Insurance - your experiences


I often look at my system and LP collection and think ’Although I have been told my equipment and vinyl are covered for fire, theft, and accident, I would hate to put it to the test,’Have you detailed equipment, CD’s, and vinyl to your insurer and have an agreed value?
Anyone have experience of claiming? What difficulty have you overcome with equipment classed as too ’old to insure’ - as is my 1984 Linn Sondek. Or even rare vinyl?Let me know your experiences.
surferandy

Showing 1 response by clearthinker

For those with million dollar systems and other very valuable easily moveable chattels such as antique collections, the question arises - should I insure at all.
Almost all top-end professional robberies start off as information leaks from insurance company records by bribed staff.  The amount of information insurance companies insist on (see posts above, lists of albums even) gives professional thieves everything then need for a designer heist, in many cases pre-sold.
Whilst a few such robberies aim at a particular article, often a painting, most bring two pantechnicons, overpower the owner and spend a couple of days loading at leisure.