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Passion Assets: A True Love of Collecting

Art Peritus

While this quote often captures the inexplicable nature of human desire, it also resonates with the motivations behind collecting. Whether its choosing a potential mate or pursuing a coveted object, the pull of desire remains the same when it comes to collecting. This makes it critical to secure proper coverage.

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A Consumer’s Guide to Insurance Appraisal Reports: Do You Need One and How to Get One?

Artifactual History Appraisal

I’ve included a short excerpt below and the entire article can be read online here ( [link] ) “Many people are familiar with the concept of insurance coverage in the context of car insurance or travel insurance, but knowledge about insurance coverage of personal property such as fine art or antiques is much less widespread.

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Why Art Collectors Need the Right Insurance

Veritas Art Appraisals

Some of the most common questions advisors hear from clients about their fine art and collectibles are, “Does my homeowner’s insurance provide coverage for my artwork? A typical homeowner’s insurance policy affords you a little bit of coverage. Do I need a special rider?”

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Insurance: Protecting Your Collection

Art Peritus

Surprisingly, many collectors of “passion assets” don’t think to protect these valuables with insurance. Often the misconception is that only blue-chip collections worth millions of dollars require this kind of specialized protection. This is especially true when one considers how remarkably specialized these policies can be.

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Protecting Your Collection and Your Wallet: What You Could Lose If You Suffer a Loss Without an Appraisal

McAllister Fossum Appraisal Services

Understand Your Homeowner’s Insurance Policy The biggest problem I see after a devastating loss is underinsurance, meaning that homeowners suffer a loss yet fail to recover tens of thousands of dollars just at the time when they have lost everything they hold dear. At this point, you know you have at least $7,000 worth of fine art.

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Insuring and Valuation Updates in more Dynamic Markets

ValuePros Appraisal Services

By Ray Nugent Fine Art Insurers require more frequent valuation updates for Fine Art items than other less dynamic markets. With Fine Art the event is a secondary market auction hammer price. We have all seen the sensational headlines of “a new record auction price” for work of art.

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

A collection of unbranded jewelry that has no celebrity provenance may sell at a local or regional auction house. The insured ends up with a comparable, used property and not a new property. Replacement cost comparable is generally used for antiques, collectibles, fine art, period jewelry, among other types of property.