processing claims. Over the last two years, we've purchased ThinkPad
Protection with our ThinkPad Laptops. We self-insure for theft. We
just don't lose many of them.
Word of advice, use a company that has experience insuring student
laptops. If not, you are likely to shock them and you WILL get dropped
from their insurance. Avoid this on the front end and go with someone
who has experience insuring student laptops.
Take care,
Alex
Alex Inman
Director of Technology
Whitfield School
St. Louis, MO
314.434.5141
-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for independent school educators
[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Robin Peralta
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 8:13 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: ISED: Insurance for Student Laptop Programs
Barbara, we require any student we give a laptop to, to purchase
Safeware insurance. It's a great policy, and extremely affordable. For
$2000 worth of coverage it costs about $170 per year. It covers against
theft and accidental damage. Our students use Lenovo laptops and,
although they have ThinkPad Protection, I encourage our parents to
purchase Safeware separately, in case the laptop is stolen or damage in
some way that TPP won't cover it.
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For more information about Safeware, give them a call at 1-800-800-1492.
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Robin
>>> Bruce Lemieux <blemieux@cushing.org> 5/16/2008 9:09 AM >>>
Barbara:
Please keep me in on the loop on this if you get any good feedback.
Thanks!
Sincerely:
Bruce Lemieux
Director of Technology
Cushing Academy
39 School Street
Ashburnham MA 01430
blemieux@cushing.org=20
Phone: 978-827-7075
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
writes:
>Good Morning:
>
>As I plan for our laptop rollout in August, I have been thinking about
>including in the packet some information regarding laptop insurance.
Has
>any laptop school had good or bad experiences with specific programs
that
>insure laptops? We had a case this year where a student who is on
>financilal
>aid was given a laptop purchased by the school and the laptop was
>subsequently stolen from his home during a robbery. That happened in
the
>fall. While the family appears to have had some home insurance, we
have
>received nothing from the family or rather their insurance company to
>coveir
>part of the cost of the laptop. We are thinking that we should require
>anry
>family to whom the school gives a laptop to purchase specific laptop
>insurance.
>
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>
>Thanks,
>
>Barbara
>
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>
>=20
>
>Barbara Streuli
>
>Technology Specialist
>
>Rocky Hill School
>
>530 Ives Road
>
>East Greenwich, RI 02818
>
>401 884-9070 ext 118
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