Brooke Insurance: Thinking about Buying Jewelry this Valentine's Day?OVERLAND PARK Overland Park, city (1990 pop. 111,790), Johnson co., NE Kans., a residential suburb of Kansas City; inc. 1960. There is printing and publishing, and the manufacture of apparel, aircraft parts, cement, prepared foods, salt, chemicals, marine accessories, and signs. , Kan. -- The Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. holiday is quickly approaching and many people will be choosing jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. for loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl - perhaps a ring for a marriage proposal or an elegant necklace or bracelet for a spouse. Either way, jewelry is traditionally the ultimate gift to symbolize admiration and love. That is why Brooke Insurance, a franchise of Brooke Capital Corporation, is encouraging people to get the proper insurance coverage on personal items such as jewelry as the holiday comes knocking on our doors. "It is vital that insurance is considered as people begin to purchase expensive jewelry items or gifts for their spouses or other loved ones this Valentine's Day," said Kyle Garst, chief executive officer of Brooke Capital Corporation. "It is very common for homeowner policies to have certain coverage limits. In fact, most policies require that additional coverage be purchased to protect valuable items, like jewelry, that are often kept at home." Garst offers the following tips on how to take proper safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and . * Be sure to keep a list of the pieces of jewelry you keep in your home, as well as the appraisal amount for each item, if available. * Do not keep jewelry out in the open - it may lead to loss or theft. * When you leave your home, make sure all windows and doors are locked. * If you own jewelry that you do not wear frequently, a safe deposit box A safe deposit box (sometimes incorrectly called a safety deposit box) is a type of safe usually located in groups inside a bank vault or in the back of a bank or post office. might be good to keep in the home. Note: bedrooms are usually the first places to be burglarized. * Keep valuable items in a safe, enclosed place when you have guests. Storage places for your jewelry should not be common knowledge to anyone. * Jewelry should be inspected regularly, especially rings. Rings should also be inspected for damage and fixed as soon as possible. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent article written by the Oklahoma insurance commissioner, a typical limit for jewelry on a homeowner's policy is estimated at $1,000. Garst said that people should also keep in mind that estimates vary, depending on the type of loss for the jewelry, such as fire, theft, storm damage, etc. For more information, contact 866-77-AGENT. powered by Grassroots Newswire(TM) (c) 2007 eNR Services, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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