Tag: jewelry coverage

What is Inland Marine Insurance and Who Needs it?

I had a conversation with a local Dallas home builder recently. We were discussing an upcoming project he was about to start and the builders risk insurance he needed for it. We’d already covered the project’s scope, the current value of the home, and its increased value when the renovations are completed. I then asked him about the value of materials he’d be purchasing and the delivery schedule.

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Insurance Advice to Newlyweds

Today, my wife, Sheri, and I are driving from Dallas to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to celebrate and support my niece as she marries one very lucky guy! It will be a great time celebrating their love and cheering them on, not to mention the family entertainment that usually accompanies a gathering like this.

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Jewelry, Artwork & Collectibles; Does your home policy cover these?

?Early in my career I met with a client to review the changes we’d made to her homeowner’s policy. She’d completed a remodeling project so we updated the amount of coverage on her home. She gave me a tour of her home and then we sat down at the dining room table to review the policy changes. There were 4 beautiful paintings hanging on the walls and I asked her if they were originals. With pride, she beamed they were. The value of the paintings was about $32,000.00. We had discussed everything else except the artwork.

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