Go Digital with an Internet Safe
Date Added: September 04, 2007 05:16:11 AM
It makes sense and is pretty simple, right? Almost all homeowner’s policies have a provision that you must provide not only proof of ownership, but also proof of condition prior to filing a claim. What that means is you need to take a visual inventory of your insured possessions.
What most people do is start snapping Polaroids or using the VHS recorder. Before you do this, look at the phrase – “store the video away from your home.”
The reason you need to store that video away from your home is fairly obvious. You do not want it destroyed if your home is destroyed. But where can you store it?
Why not store it online?
If you can digitize the information, there are many “storage” services available online. Their sole focus is to assist in preparing you for a disaster by giving you safe storage and quick access to your important documents and images.
Online storage services such as these can supply you with large storage capacity for a reasonable fee. Many give you the ability to place additional descriptive text with the image, video or documents. And even better is that there are financial institutions that offer services such as this free to their clients. You just need to check with them.
Your information is protected online as there are no disasters that can destroy your information. We know it is possible to lose a file, but finding a lost file is easier than having the information destroyed at home.
