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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.

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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. If you carry a blanket policy and have a covered loss, it is likely that your insurance agent will have no information about the work in question beforehand.

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Informational Posts FAE created for their Design Blog

Fine Art Estates

Fine Art Insurance 101 Practical Tips for Safely Transporting Artwork Temporarily Storing Artwork: A Case Study Four Artwork Storage Solutions 3. Artwork Installation: Hanging and Framing FAQ’s Siting Sculpture, Part One: Overview Siting Sculpture: Part Two, A Case Study 4.

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The FAE Design Blog Table of Contents:

Fine Art Estates

Fine Art Insurance 101 Practical Tips for Safely Transporting Artwork Temporarily Storing Artwork: A Case Study Four Artwork Storage Solutions 3. Artwork Installation: Hanging and Framing FAQ’s Siting Sculpture, Part One: Overview Siting Sculpture: Part Two, A Case Study 4.

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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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Art Peritus Art Industry Spotlight: Katja Zigerlig of Berkley One

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Art Peritus recently sat down with Katja Zigerlig, Vice President, Art, Wine and Collectibles Advisory at Berkley One, a Berkley Company (WRB) to discuss the nuances of collecting and insuring Fine Art. I’ve seen martini glasses placed on a Donald Judd sculpture by unaware party guests. These types of valuations are not accepted.

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How To Find An Art Appraiser

Art Appraisal Resources

Art appraisals are a crucial step in determining the value of your art, whether for insurance, donation, resale, or estate planning. Different appraisers may have expertise in specific types of art, such as paintings, sculptures, or antiques. Entrusting this task to a qualified art appraiser is essential.