Registering for classes, buying books and moving away from home are typical worries the college-bound face each year. Today, students must also add theft to their list of worries.
Theft is the number one crime on college campuses.
A 1998 survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education reported 13,745 acts of burglary at 481 colleges and universities with students of 5000 or more. If you fall victim to burglary, having adequate insurance can lessen the blow. For students who live in dorms, their personal possessions are insured under their parents homeowners policy. New coeds should consult their parent's insurance agent to guarantee that expensive computers, televisions and stereos are fully covered. Upperclassmen that move off campus are no longer covered by their parents homeowners insurance.