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Holiday Shoppers Misinformed on Insurance Coverage for High-Tech Gifts.
New survey finds 96 million households lack key knowledge on protecting electronics
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off this week, about 42 million American households plan to give or receive high-tech electronic products this year. However, about seven out of eight households don't fully understand key aspects of their insurance coverage for these purchases, according to a new national survey by Trusted Choice(R) and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big "I").
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For the survey, respondents were asked if they were going to purchase or receive electronics, including iPods and iPhones, video gaming systems, computers and plasma televisions, during this holiday season. In addition, when asked, only about one fifth of survey respondents reported ever contacting their insurance agent with questions on coverage for high-tech electronic products when they purchased them in the past.
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