{"id":1343,"date":"2022-03-24T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:03:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T19:03:33","slug":"jewelry-insurance-is-a-homeowners-policy-good-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/jewelry-insurance-is-a-homeowners-policy-good-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewelry Insurance &#8211; Is a Homeowners Policy Good Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you&#8217;re fortunate enough to have jewelry, you may wonder about jewelry insurance. Does a homeowners, condo or renters policy properly cover it? What kind of jewelry claims are covered by homeowners policies, and which aren&#8217;t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Off the shelf homeowners policies do a good job of insuring everyday belongings. But to keep costs reasonable, they limit coverage on unusually valuable items. That includes jewelry, watches and similar items.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, many people choose to insure their jewelry specifically. The most common way is to list jewelry as Scheduled Personal Property on a homeowners policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jewelry-insurance-graphic.png\" alt=\"Jewelry insurance is limited on homeowners policies. It's a good idea to have separate jewelry coverage. \" class=\"wp-image-6313\" width=\"502\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jewelry-insurance-graphic.png 1004w, https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jewelry-insurance-graphic-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Jewelry-insurance-graphic-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">5 Reasons to Separately Insure Your Jewelry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0f3f81;\">1. To Cover Jewelry Theft<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/renters-insurance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/renters-insurance.html\">Maine renters insurance<\/a> policies only cover theft of jewelry up to $1,000 or $1,500. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/condo-insurance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/condo-insurance.html\">Maine condo insurance<\/a> policies and homeowners policies have the same limitation. &nbsp;If you separately list your jewelry (called &#8220;scheduling&#8221;), it&#8217;s covered for theft up to the listed value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0f3f81;\">2. Jewelry Insurance is Cheap<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Maine jewelry insurance is inexpensive. Insuring a $5,000 ring often costs less than $50 a year on your homeowners policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0f3f81;\">3. To Avoid Arguing with Your Insurance Company about Value<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After your jewelry is gone or damaged, it&#8217;s hard to prove what it was worth. What size and quality were the stones? What type and grade of metal was it? Scheduling more expensive pieces of jewelry requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelryappraisalservices.com\/why-jewelry-appraisal-services.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.jewelryappraisalservices.com\/why-jewelry-appraisal-services.html\">an appraisal<\/a>. When your jewelry is appraised and scheduled, you and the insurance company agree up-front what you have and how much it&#8217;s worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0f3f81;\">4. Jewelry Insurance Can Avoid a Deductible<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your homeowners policy has a property deductible. Often that&#8217;s $1,000 or more. If you lose a stone or a piece of jewelry, you&#8217;re less likely to replace it if you have to pay that kind of money. When you schedule your jewelry, there&#8217;s no deductible. That makes it more likely that you can replace or repair it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #0f3f81;\">5. Broader Coverage for Damage<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Homeowners policies cover your belongings for 16 &#8220;named perils&#8221;. Those include everyday causes like fire, theft, etc. &nbsp;If you schedule your jewelry, it&#8217;s covered for &#8220;open perils&#8221;. In other words, if a cause of loss isn&#8217;t excluded in the policy, it&#8217;s covered. For example, losing a stone from a diamond ring is NOT covered on an unendorsed homeowners policy, but IS covered when the ring is scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Maine Jewelry Insurance Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you live in Maine and own jewelry? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.noyeshallallen.com\/contact-us.html\">Contact a Noyes Hall &amp; Allen Insurance agent in South Portland<\/a> at 207-799-5541. As an independent agent, we offer a choice of Maine&#8217;s top insurance companies. That means we can compare price and coverage to help you find the best value. We&#8217;d be happy to compare options for your jewelry insurance and give advice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, we&#8217;re independent and committed to you.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re fortunate enough to have jewelry, you may wonder about jewelry insurance. Does a homeowners, condo or renters policy properly cover it? What kind of jewelry claims are covered by homeowners policies, and which aren&#8217;t? Off the shelf homeowners policies do a good job of insuring everyday belongings. 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