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Post Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:56 pm 
 

Does anyone actually insure their collection?  I asked my insurance agent about it on my home policy and he said that it wasn't covered because it was considered a collection.  Then since it really wasn't anything they handled he couldn't insure it.
Does anyone insure their collection and who do they do it through?


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Post Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:14 pm 
 

did you check to see if ok covered as books at least for part. as soon as say you have valuable collection will often get negative response but books sometimes easier to cover on core terms as insurers expect those in a house. sensible value for each as with a new book price means gain on some lose on others but better than nothing to start. still usually a max limit before specialist insurance required

  

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Post Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:14 pm 
 

I recently bought insurance - mainly for liability coverage.  But the questions they asked for contents insurance include one section for collections so I put in a value there - the insurance broker didn't seem to think this would be a problem.  There were separate categories for things such as jewelry, furs, computer, electronics, etc as well.

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Post Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:16 pm 
 

I went through Allstate. What I had to do was give them a PRECISE list of what I owned (that I update bi-yearly), and just pay a premium. Currently I have $20k worth of insurance on my collection. Probably overly generous, but, better safe than sorry. My buddy's dad collects Lionel trains, and he has a special rider on his homeowner's insurance to cover the thousands of trains he owns.

Honestly, if your insurance company doesn't handle collectibles, then you should find a new insurance agency. Done deal.

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Post Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:00 am 
 

I have had my collection insured for quite some time, and have had to specifiy allitems above an individual value. They wont cover for MOULD though, so my air conditioning and de-humidifying bill is large, espeiclaly over the Hong Kong summer.....

  

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Post Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:04 am 
 

You might start with this website:

http://www.collectinsure.com/

Just a brief glance over the site, they seem to be pretty well established and insure a plethora of collectibles including ephemera (for those of you that like to pay $18000 for a scrap of paper.  :wink: ).  Doesnt say anything specific about RPG's but perhaps they could be covered under a broader category such as books or toys.


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