Sunday, September 19, 2010

Choosing Insurance for College Life


The New York Times - September 17th, 2010

LIKE any concerned parent, Ronald Laconi, president of the Chartis Private Client Group, sat with his son through a security presentation for college freshmen a few weeks ago. “We spent a good hour and a half hour going through the safety procedures,” he said.

Many risks that college students face — from property and identity theft to liability cases — can be reduced through proper insurance. The problem is that many parents are as uninterested in talking about these things as their college-age children.

Yet the number of insurable risks faced by college students have gone up tremendously in the decades since their parents lugged stereos and crates of vinyl records into dormitory rooms. The reality is the theft of an iPod should be the least of most parents’ worries, because there are far graver risks. And that is why the start of college is a good time to review all the potential liabilities. Read More

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Ron Denaro is the president of College Campus Trips, a tour company providing high school students with tours of college campuses, nationwide. For more information, call (954) 567-5751 or e-mail: ron@collegecampustrips.com

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