CONSUMER BRIEFS / INSURANCE
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If your house were burning down and you could take only one thing with you, what would it be?
A poll commissioned by insurer Chubb Corp. found that nearly half would grab a family photo album, while a fifth would reach for money. The phone survey of 1,000 Americans, conducted by Opinion Research Corp., found that 13% would take a laptop, 7% would bring their pet and 2% would pack their jewelry.
A third of respondents said they don’t store valuable documents in a fire-resistant safe or at an off-premise location, the survey found. But 73% said they’ve cleared their roof or gutters of leaves and debris, and 70% have removed dead or flammable plants and trees from around their homes.
Still, a fifth said they haven’t replaced the batteries in their smoke detectors.
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