| Everything seemed pretty simple when you | | | | to be well prepared in advance. Do you have offsite |
| purchased that insurance policy. If you have a loss, | | | | copies of your computer files? What about paper |
| just tell the insurance company about it and you will | | | | files? If this is some kind of property loss, you will |
| get paid - Right? Well.... it may not be quite that easy. | | | | need to document the value. A insurance claim |
| There are some basic steps you should follow to | | | | dispute can be very stressful. If you have to try to |
| make sure your insurance claim is paid quickly and | | | | reconstruct records that were destroyed, it will delay |
| fully. | | | | your insurance payment and make it much harder for |
| Prepare - in advance. The single most important thing | | | | you to prove the value of your loss. |
| that will make your life easier in the event of a loss is | | | | |