Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Insurance Myth #7: Personal Property

Everything inside my house is covered on my homeowner's policy as personal property. 

BUSTED


About 35% of your personal property value is located in your kitchen. This includes all appliances portable or fixtured. If you have replacement cost coverage (like new) or actual cost value (depreciated) coverage also affects your coverage level here. 

Specific limits (usually $2,500) always apply to specific items such as jewelry, tools, computers, silver, money/coins, etc. If you own antiques, valuable art, collections of discontinued items, musical instruments or heirlooms that are valued over $2500 you should have them apprised and documented for “scheduled articles” coverage by your insurer. 

This coverage only applies if the loss occurs at home. If you wear it or take it from home another coverage is required “inland marine” that will allow for damage, theft or loss. The cost for these are minimal compared to the item value but knowing it is covered before you have a loss is more important to us. At GIA LLC we ask these questions so you can make an educated decision to insure or not!

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