If you suddenly lost all of your possessions due to a loss, would you be able to recall all of your stuff? Your answer would be like most people, no. A home inventory is important for you to have so that you will be able to settle an insurance claim quickly as it represents an instant list to provide your claims adjustor. Keeping it up to date is just as important as we tend to accumulate more belongings over our lifetime.
You can download software on your computer at the following website:
http://www.knowyourstuff.org/
Remember to print off a copy of your inventory and provide it to your agency representative. It does you no good if you can't retrieve the information in the event of a catastrophic loss.