Insurance
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Sep- 2015 -22 SeptemberE-Commerce
Entrepreneur pays record £600k for ‘Gold.co.uk’ domain name
A British entrepreneur has paid £600,000 for a web domain name – the largest sum ever spent in the UK. ‘Gold.co.uk’ was bought by British online bullion dealer BullionByPost, founded by Rob Halliday-Stein, and will offer investors a range of physical gold, silver bars and coins along with insured delivery…
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Aug- 2015 -11 AugustEvents
TH March launches animated film on importance of jewellery valuations
Jewellery trade insurance firm TH March has announced the launch of an animated film which explains the importance of expert valuations when insuring valuable jewellery and watches. The animation is viewable as a three-and-a-half minute film, or as three separate shorter films, which will focuses on why customers need a…
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Jul- 2015 -14 JulyRetailers
Goldsmiths announces refurbishment of Coventry showroom
Goldsmiths has announced a major refurbishment of its Coventry showroom. The refurbishment will include a dedicated TAG Heuer branded area and a separate fashion area. Casio will also be included in a product offering which already includes Gucci and Vera Wang Love, and brands such as Tissot, Citizen, Hugo Boss, Emporio Armani,…
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13 JulyAnalysis
SPONSORED: Assetsure set to pay jewellers for insurance leads
Assetsure, a specialist insurance provider, is set to pay jewellers for insurance introductions rather than the traditional method of remuneration, which involves only receiving commission after a sale has been concluded. This new method of payment means that a jeweller will be paid £5 for every introduction to a customer…
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8 JulyCurrent Affairs
Summer Budget 2015: National Living Wage to be introduced
Chancellor George Osborne has announced the launch of a new National Living Wage that will be launched from April next year. Delivering his emergency budget speech earlier today, Osborne announced that all businesses across the UK will have to pay working people over the age of 25 at least £7.20…
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Jun- 2015 -29 JuneDesigners
JewelStreet to axe 120 brands in upmarket push
JewelStreet today confirmed that it is to remove over 120 of its designers and brands as it prepares to reposition the business as an international, luxury jewellery destination. The online jewellery marketplace said the move was a “necessary step” in its strategy to “become the premier jewellery website for the…
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1 JuneCurrent Affairs
‘Tax freedom day’ falls on 31st May
This year’s Tax Freedom Day, the day when Britons stop working to pay their taxes and start earning for themselves, falls on 31st May, according to Adam Smith Institute calculations. The Institute estimates that Britons will work 150 days this year solely to pay their taxes. This is one day…
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1 JuneEvents
TH March to feature in BBC documentary
Jewellery insurance brokers TH March has announced it will appear on a BBC TV documentary about insurance claims. The documentary series, Claimed and Shamed, is now in its fifth series and looks at the “ever-growing problem” of insurance fraud, often featuring “outlandish” claimants as they’re caught on camera. TH March…
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May- 2015 -21 MayCrime
TH March: Jewellery recovery will not delay payouts
Jewellery trade insurance broker TH March has broken its silence over the Hatton Garden robbery in a bid to reassure customers who were victims of the recent heist. The firm says it “welcomes” the news that significant progress has been made by police and says it “will not delay customers’ claims…
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20 MayCrime
Diamond Bourse’s Harry Levy releases statement on heist
The president of the London Diamond Bourse, Harry Levy, has expressed his “delight” after Scotland Yard managed to recover high value articles connected with the Hatton Garden jewellery heist. He said: “We were all delighted with the wonderful news the Police released regarding the arrests and recovery of a substantial…
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