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- Subject: Re: Safeware computer insurance -- Any good?
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- Date: 15 Nov 92 22:56:47 GMT
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- In article <BxpxwI.EMG@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, berger@atropa (Mike Berger) writes:
- >park@netcom.com (Bill Park) writes:
- >>I'm considering insuring my computer equipment with Safeware Insurance
- >>Agency, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio.
- >
- >>-- Are they an honest company?
- >>-- Do they provide useful kinds of insurance on computer equipment?
- >>-- Are their rates competitive?
- >>-- Do they pay claims promptly, or do they try wriggle out of it?
- >*----
- >Safeware covers equipment used for business as well as personal applications,
- >so its useful where your homeowner's insurance isn't. A friend had a
- >lightning damaged modem, and Safeware was willing to replace it without
- >any trouble, except for this consideration: At the time (this was a few
- >years ago), they had a list of "standard" replacement items. So, for
- >example, if you lost a modem, they'd replace it with a comparable Hayes
- >product. That might be a benefit if you lost an Anchor modem, but a
- >disadvantage if you want your NEC modem replaced with an identical one.
- >They did agree to pay for an exact replacement bought on the surplus market
- >when my friend refused the Hayes. I don't know if their policies have
- >changed since then.
- >
- >--
- > Mike Berger
- > Internet berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
-
-
- Another solution is to take out a personal articles policy with your
- own insurance agent. Mine is with State Farm and I am paying almost the same
- amount as a Safeware policy. THe state farm policy is a no-deductable,
- no-fault policy, so for anything that happens to the computer (even if you
- cased it) they will pay to replace the damaged component with an identical
- component. You might want to chekc with your local insurance agent.
- Scott
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