Where do you keep your important papers such as Birth and Marriage Certificates, Insurance documents and other documents? Do you have it in your file cabinet stored in its' own folder like I do? Well, what if God forbid, you need to get out of your house right now? You don't have the time to sort through all those folders to get these important papers. You should get yourself an emergency file container where you can put all your important papers in, so if there is a fire or something of that nature, you just grab one thing and go. I bought one of those portable file holder with a handle and I store it in the file cabinet.
Here are a list of important papers you need to store in that emergency file folder.

Birth and death certificates
Social Security cards
Passports
Emergency contact information (insurance agents, doctors, family)
Marriage certificates/divorce decrees
Wills
Copies of your driver's license, green card, and other identification cards
Copies of lifesaving prescriptions (like insulin, asthma inhalers, etc.)
List of bank account and credit card account numbers
Inventory of household goods

It is also recommended that you take photographs of high priced items in your household like the plasma TV, jewelry, high-end appliances, etc. Upload these photos to your private online photo storage. Check your homeowner's or renters insurance policy if these are covered, if not, you can add these for an extra fee to your current policy. Since we're discussing insurance, I learned from my research for our summer vacation last year that it is advisable to purchase
travel medical insurance if you plan to go on vacation for more than a couple of days. Doing so will protect you if ever there is a medical emergency before and during the trip and there are other important benefits. Good thing we didn’t have to use it but it was comforting to know that we have it just in case.