Budget Direct wins Money Magazine Awards, marking historic eight years "The best of the best" Save

BRISBANE, Australia, December 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a market defined by rising premiums and cost of living pressures, Budget Direct has officially been named a Money Magazine Best of the Best 2026 winner in the two key categories of Best Value Auto Insurance and Best Value Home & Contents Insurance.

This victory marks a historic milestone in the hotly contested Australian insurance market, confirming Budget Direct as the value leader by securing the title in motor insurance for eight consecutive years (2019-2026) and home and contents insurance. award for five consecutive years (2022-2026) which is the ninth victory in this category since 2017 (2017-2020).

Money Magazine’s annual Best of the Best awards are widely considered a benchmark for consumer value, with a decade of “quantitative expertise” analyzing market data from hundreds of vendors and thousands of product choices.

Jonathan Kerr, director of growth at Budget Direct, said the awards were strong market validation and a significant achievement for the company which has now paid out more than $1.5 billion in car and home insurance claims in the last 12 months.

“Winning an award once is great, but winning it eight or five years in a row, despite a pandemic and a global inflation crisis, is remarkable and speaks to our core mission,” Kerr said. “When Money Magazine asks: ‘Who is the best car insurer?’ » or “Who is the home insurer offering the best value for money?” ”, their research provides the answer: it’s Budget Direct.

By decoupling high quality protection from high premiums, Budget Direct continues to solve the ‘insurance puzzle’ for millions of Australians, ensuring they don’t have to compromise on cover to stay within budget.

Budget Direct continues to grow at a steady pace by expanding its product range, leveraging new technologies and strengthening internal capabilities to ensure efficiency and a win-win situation for customers and the business.

Kerr added: “Our customers are now sending us photos via their mobile phones to help us understand the damage to their vehicles. Once we receive the photos, we leverage AI-powered machine vision to make the claims process faster and easier for our customers.

Learn more about the Money Magazine 2026 Best of the Best Awards.

Get a quote for one of Budget Direct’s award-winning insurance policies.

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