Home Inventory for Insurance Template

What is the home inventory for insurance form template?

After a fire, a flood or a break-in, the hardest part of a contents claim is remembering everything you owned and proving what it was worth. A home inventory made beforehand turns that into a list you already have. This home inventory for insurance template walks a homeowner or renter through the home one room at a time, with a photo or receipt for each item.

Each room has its own section. The person names the room and records an item with its replacement value, purchase date, serial or model number, and a photo or receipt. Add another item in this room? repeats the item section, up to three items per room, and Add room 2? starts the next room, up to four. That covers the things that matter most in a claim, and the designer makes it easy to copy more rooms or items in.

The last page covers high-value items that may be worth more than a policy's limit for a single item, belongings kept somewhere else, wide photos of each room and a total. Every inventory is saved as a PDF in your FileIt vault, with every photo and receipt attached, and it's stored away from the home it describes.

Who uses a home inventory for insurance form?

• A homeowner making an inventory before hurricane or wildfire season
• A renter recording belongings when taking out renters insurance
• An insurance agent sending new clients an inventory link at renewal
• A landlord recording the contents of a furnished rental
• Recording new purchases after a renovation or a move
• Gathering appraisals for jewelry, art or collections in one place

Questions on this home inventory for insurance form

94 questions over 3 pages · includes file upload, conditional questions, multiple pages, consent checkbox.

The home inventory for insurance form, page by page

1 Home and policy

The person gives their name, email and phone, then the property address and type of home, from a house or apartment to a mobile home or a rented home. Date of this inventory is required. The insurance company, policy number and personal property coverage limit follow, with help text noting it's often called Coverage C on a homeowners policy. A last question asks whether they've made an inventory of this home before.

2 Room by room

A short note suggests working one room at a time and points out that a photo and a serial number are the two things that help most after a loss.

Room 1 starts with the room's name, such as Living room, then the first item: Item, Replacement value, Purchase date (with help text saying approximate is fine), Serial or model number, and Photo or receipt, which takes up to three images or PDFs. Add another item in this room? repeats the item section, up to three items.

Add room 2? opens a new room with the same layout, and the chain continues to room 4.

3 Valuables and sign-off

Do you own jewelry, art, collections or other items that may be worth more than your policy's limit for a single item? is required. A yes asks for a list with estimated values, which is then required, and an upload for appraisals or certificates.

Belongings kept somewhere else covers the garage, a shed, a storage unit or a college dorm. Wide photos of each room can be uploaded, up to ten. The person enters an estimated total value of everything listed, when they'll next update the inventory, and any notes, then confirms that the items and values are their own record.

Make the template yours

• Copy the room and item questions in the designer to add more rooms or items per room
• Add a condition dropdown, such as new, good or worn, to each item
• Rename the coverage limit question to match the policy wording your clients see
• Add a question for the brand of each item if your clients want it
• Set the vault folder to Insurance, so the inventory sits with the policy documents
• Send the form as a yearly request so the inventory stays current

Tips for a better home inventory for insurance form

• Start with the most valuable rooms, such as the living room, the main bedroom and the home office
• Photograph serial numbers on electronics and appliances, as well as the item itself
• Open closets and drawers for the wide room photos
• Keep receipts for big purchases and upload them as you go
• Update the inventory after big purchases, and once a year at renewal

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