"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:25:43 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2014-04-10 1:02 PM, KenK wrote:
>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:li5n55$2cl$1@dont-
>>> email.me:
>>>
>>>> I don't think I could turn this in
>>>> on my home owners policy because I don't have receipts for most things.
>>>
>>> On a verifiable outage like yours you might only need a list of stuff
>>> and
>>> costs - no receipts. Worth a call to your agent.
>>
>>Household insurance usually has a deductible, and the deductible is
>>probably greater than the value of food lost. If that is the only loss
>>she may as well suck it up.
>
> Homeowner policys in the US will cover food lost up to a $50 limit due
> to power outages regardless of deductible or receipts.

$50 limit? That won't even buy a bag of food! Not with meat in it anyway.