VIDEO from Medialink: Parents' Insurance Policies May Offer Theft Protection for College Students.As college students head back to campus for a new school year, they'll they'll Contraction of they will. they'll will bring along their computers, MP3 players A digital music player that supports the MP3 format, which was the audio format that started a revolution in online music downloads and distribution. All portable music players, the iPod being the most popular, support MP3 along with one or more other audio formats. , televisions, and many other expensive personal items. Since students often leave their dorm room doors open, these items can be vulnerable to theft. 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. recent government studies, there are nearly 13,000 thefts from college residence halls each year. Do students have any protection if their valuables valuables valuable npl → objets mpl de valeur valuables valuable npl → Wertsachen pl get stolen? (See video at: http://media.medialink.com/WebNR.aspx?story=32364) Parents' homeowners insurance policies will generally cover college students from theft -- provided they live in temporary housing, such as a dorm room or at a fraternity or sorority sorority: see fraternity. house. It is recommended that parents review their policies, as there may be limits on coverage for electronic equipment and data. This same coverage may not extend to an off-campus apartment, since that can be considered a "secondary residence." Registered journalists can access video, audio, text, graphics and photos for free and unrestricted use at http://media.medialink.com. |
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