Your insurance broker has undoubtedly advised you to create a thorough inventory of your household possessions. You can certainly keep written records and save those records in a safety deposit box, but it's best to back-up documents with a photographic inventory. In addition, they document the quality, appearance, and size of the things you own.
Modern technology makes it easy to take clear, sharp and detailed photographs.
If you own a digital camera, you can save your photos on a disk and store them in a safe off premises. Keep one at home or at the home of a friend and one in a safety deposit box. Speak throughout your video documentation, adding the details of when each item was purchased and for what price. When you're finished with your home's interior, film the exterior, an exercise that verifies the general condition in which you've maintained your property. Start, for example, with your master bedroom.