Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!super.upenn.edu!eecae!driscoll From: driscoll@eecae.UUCP (Mike Driscoll) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Personal Computer Insurance ? Message-ID: <4689@eecae.UUCP> Date: 11 Dec 87 13:37:24 GMT References: <4769@iucs.UUCP> Organization: Engineering, Michigan State U., E. Lansing MI Lines: 23 in article <4769@iucs.UUCP>, bobmon@iucs.UUCP (RAMontante [condition that I not be identified]) says: > Summary: maybe a rider on your homeowner's insurance? > > I purchased a rider on my homeowner's policy (actually, renter's policy) > that specifically covers my computer stuff -- I had to make out an inventory > of what was covered (sheesh! That $1300 box is the basis of a $3500 system, > and I was trying to hold the costs down...) > > My impression from the insurance agent is that such riders, for computers as > well as for other specifically valuable items, is a fairly common option. I once received an advertisement from some `computer insurance' company that said that most homeowner's/renter's policies don't cover computer equipment that is used for business purposes. Was this just a scare tactic on their part? Do the riders mentioned cover the equipment no matter what it is used for? -- Michael A. Driscoll UUCP: ...ihnp4!msudoc!eecae!driscoll Dept. of Electrical Engineering ARPA: driscoll@eecae.ee.msu.edu (35.8.8.151) Michigan State University Office: (517) 353-5337 E. Lansing, MI, 48824