If you have anything of value it's a good idea to get it insured. Make a picture of the item and a copy of the receipt (if it was purchased) and keep that information in a fire proof safe. The biggest problem with insurance claims is proof of value. I have a friend that works at Allstate in the claims department and he admitted that if you don't have proof of value of your autographs (like a receipt) they usually just look on Ebay and decide the value of autographs on there. Which is not a good thing considering things go for dirt cheap on Ebay, mostly because there are a lot fakes on there.
I actually had my whole collection added to my insurance policy. I keep pictures of my items on a website and also on a flash drive, and I keep receipts and the flash drive in a fire proof safe.

Locking autographs in a safe is not such a good idea. I'm told a lot of moisture is created in such a safe which can destroy the autograph.

But your question is interesting and I'm looking forward to the replies

Hi all,

For those of you out there who are big collectors with stacks of autographs in your collection worthing tens of thousands of dollars - have you ever thought of buying insurance for your autographs? Or do you get the really rare/ expensive ones locked up in your safe in the bank?

Jason