Proper Insurance review
Our independent editorial read on Proper Insurance for New York City short-term-rental owners.
★★★★☆ 4.2 · our editorial rating
- Category
- STR insurance policy
- Pricing
- Not published (quote); annual policy
- Free tier
- No
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Proper Insurance is STR insurance policy. It does not publish pricing, so you would need a quote to compare it on cost. There is no free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Real Lloyd's-backed policy that replaces homeowners; broker-only, ~$2–3k/yr.
Who it’s for
Proper Insurance is one host software tool we track for owners weighing their options in New York City.
Our take
We list Proper Insurance’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Because Proper Insurance keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against BnBGenius, which states free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required openly. Published pricing is one of the things we weight most heavily.
What the record says about fit
Category first: Proper Insurance is STR insurance policy, so judge it against that job — not against suites that promise everything. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. Test path: one paid month, one listing, one honest verdict. Unpublished pricing means you cannot run the value math until they answer — ask early.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote self-manager. Automation earns its keep fastest at a distance — every task Proper Insurance genuinely takes over is a drive you do not make. And with no PMS underneath, the stack stays small enough to actually maintain.
- The small-portfolio host. Two or three listings is where per-listing pricing starts to bite and flat pricing starts to win — read Proper Insurance’s model with your exact count in mind.
Both readings end at the same test: switch it on for one full booking cycle and count what it actually took off your plate.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: automate it — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Proper Insurance beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Proper Insurance cost?
Pricing is not published; you would need a quote.
Is there a free tier?
No.
Do you need a PMS to run Proper Insurance?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What to pin down with Proper Insurance
- “What does it actually cost?” Pricing is not published, so get it before you invest setup time.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Three others we would weigh against it, with their own published numbers rather than our guesses:
- Zeevou — Free tier; paid £18.56–£21.66/unit/mo (3/10/50-unit mins).
- RueBaRue — Not published; ~$5–$10/property/mo (3rd-party).
- Besty AI — Not published (demo); custom per-unit.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see OneFineBnB for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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