Individuals and families accumulate assets and valuables over time, but not everyone protects their property in the best way. Often, people can be careless with how they display and store what means most to them, and unknowingly make themselves a target for thieves. In today's blog post, we discuss the importance of locking up assets and valuables, and offer four suggestions to keep your property safe from criminals.
Don't Publicly Flaunt Valuables
A Texas woman made national headlines when her three-story, 3000-square foot closet full of furs, jewelry, designer handbags, and high-end shoes was burglarized shortly after it was featured on a national morning talk show. While she certainly didn't deserve to be robbed of her valuables, she inadvertently made herself and her home a prime target for thieves looking for a major haul. Homeowners and businesses can learn from this story by ensuring valuables, heirlooms, and collectibles are all safely stored and are not prominently displayed in front windows or in the media where they may be targeted by thieves.
Safeguard Important Papers
Homeowners often have an abundance of important paperwork throughout their home, but not all of it is stored safely or even in the same place. Property owners should use waterproof and fireproof safes to store documents and important papers such as birth certificates, social security cards, marriage license, stocks, bonds, and insurance documents. Not only can this help protect against theft, but it can also protect these important documents from wind, rain, and fire damage.
Lock Up Weapons
If there's one thing that's true about Texas, it's that it is a gun-friendly state. It's fairly common for Texas households to have at least one gun in the home, whether for hunting, sport, home defense, or personal safety when out and about. Unfortunately, many Texans do not safely store their weapons, and they are often stolen by thieves, or discovered by children in the home. Gun safes are an important investment to safely store guns, ammunition, knives, and other weapons to keep away from criminals or young kids who might think it's a toy.
Use Special Storage Facilities When Needed
Sometimes homeowners have assets that can't be stored at home, either because they're out of space in their house or they want to store it securely offsite. In these instances, property owners can use personalized storage facilities to secure assets, such as fur storage, car storage for collectible vehicles, or safety deposit boxes for rare coins, jewels, or family heirlooms. This ensures that valuable assets are stored safely and correctly to prevent damage, loss, or theft.
Our valuables have significant meaning to us, whether financial, sentimental, or both. When something is important to us, we should care for it and protect it from loss or theft whenever possible. Our valuable assets and property should be protected at home, and also with quality Personal Insurance coverage from Aegis Insurance & Financial Services. The friendly and knowledgeable team at Aegis can create a tailored personal insurance package that protects the value of your most important assets, including Homeowners Insurance, Renter's Insurance, Inland Marine insurance, Auto Insurance, and Motorcycle or RV insurance. Contact Aegis today at 713-850-7622 for more information, or fill out our online form to request a free quote!