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Student Property Insurance

Protection of personal property

Neither The College of New Jersey nor the Department of Residential Education & Housing can be held responsible for a student’s personal property.  We strongly recommended that students take their personal property home during any period where the residence halls are closed.   During the academic year, students should never leave books, clothing, backpacks, purses or other property unattended in common areas and should lock their doors at all times. Report suspected theft of property to the Campus Police.

Because The College of New Jersey does not provide personal property insurance, we recommend that students determine if they are covered under their parent’s renter’s/homeowner’s insurance policy or obtain a separate personal property insurance policy to protect their personal property such as portable music devices, speakers, cameras, laptops, tablets, books and furniture.

A few companies that offer this type of insurance coverage are listed below:

GradGuard
1-888-541-4853

Dorm Defense
1-800-800-1492

CSI Insurance Agency, Inc
1-888-411-4911

National Student Services, Inc.
1-800-256-NSSI

Progressive
1-855-347-3939

 

Please note: The College of New Jersey does not endorse any company and is listing for information purposes only. The right decision to purchase or not is solely the responsibility of the student and his/her family.

Students are advised to be pro-active in order to reduce the frustration and inconvenience resulting either from theft or from damage caused by unanticipated accidents. For computers, the best way to minimize the disruption is to maintain regular backups of critical data. These backups should not be kept in the same location as the computer. A loss due to a water leak, for example, could potentially damage both the computer and the backup. Students should keep an inventory of their property, complete with serial numbers, as a way to prove ownership in the event they need to file a claim with an insurance company.

For additional safety tips, visit the Campus Police website.

Contact

Residential Education and Housing
Eickhoff Hall, Room 114
The College of New Jersey
PO Box 7718
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628

609.771.2301 Phone
609.637.5165 Fax
housing@tcnj.edu
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