Last weekend, my husband and I invited a few friends over to cook up some delicious local seafood.

The evening started out great - the clam chowder was a total hit! Next up was fresh-off-the-boat shrimp, cooked under the broiler. 

Cooking the shrimp went great until…

My husband, Ted, basted them with an oil-garlic dressing. Suddenly the whole pan ignited!! Smoke alarms blared as we frantically tried (and failed) to fan away the smoke.

Then we made an even worse mistake: in a panic, we rushed the flaming pan to the sink… where the kitchen blinds caught on fire!

One 911 call and a charred kitchen later, the party was over and a sickening though set in: what on earth are we going to tell our landlord?

Then I remembered: my global mobility manager may be able to help. Surely enough, I called him and he calmed me down and told me that my employer had me covered with Jacob Street’s global group renter’s insurance.

All I had to do was shoot off a single email, and the claims process was started. So easy!

Jacob Street saved the day! And don’t worry - I’ll be ordering takeout from now on!