Take stock, save
heartache
Rene Jones has combined his
personal tragedy and professional experience
to launch a new service aimed at helping
homeowners make the most of their insurance
coverage.
Jones, founder and president
of Total Logistics Solutions in Burbank,
Calif., is a consultant who specializes in
helping companies - including a few in
Colorado - improve their supply-chain
management by focusing on how they run their
warehouses.
When fire damaged his home
almost two years ago, Jones said he and his
wife walked through what was left of the
property with an insurance agent. The agent
took an inventory of the couple's
possessions. In the end, the Joneses
recouped only 55 percent of what they'd
lost.
"Inventory is what I do
best, and I just knew there was a way to
make it easy for homeowners to do," Jones
said, adding that less than 30 percent of
American homeowners have an accurate account
of their belongings. Even fewer have the
documentation insurance companies require
before agreeing to provide replacements.
Jones' company is selling
Cover Your Assets, software that guides
owners through the home-inventory process.
The service is also available online "so
that if computers are lost in a disaster,
the information is still available," Jones
said. For additional fees, company
representatives will conduct home
inventories that include photos, scanned
receipts and other proofs of purchase.
For more information, visit
www.itstime2cya.com. - Christine Tatum,
The Denver Post