At 16:31 -0700 14/9/04, Christoph Pistor wrote: >Trevor, > >We all know that you really loved your PowerBook, but at the time of theft >the time value might have been merely $1000 instead of the $3500 you paid >for it new. So what interest me, is how does your policy (or any other >available) handle this. Do they pay 25% of the new price that is proved with >the receipt, or do they have some kind of blue-book (like car insurances) >that they use. > Christoph - and I thought you were going to answer MY question... !! The insurance cover is new-for-old/replacement cost. The insurance company benefits here, as the replacement cost is less than the purchase price (for computer stuff, on the basis that prics are always decreasing). Trevor