Jewelry Overtakes Electronics as Top Insured-Loss Category in 2011

Jewelry losses were the big ticket items in value and volume for property insurance claims made in 2011 according to Enservio’s annual Contents Claims Index (CCI). Claims for jewelry items rose from 13% among the top ten contents-loss categories in 2010 to 17% for Replacement Cost Value (*RCV) in 2011, taking the top spot as the most claimed loss-item in 2011. Simultaneously, electronics dropped to the number two position, decreasing from 15% in 2010 to 13% RCV in 2011.