NRMA Insurance Finds Bikes Are Most Popular With Garage Thieves

Online, November 10, 2011 (Newswire.com) - NRMA Insurance has commissioned a custom sprayed surfboard from Clear Surfboards for Bruce 'Hoppo' Hopkins, head lifeguard at Bondi Beach. With NRMA Home Contents Insurance research revealing 1 in 2 NSW men do not have insurance cover for the items they take out of their homes, Hoppo's custom board highlights the amount of uninsured portable sporting equipment that is lost or stolen each year.

In the last financial year mountain bikes were the number 1 most stolen item from NSW garages**. Worryingly, 1 in 3 men don't know what their home insurance policy covers them for. But with the Portable Contents option on NRMA Home Insurance, you can cover items such as your bike, golf clubs and surfboards for when you take them out of your home***.

Hoppo spends the majority of his time filming Channel TEN's Bondi Rescue and surfing, which he likes to do to relax from the hectic days saving lives.

'I'm always on the beach and outdoors so my surfboard, surf ski, golf clubs and bicycle are never far away from me. I've lost count of how many I've bought, so it's good to know that if anything is lost or stolen I'm going to be able to get new gear,'Hoppo notes.

This custom surfboard can be won by participating in the NRMA Insurance Treasure Hunt. Visit www.nrma.com.au/contents prior to 19 November 2011.

For more information please visit www.nrma.com.au/contents
Check out Hoppo's video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUVplMK1drU

* Based on a survey of 1000 NSW residents by Pure Profile Research in September 2011
** NRMA Insurance Home Contents claims data FY 2010-2011
***Cover excludes sporting or recreational items damaged whilst in use.

Conditions apply. To see if Home Contents Insurance is right for you, always read the Product Disclosure Statement available from the product issuer, NRMA Insurance.

NRMA Insurance is a leading insurance provider, offering Home Contents Insurance, Car Insurance, Motorcycle Insurance, Travel Insurance, Business Insurance, Boat Insurance, Health Insurance and Caravan Insurance in NSW.