The Invisible Protection Plan: Contents Insurance
Take a look around your house. Start in the living room. Now move your way to the kitchen and bathrooms. Stop at the bedrooms. What do all these rooms have in common? All these rooms have possessions, some very important and valuable while others are junk or worthless. Combined they are all worth money and that is where contents insurance comes into play.
Contents insurance is a must for any family with a moderately sized home. The insurance guarantees protection for your prized possessions either worth a lot in value, or that symbolizes a lot to you. Such as a grandfather clock that has been passed down for centuries. It protects your house’s favorite possessions.
A house fire can spark up in a matter of minutes from a variety of sources. Sometimes the source of the fire is preventable while other times it’s just a fluke. Either way a fire will destroy anything in its path. Floods and water damage can ruin possessions quickly as well. And what about security from thieves? Don’t you want that protection too?
Hopefully you would have contents insurance. If not, isn’t it about time you got it. Once you decide to expand your coverage on your house and possessions, talk to your insurance broker and request an appraiser to stop by. The appraiser is responsible for examining your home and assesses the worth of your possessions.
Allow the appraiser to roam your house freely and take his or her time. Remember, the better job they do appraising, the more accurate your possessions are calculated. Follow them around and answer any questions they have. They are trying to work with you, not against you.
The insurance company will work closely with the appraiser and discuss the contents of your home. The insurance company may provide additional information on how you can better protect your home. Sometimes these are more than suggestions, stipulations that must be met before you gain full coverage.
For theft, insurance brokers are quick to suggest home alarm systems in case of an intrusion. If your home does not already have one of these, it’s a phenomenal idea. Wouldn’t you feel safer with one operating inside your home? Of course you would. Secondly, insurance brokers may request the installation of a safe or other protection unit to store your jewelry.
Most people do not have a lot of jewelry or expensive items lying around the house. But almost every house has important items that help run the house everyday or items that may not be worth a lot, but were passed down for generations in the family. Contact your insurance provider, request an appraiser, and get started on contents insurance. Trust me, it’s worth it!
Graham McKenzie is the content Syndication Manager at insurance123.co.zaSouth Africa’s leading Household Insurance information portal
