The university participates in a theft protection program called STOP. Please see: http://universitystores.msu.edu/html/stock/stop.asp Each summer during Orientation when I speak to parents, possible theft of their students' computers is a big concern. Each year DPPS tells me that the vast majority of thefts are opportunistic: dorm doors left open, or laptops left unguarded in the library. /rich On 5/4/05, Peter J Murray <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Do any of your insure your laptops? While Dell complete care works well > for damage and spills, what about outright theft? Does the university > have a preferred insurance provider? Many of our laptops go on trips > with various faculty to all parts of the world. >