California Home Insurance Information for Those in Need

Is your car, or your garage, compromising your home security? You may not see a connection between your car and California home insurance, or your car keys and identity theft, but be patient – we’ll explain.

• The garage door can be a security weak spot; many homeowners install strong entrance doors fitted with robust locks but sometimes the garage door is overlooked.
• It’s easy to forget to lock the garage door; make a habit of checking it when you leave the house.
• The door between the garage and the house is often not as robust as other external doors and can be more easily be forced open by a burglar.
• Clear glass windows in a garage can let a burglar know that there are no cars in the garage, and an empty garage indicates that the house might be empty, too.
• When you hand over your house keys and car keys to an auto repairer you risk the house keys being duplicated and used to gain entry to your home.
• A thief who steals your car can enter your garage if you have an automatic garage door opener, so avoid leaving anything in your car that shows your address.
• A garage that is a repository for paper, unused paint products and fuel is a fire hazard.

We’re sure that once you start to think about it you’ll see how lapses in security in one area of your life can help a criminal to get into your home. While your California home insurance may offer some financial protection, burglaries can be a risk to your personal safety too. Be just as vigilant about garage security as you are about security of the main entrance door of your home.

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