Volume 5, Issue 2
Keeping Track of Your Valuables
Try closing your eyes and mentally listing your living room furnishings or the contents of your jewelry box. If you have trouble coming up with a complete tally, imagine how hard it would be after the stress of a fire or burglary.
Having a written inventory, and perhaps even a visual recording, of your household valuables can be a prudent, money-saving strategy. Property insurers may be less likely to question claims based on such inventories, particularly if you submit photographs, videotape, receipts, or an appraiser's statement for valuable items. Your insurance company may even provide a useful inventory form.
Make sure to keep a copy of your inventory of household valuables with your insurance agent or in your safe-deposit box. We'd be happy to help you determine the best way to inventory your family's possessions. Give us a call.