Insurance Assessments and what they mean for your Assets

Insurance Assessments

Established In 2000

Accurate Replacement & Reinstatement Cost Valuations

We provide independent, fully compliant insurance property valuations and replacement cost assessments for commercial, industrial, strata, and residential assets. Our certified team delivers accurate reinstatement value reports across the Central Coast, Newcastle, and Hunter regions.

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We have 25+ years of industry experience.

Servicing Central Coast, Newcastle & Hunter Region

Compliance, Reporting & Better Planning

Maintaining an accurate insurance sum insured is vital to protecting real estate assets against catastrophic damage, fire, or total loss. Rapidly escalating construction material costs, labour shortages, and updated building codes have driven construction costs up, leaving many property owners and strata schemes severely underinsured without realising it. In the event of a claim, under-insurance can trigger co-insurance clauses, leaving asset owners to pay significant out-of-pocket gaps.

At MDA Property Valuers, our Certified Practising Valuers provide detailed, independent Insurance Replacement Cost Valuation reports (Reinstatement & Replacement Assessments). Backed by over 25 years of regional experience, we ensure your building sums insured accurately reflect actual replacement, demolition, professional fee, and statutory cost realities.

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Prompt Service, one call and appointment was booked. Turned up on time and diligent work
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Veteran Life
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John was fantastic to deal with. He was punctual in delivering exactly what we needed and we appreciated all his expertise. Highly recommended
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Craig Fairbairn
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John’s service level is high and his understanding of the issues was excellent - he also offered me the opportunity for him to report a range as an option for the valuation I required, which I accepted due to the nature of the site, (which might normally demand a premium) and the fact that an auction sale is involved.
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Mark Milne
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Excellent service- efficient,courteous, and reliable. Everything was handled smoothly. Highly recommend. Thank you so much.
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Kerry Cairns
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Very responsive, punctual and communication is great. highly recommend.
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John was prompt and professional with the service.
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R Gounder
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We are very pleased with valuation prepared by John Sheather for our property at Patonga. Very professional and exactly as we required it. Bondi Junction Waverley RSL Sub-Branch.
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Bill Harrigan
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I contacted John Sheather on Tuesday and by Friday the report was ready! He is so personable and professional. John listened to what we needed as we were selling our investment property which once was our home and needed to work out the capital gain tax. I am so appreciative of your work John and will for sure contact you for any future work!
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Delia
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Very efficient, responsive and completed the work within an urgent timeframe. Would highly recommend John and his business
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Heath Anderson
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Professional business with a fast turnaround. Highly recommended.
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MDA regularly assists:

Servicing Central Coast, Newcastle & Hunter Region

Insurance Assessments for your Property Asset

Strata & Community Schemes

Statutory 5-year insurance valuations required under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW). Provides compliant reinstatement sum assessments to satisfy Owners Corporation statutory obligations.

Commercial & Industrial Buildings

Accurate replacement cost modelling for warehouses, offices, and retail complexes. Calculates full building replacement cost, plant item considerations, site clearing, and inflation provisions.

Heritage & Complex Assets

Specialist replacement assessments for historic or non-standard structural builds. Accurately models specialized materials, modern code adaptation costs, and specialist labour rates.

Annual Sum Insured Indexing

Periodic review of sums insured to account for building cost escalation. Delivers updated replacement assessments to keep insurance policies aligned with market inflation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Find answers to the most common questions about our services and pricing.

How often does an NSW Strata Scheme require an insurance valuation?

Under the Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 (NSW), strata managers and Owners Corporations are legally required to obtain a formal insurance valuation at least once every 5 years. However, given recent hyper-inflation in construction costs, many boards opt for updates every 2–3 years.

A formal insurance replacement valuation includes:

  • Estimated cost to reconstruct the primary building structures.
  • Demolition and site clearing expenses.
  • Professional fees (architects, engineers, project managers, certifiers).
  • Allowances for cost escalation during the planning, tender, and build period.
  • Statutory authority fees and modern building code compliance costs.

Market value is the estimated amount a property would sell for on the open market (which includes land value). Insurance value reflects only the cost to physically rebuild the structures, clear the land, and pay professional fees following a total loss—excluding the underlying land value.