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Jewelers Business Personal Property

Every jeweler has business personnel property within their shop.  If you have never taken an inventory of your business personal property that we suggest that you do at the same time as you would your jewelry inventory. Are you covered? If a fire or windstorm destroyed your business, would you have enough insurance to cover [...]

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Information on shipping jewelry via Parcel Pro

Parcel Pro Q&A Who is Parcel Pro, Inc.? Parcel Pro, Inc. is the leading provider of insured, high-value shipping services to the jewelry industry. Jewelers Mutual formed a strategic alliance with Parcel Pro in 2003 to provide our commercial customers with a shipping alternative. Parcel Pro has been providing insured shipping services since 1997, serving [...]

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Jewelry shipping Do’s and Don’ts

Jewelers today are shipping jewelry more and more to clients and to refinery’s.  Your insurance agent should be on your speed dial if you make regular shipments that are over the limit that your policy covers.  Contact me to discuss your specific policy limits for shipping coverage.  Jewelers Mutual policies are built for shipping with [...]

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How can I lower my jewelry store insurance premium?

Lower Your Premium When we evaluate a business risk we look at many factors, including the owner’s attitude toward safety. Your safety attitude is reflected in your business’s physical and electronic security such as burglar-resistant glass, locks, store layout, safe or vault, and security system, to name a few. Your attitude also is reflected in [...]

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USPS revises Express Mail® signature and claim procedures

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Effective Jan. 22, 2012 , the United States Postal Service will apply recent changes to the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service – Domestic Mail Manual: Express Mail addressee labels Addressee labels printed after Jan. 22, including Express Mail Label 11-B and Express Mail Label 11-F, will exclude the “Waiver of Signature” check [...]

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