Insurance Tips:  Home Security Habits

Here are some "home security habits" to develop and practice:

• Establish a routine to follow in making certain that doors and windows are locked and the alarm system is turned on.
• Avoid giving information to unidentified telephone callers.
• Avoid announcing your personal address in want ads or public notices (such as giving your address when advertising items for sale).
• Notify police if you see suspicious strangers in your area.
• Handle your keys carefully.
  
  1. Don't carry house keys on a key ring bearing your home address.
  2. Don't leave house keys with your car in a commercial parking lot.
  3. Don't hide your keys in "secret" places outside your home - burglars usually know where to look.