RESOURCES - Home Inventory

Home Inventory Audio File and Transcript Click here to download the MP3 file. This is Carolyn Gorman, Vice President at the Insurance Information Institute. What follows are three actualities on creating a home inventory. An up-to-date home inventory will help you make the most of your insurance dollars. It will help you purchase enough insurance to replace your personal property. Your claim will be settled more quickly, and it will substantiate losses for income tax purposes. Once you’ve completed your home inventory, keep a copy in a safe place outside your home—with a friend, or in a safe deposit box. The Insurance Information Institute has created free home inventory software can be downloaded at www.knowyourstuff.org. The software makes it easy to create a digital inventory of all your stuff. Then you can save it to your computer or email it to a friend