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Originally Posted by Louwai
I have listed all my gear as specific items & values. The insurer has set up my account so that I can log in online & choose when, & for how long my gear will be away from my home. (eg, when I'm at Astrofest). When Iget home I log in & "turn off" the away-from-home button.
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I can't help but think that I would be very uncomfortable with giving information about exactly what I own, what it's worth, and when I'll be away from home
Maybe I'm just paranoid, but while it's great to be covered, it's also an open invitation for potential theft if someone get access to your details. I've worked as software developer in a large insurance company and there was no limit to the customer data that I could get access to. They also had all the old records of previous customers, which they actually were legally obliged to delete but obviously never did. Is it unthinkable that someone in an insurance company might try to use this data to their advantage? Or maybe sell the information to someone who would?
Now it has to be said that personally my astro gear is not worth anything close to yours, and I also don't travel with it, so I can definitely understand why you'd want proper insurance, but still just something to think about.