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Art Insurance

A cartoonish semi-cubist image of a man in glasses daubing a painting of a woman with a paintbrush while a man in a suit carrying a clipboard looks on

Repairable or Ruined: How Insurers Determine Whether a Damaged Artwork Is a Total Loss

Decisions are typically guided by specialists whose judgments balance material repair against long-term market perception.
By Daniel Grant
Stylized Art Deco–inspired illustration of a masked burglar in dark clothing stealing a framed abstract geometric painting, depicted in bold angular lines with deep orange, red, and blue tones.

How to Protect Your Art Collection from Theft, According to the Experts

With only five to ten percent of stolen artworks ever recovered, prevention is far more effective than pursuit.
By Daniel Grant
NETHERLANDS-FRANCE-DIPLOMACY-CULTURE-MUSEUM

Artificial Intelligence Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Art Valuation

Art advisors and insurers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to assess prices, manage risk and bring greater precision to valuations.
By Daniel Grant
A close-up of burned and dried vegetation in a charred landscape, with a broken ceramic face partially buried in the ash-covered ground.

Reckoning With Ruin: Calculating the Impact of the 2025 Wildfires on L.A.’s Artists

By Daniel Grant
Image of Getty villa on fire

As Wildfires Continue to Rage in L.A., Museums, Galleries and Collectors Consider What It Will Take to Rebuild

By Elisa Carollo
Petworth Park Antiques And Fine Art Fair

Extreme Weather Is Making It Riskier to Insure Art

By Daniel Grant
Jeff Koons poses in gallery next to blue balloon dog atop white mantle.

Will the Shattering of a Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Increase its Value?

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A statue of Benjamin Franklin wrapped in during a test of the U.S. Capitol's new smoke control system.

Should Art Be Insured Against Terrorism? The Industry Is Split

By Daniel Grant
A sculpture by French sculptor Auguste Rodin wrapped for transit in 2012.

As Natural Disasters Loom, What You Should Know About Insuring Your Art

By Daniel Grant
Illustration by Job Krause.

When Your Art Bleeds You Dry

By Daniel Grant
King Tutankhamun's golden mask displayed at the Egyptian museum in Cairo.

Scans of King Tut’s Tomb Point to Hidden Rooms, Digital Map of NYC Landmarks—and More

By Alanna Martinez
A dumpster outside the Dia Art Foundation filled with flood-damaged items. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

The Art World After the Storm: Chelsea Dealers Still in Recovery Two Years From Sandy

By Daniel Grant
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