Best Small Cos. Goyas can go up in a house fire and Renoirs can be drenched by faulty plumbing.
Light can fade old books and smoke can blacken drawings.
You don't want this happening to your favorite works of art. Insuring a collection offers some security, of course, but keeping the art intact and inviolate is the ideal. For the first time, Chubb has crafted a specific program of support and advice for collectors on how to maintain a collection in good health. Chubb, which also sponsors Antiques Roadshow , lays claim to being the premier art insurer in America. Its program is run by its national fine arts specialist, Renee Vara , an art historian who has worked for them since 1989.