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Fine Art Insurance 101

Fine Art Estates

Three Insurance Experts Explain the Intricacies of Insuring Your Art Collection I am often asked by clients if they should cover their art under their homeowner’s insurance (HO) or if they should investigate insuring their art with a separate fine art collectors’ policy.

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Evaluation to Valuation: Navigating Fine Art Appraisals

Art Appraisal Resources

How do you place value on something as intricate and subjective as fine art? In this post we explore fine art valuation and appraisal, how an appraisal is conducted and the different types of art appraisals. You can learn more about insurance appraisals in this blog post.

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

Artifactual History Appraisal

Recently I wrote an article for Worthwhile Magazine™ titled “A Consumer’s Guide to Insurance Appraisal Reports: Do You Need One and How to Get One?” In my own appraisal firm, I answer many questions from potential clients who are unsure if they need an insurance appraisal report or what the process is to get one.

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Why do you need to have extra insurance coverage for fine art & jewelry?

International Society of Appraisers

One question you should ask yourself is “am I properly insured if something catastrophic happens?” ” Insurance companies often require an appraisal before providing coverage for fine art and jewelry.

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Documenting Your Art Collection

Fine Art Estates

Most Fine Art Insurance professionals will agree that the best way to ensure that an insured loss is settled quickly and fairly is by properly documenting your art collection. To be sure that any appreciation is covered, most collectors opt to have a blanket , as opposed to a scheduled policy protecting their art.

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How To Determine If You Need An Art Appraisal

Art Appraisal Resources

Value matters and an art appraisal completed by a qualified art appraiser can save you substantial money by not selling too low, insuring too low, or paying too much in estate tax or equitable distribution. In this article, we will explore the key indicators that suggest you may need an art appraisal.

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Insurance: Protecting Your Collection

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Desantis Should You Consider Insurance? Surprisingly, many collectors of “passion assets” don’t think to protect these valuables with insurance. However, in truth there is no “minimum value” to mandate insuring one’s treasured valuables and virtually ALL collections can benefit substantially from being insured.