><span>Also needed<\/span><span>The DET licence<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"hz-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Not sure what your building&#8217;s master policy actually covers?<\/h3>\n        <p>Tell us the tower or community and TruHauz will help you obtain and read the master policy summary before you buy cover you may not need.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"hzbtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"hzs hzdk\">\n  <div class=\"hzc hzct\">\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:16px;\">The Analysis<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"hz-title white\">The Three Gaps That Catch Dubai Owners Out<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"hz-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">Every one of these is created by the same assumption &#8212; that because something is insured, everything is insured.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"hz-fc\">\n        <span class=\"hz-fc-val\">Gap 1<\/span>\n        <h4>The Interior Nobody Insured<\/h4>\n        <p>The master policy reinstates the building. It does not reinstate your kitchen. Owners who have spent heavily on fit-out frequently discover that the most expensive part of their unit \u2014 the part they chose and paid for \u2014 sits in the space between the association&#8217;s policy and no policy at all.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-fc\">\n        <span class=\"hz-fc-val\">Gap 2<\/span>\n        <h4>The Villa With No Master Policy<\/h4>\n        <p>Apartment owners are protected by default because Article 41 forces someone to insure the structure. A standalone villa on its own plot often has no equivalent. The community may insure shared landscaping and roads and nothing else. The single largest asset most owners hold can therefore be entirely uninsured without anyone ever mentioning it.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-fc\">\n        <span class=\"hz-fc-val\">Gap 3<\/span>\n        <h4>The Liability Everyone Assumes Away<\/h4>\n        <p>The master policy covers liability for damage and bodily injury arising in the jointly owned property. It is not there to answer for a burst hose in your utility cupboard that soaks three apartments below. That claim lands on the unit owner or occupier, and personal liability cover is the cheapest part of a policy people routinely leave off.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin-top:32px;font-size:.93rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;line-height:1.75;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">The bottom line:<\/strong> Do not start by asking how much a policy costs. Start by asking what is already insured, and by whom. In a jointly owned Dubai building the answer is written into Law No. (6) of 2019 and paid for out of your service charge, and it stops at your front door. Request the master policy summary from the owners&#8217; association, establish where its cover ends, and buy a policy that begins exactly there. For a villa, assume nothing is insured until the community documents prove otherwise. That is a twenty-minute exercise that decides whether a bad day costs you an excess or costs you the asset.\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.04);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);border-radius:12px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:16px;font-size:.85rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)!important;line-height:1.7;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)!important;\">Please note:<\/strong> This guide explains how Dubai&#8217;s jointly owned property framework allocates insurance responsibility. It is general information, not legal advice and not insurance advice, and it is not a recommendation of any policy, insurer or broker. Policy wordings, exclusions and excesses differ between insurers and between buildings. Confirm that any insurer or broker you deal with is licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE, and take professional advice on your own circumstances before relying on any cover.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"hzs hzg\">\n  <div class=\"hzc hzct\">\n    <span class=\"hzt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"hz-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"hz-sub\">The questions Dubai owners, landlords and tenants ask most often about home and property insurance.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hzc\">\n    <div class=\"hz-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"hz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-q\" onclick=\"hzFaq(this)\">Is home insurance mandatory in Dubai?<span class=\"hz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-a\">It depends on how you bought. If you are buying with a bank mortgage, the lender will require property insurance as a condition of the loan \u2014 The National\u2019s property columnist Mario Volpi put it plainly in a 29 July 2021 column: when buying via bank finance, the lender will insist that the loan is protected with property insurance. If you buy with cash there is no such requirement, and cover is advisable rather than compulsory. Contents insurance is separate again and, as that same column notes, remains solely at the occupier\u2019s discretion. Note that this is about your own policy. In a jointly owned building the structure is insured anyway, because Article 41 of Dubai Law No. (6) of 2019 obliges the management entity to insure the jointly owned real property.