Post by account_disabled on Mar 15, 2024 22:57:35 GMT -7
If you read our article about how many robberies occur in Spain , these 5 tips to avoid theft in homes for this Holy Week will be tremendously useful to you, since given the figures that the “thieves” left us in past festivities, no one can ensure that our home will not be the next to be attacked. Of the 26 million homes in Spain, 15% of them do not have any security measures and 42% do not have home insurance. Although we talk about deterrent measures (alarms, armored doors, bars, etc.), and compensatory measures ( coverage for theft in home insurance ), in no case do we talk about measures that guarantee one hundred percent that we will avoid going through the trouble. of suffering a robbery at home. However, there are a series of simple measures that we can implement to deter robbers and so that home insurance compensation is as tight as possible in the event of an accident. 5 Tips to avoid theft in homes Do not leave valuable objects at home.
Jewelry, jewelry, expensive coats, large amounts of money... There are credit institutions that offer us to store these types of belongings during our vacations. On the other hand, remember that this type of objects, as we explained in a previous article on container and content in home insurance , must be attached and related to specific coverage within our home insurance, so before going on vacation, It is a good time to call our insurance company and review the amounts we have insured in BYB Directory the policy. Make a list of serial numbers. But at home there are other types of valuable objects: televisions, telephones, appliances, etc. Before going on vacation, it is advisable that we make a list with the type of device and its serial number. This will help us in two ways: it will make it easier for the Police to search and intervene and it will help the insurance company to calculate compensation. Invest in security systems.
Armored doors, bars, alarms... Although they tend to be expensive systems, we must think that what we invest on the one hand we will be recovering in two indirect ways: having this type of system will deter thieves and, in addition, usually entails bonuses to the when calculating your home insurance premium. Pretend that we continue living in the home. Do not lower the blinds completely, do not disconnect the doorbell or the electricity, leave automatic programming systems so that the television, light or radio turns on by themselves a couple of times a day, ask a trusted friend to remove the correspondence that will accumulate in our mailbox, not openly discuss our trip with anyone, much less announce it on social networks. Check that everything is closed. Before leaving, check that windows and doors are perfectly closed. Additionally, if you have recently done work, or if you have recently moved to a new home, it is advisable that you change all the keys and locks in the home. If the robbery occurred due to a mistake (for example, we left a window open), this could be problematic when it comes to receiving the corresponding compensation from our home insurance.
Jewelry, jewelry, expensive coats, large amounts of money... There are credit institutions that offer us to store these types of belongings during our vacations. On the other hand, remember that this type of objects, as we explained in a previous article on container and content in home insurance , must be attached and related to specific coverage within our home insurance, so before going on vacation, It is a good time to call our insurance company and review the amounts we have insured in BYB Directory the policy. Make a list of serial numbers. But at home there are other types of valuable objects: televisions, telephones, appliances, etc. Before going on vacation, it is advisable that we make a list with the type of device and its serial number. This will help us in two ways: it will make it easier for the Police to search and intervene and it will help the insurance company to calculate compensation. Invest in security systems.
Armored doors, bars, alarms... Although they tend to be expensive systems, we must think that what we invest on the one hand we will be recovering in two indirect ways: having this type of system will deter thieves and, in addition, usually entails bonuses to the when calculating your home insurance premium. Pretend that we continue living in the home. Do not lower the blinds completely, do not disconnect the doorbell or the electricity, leave automatic programming systems so that the television, light or radio turns on by themselves a couple of times a day, ask a trusted friend to remove the correspondence that will accumulate in our mailbox, not openly discuss our trip with anyone, much less announce it on social networks. Check that everything is closed. Before leaving, check that windows and doors are perfectly closed. Additionally, if you have recently done work, or if you have recently moved to a new home, it is advisable that you change all the keys and locks in the home. If the robbery occurred due to a mistake (for example, we left a window open), this could be problematic when it comes to receiving the corresponding compensation from our home insurance.