Most people know they should document their home’s contents for insurance reasons but they often ask why or how to do it the right way. If you have a loss due to fire, theft or natural disaster your insurance company will need certain details to complete the claims process. Those details include:
Photographs or video of your home and possessions is also helpful, and, in the case of a burglary, may be a useful resource for law enforcement officials. The problem is that this documentation won’t help if it’s lost or destroyed so consider saving your information electronically. Take your photos with a digital camera and create your log in a word processing program so they can all be saved in a computer file. This file can be saved to a disc you keep at work or uploaded to a website so you can access from anywhere, including your home.
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August 29th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Danny,
Thank you for your article on Document Valuables. My name is Tobin Meyer and I’m a Deputy Sheriff in Washington State.
I’ve recently started a company called Document My Valuables, Inc. at http://www.documentmyvaluables.com.
It is at it’s core an online safety deposit box designed specifically to store information like make, model, serial number, value, etc along with photos and/or video of your valuable belongings.
I’d love to get the word out about my company as it’s affordable for everyone ($14.99 per year) and it’s very easy to use.
If nothing else I’d like your feedback on the website as it was just recently launched.
Thanks for your article!
Kind Regards,
Tobin Meyer
Bellingham WA