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-q\" onclick=\"hzFaq(this)\">What does my building\u2019s master policy already cover?<span class=\"hz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-a\">In a jointly owned building in Dubai the management entity must insure the jointly owned real property under Article 41 of Law No. (6) of 2019. The law requires cover for the maintenance and reconstruction of the jointly owned real property, and separately cover against liability for damage and for bodily injury. In practice that means the structure and the common parts \u2014 the frame, roof, facade, lobbies, corridors, lifts, plant rooms and shared amenities \u2014 plus public liability arising in those common areas. It does not extend to what is inside your own front door.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-q\" onclick=\"hzFaq(this)\">Who pays for the building\u2019s master policy?<span class=\"hz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-a\">You do, through your service charge. Article 41 of Law No. (6) of 2019 states that insurance premiums payable by owners will be included in the service charges, and Article 30 expressly permits the service charge account to be used for paying the jointly owned real property insurance premiums. This is why building insurance appears as a line item on a Dubai owners\u2019 association service-charge statement. It is usually a small share of the total budget, but it is already being collected from you \u2014 which is exactly why you should read the master policy rather than assume nothing is insured.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-q\" onclick=\"hzFaq(this)\">What is not covered by the master policy, and what should I insure myself?<span class=\"hz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-a\">Three things sit outside it. First, the interior of your unit \u2014 fit-out, flooring, kitchens, wardrobes, bathrooms and any upgrades you installed. Second, your contents: furniture, electronics, clothing, jewellery and personal effects. Third, your own personal and occupier\u2019s liability for something that happens inside your unit rather than in the common areas. A landlord should also consider loss of rent cover, because a unit made uninhabitable still carries its service charge while producing no income. A standalone villa on its own freehold plot is the bigger exposure, because there is often no master policy insuring the structure at all.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-q\" onclick=\"hzFaq(this)\">Do tenants in Dubai need home insurance?<span class=\"hz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-a\">A tenant does not own the structure and has no duty to insure it. What a tenant can lose is their own contents and their own liability \u2014 a leaking washing machine that damages the apartment below is the classic example. Neither the landlord\u2019s policy nor the building\u2019s master policy exists to replace a tenant\u2019s belongings. Contents cover is optional in Dubai and is at the occupier\u2019s discretion, but it is the only policy that puts a tenant\u2019s own possessions back. Tenants should also read their tenancy contract, since maintenance and repair obligations are set there and determine who bears what.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"hz-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-q\" onclick=\"hzFaq(this)\">Who regulates insurance companies in the UAE?<span class=\"hz-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"hz-faq-a\">The Central Bank of the UAE. Until 2020 the UAE insurance market was supervised by a separate Insurance Authority, established under Federal Law No. 6 of 2007. Following Decretal Federal Law No. (25) of 2020 the Insurance Authority was merged into the Central Bank, which took over the regulatory, supervisory, licensing and enforcement functions for the insurance sector. A newer Central Bank law came into force on 16 September 2025 and expressly lists insurance, reinsurance, takaful and re-takaful among licensed financial activities, with entities newly in scope given until 16 September 2026 to regularise their licensing. Before buying any policy, check the insurer or broker is licensed by the Central Bank.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 44px;\"><div style=\"background:#fdf0f5;border-left:4px solid #660033;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.75;color:#333;\"><strong>Related reading:<\/strong> The master policy premium reaches you through the service charge &mdash; see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/service-charges-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">what a Dubai service charge covers and how it hits net yield<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/owners-association-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">who approves that budget under Law No. (6) of 2019<\/a>. If you are letting the unit, the repair and maintenance obligations that sit alongside insurance are set in the lease &mdash; our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/tenancy-contract-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai tenancy contract guide<\/a> covers what the law requires. Running the property as a short-stay let changes the risk profile and the licensing position &mdash; see the <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-holiday-home-licence\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Dubai holiday home licence guide<\/a>. Buying with finance? 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