New subject: Insurance.

2 Sep 1999

...
     My name is Bo Zimmerman.  I've been collecting
computers (and calculators,
 and disk drives, and printers, etc, etc) made by Commodore Business Machines
 for about three years, with my primary interest being programming and
 tinkering (upgrading, networking, etc.)  If anyone is amused by such things,
 I maintain a web site of my collection at
 http://www.zimmers.net/cbmpics/index.html. 

Welcome to the list!  I grew up on the PET, and there are several other CBM
people on the list.  Larry Anderson is our resident expert, I think.

...
     My question concerns insurance, and is the reason I
was referred to this
 fine gathering.  Does anyone here carry insurance against fire (or theft?!)
 for their collections? 

IIRC my home contents insurance doesn't cover my collection.  I intend to change
that... man~ana...

When I brought a Tek 4052 to the USA for the VCF last year, I insured it for
2000 pounds (about $3000 US), which cost me 100 pounds just for the 2 weeks I
was out of the UK.  With a policy excess of 100 pounds, I didn't bother claiming
for the minor chassis bends and keyboard damamge when the airline dropped it.
It still worked, after all!

I don't know whether my insurance experience is typical.  Anyone else?

Philip.

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