Create A Home Inventory

If your home or business were to encounter a disaster, would you remember all the things you have purchased if they were destroyed? Part of emergency preparedness is having an inventory of all the items in your home and business. This inventory will help speed up the claims process, verify losses, and purchase the right amount of insurance.

This database should include the room items are in, a description of the item, serial numbers, model numbers, date of purchase, and receipts. With clothing, inventory the items by category: pants, shirts, shoes, etc. It is also advised by the Insurance Information Institute that one also photographs and/or makes a video of possessions.

Once the list is complete, continue to update it as you make new purchases. Store copies of the inventory, along with photographs or videos, in a safety deposit box or at a friend or relative’s home. This will ensure the inventory will still be available if your copy is destroyed in a disaster.

Home Contents Inventory List (options through Microsoft)

Learn more about recovering from a disaster.