Real estate blog entries tagged with damage by Harry Lakin (Boutique Moving)

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Home : Blogs : Harry Lakin : Moving Myths, Facts and Tips : Tag "damage"

damage: Filing a claim for loss or damage with your mover. - 07/30/08 10:50 AM

The first thing you have to remember is that your mover did not provide you with "insurance".
Regardless if you purchased additional "valuation" from your mover or elected to just move with the standard 60 cents/lb./article...you do not have "all risk" coverage.
#1. If your claim is for packing damage, it is incumbent on you to keep all packing materials, so that the mover can inspect them. Failure to do so could negate your claim on a technicality. My advice, if you discover packing damage and your packing was done by the mover. Stop unpacking that particular box and alert the … (0 comments)

damage: More Moving Myths...Insurance? - 06/25/08 11:10 AM

It's time to move, so you hire a professional mover and then buy their insurance to protect you against whatever damage or loss may occur to your things while in the mover's control....right????
Wrong!
Movers don't sell insurance. Think about it, you need a license to sell insurance! Movers sell a product called VALUATION. Valuation, while "insurance like" is distinctly different than insurance as it does NOT cover all risks. Basically, unless you purchase the mover's valuation coverage the mover will provide you a bare bones 60 cents/lb./article coverage against damage or loss. For example, a television that weighs … (2 comments)

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