Should You Inform Your Insurance Agent about a Burglary?

You may have heard this advice from your insurance agent: "If you ever have a burglary or your property is vandalized, please report this to me at once."

But is this always good advice?

Southern California longtime reader "Anne" had that very question for me several hours after she "was jolted awake at 3:30 in the morning by a phone call from M&S Security advising that the alarm had gone off at my office."

After inspecting the office with their patrol officer, it was clear that nothing had been taken or