Insurance

Insurance for your Men’s Shed

Making sure you have adequate safety rules in your Shed and that all your equipment is operating optimally is vital for a healthy Shed but it is also important that all Sheds have adequate insurance. You may require a range of insurances to protect the organisation and its volunteers. Insurance can provide a level of protection for public liability, personal accident, financial losses to committee members or officers and/or loss of income for volunteers as a result of an injury.

As of February 2026, these are insurance providers we know have policies for Sheds:

• Australian Men’s Sheds Association (AMSA)
• Amplify Alliance
• Elders

Insurance prices

AMSA

The price for the AMSA insurance from Feb 2026 to Feb 2027 is $28.50 per member. This is a basic cost and includes:

• $40,000,000 for Public Liability and in the Aggregate for Products
• $10,000,000 Association Liability
• Voluntary Workers Personal Accident
• Group Personal Accident (for Mutual Obligation participants)
• Industrial Special Risks – covering up to $100,000 for assets owned by the Shed
• $15,000 per claim for Burglary Cover

AMSA operate as a group purchasing body for the Everest Group, so for any insurance-related questions or discussions, please contact:

Everest Risk Group Pty Ltd

Contact Person: Sean McDermott, Authorised Representative (AR No. 447131)

Phone: 02 8880 0653 or 0449 855 896

Email: amsa@everestrg.com.au

Email Instructions:

• Include your Sheds name in the email ‘Subject’ line.
• Mention your role within your committee in the email body.

Amplify Alliance

The most recent pricing we have is from 2022, which was $35.75 + membership subscription of $2.25 per Men’s Shed member. Their website directs Sheds to the 2024/2025 pricing, which is obtainable after completing an online form here.

Elders

Elders are primarily, but not exclusively, a country Shed insurer, and due to the wide variety of circumstances that country Sheds operate under, one price for all Sheds was not available. The company advised that a quote would be provided once contact with them was made from the individual Shed.

Contact information

AMSA

Website: https://mensshed.org/

Contact: Melissa White

Email: amsa@mensShed.net

Phone: 1300 550 009

Amplify Alliance

Website: www.amplifyalliance.org.au

Email: info@amplifyalliance.org.au

Phone: 1800 331 915

Elders

Website: www.eldersinsurance.com.au

Phone: 13 56 22

Your insurance, your choice

Please note, these are just providers we know who offer policies for Men’s Sheds. There appears to be little competition in this particular market, but this is your decision for your Shed; shop around to ensure you get the best policy for your circumstances.

Price per member is not the only thing to consider when choosing your insurance provider. Please make sure to consider the product statement to determine what is right for your Shed.