Insurance
Insurance is a critical consideration for the UK jewellery trade, covering everything from stock and premises protection to customer policies for high-value purchases. For retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers, navigating insurance options and understanding risk management is essential to safeguard business operations and maintain consumer trust.
Jewellery Focus delivers comprehensive coverage on insurance matters affecting the industry, including regulatory updates, market trends in jewellery-specific policies, and insights from providers serving the trade. We also report on best practices and innovations helping businesses mitigate risk in a rapidly evolving market.
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Feb- 2020 -10 FebruaryNews
New membership organisation for valuers announced
A new and โfully independentโ membership organisation for jewellery, watch and silver valuers has now launched. The Jewellery Valuers Association will focus on the training and professional development of jewellery valuers, and promote its members to the general public, insurance industry, government departments and the legal profession. Membership will be…
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Dec- 2019 -19 DecemberBusiness Bites
Airbnb is the latest โbig techโ monolith to run rings around our outdated legal apparatus
It may seem tangential to those who do not work in real estate, but there is a court case on the continent with major implications for the future of many sectors, which reached a critical phase yesterday. It is the case of Airbnb vs the French tourism association, in which…
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13 DecemberBusiness Bites
The election is over โ time for the Tories to deliver for small businesses
It now looks as though political stasis and all the damage that does to business will be lifted in 2020. Boris Johnsonโs victory in the election is the Toriesโ strongest since the Thatcher era, and gives him great scope to implement bold policies. At this juncture itโs worth taking a…
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Sep- 2019 -20 SeptemberProduct Launches
Everledger launches new version of its blockchain platform
Everledger, the digital transparency company, has launched version 2.0 of its blockchain platform. The Everledger platform provides increasing levels of transparency across complex and regulated supply chains. Founded in 2015, Everledger creates solutions that harness the benefits of blockchain in tandem with other cutting edge technologies, such as AI and…
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Jul- 2019 -12 JulyEvents
TH March to support St Lukes Hospice
Specialist insurance brokers for the jewellery trade TH March, has announced seven members of its staff will take part in the midnight March in order to raise funds for St Luke Hospice. Team โMarch@Midnightโ consisting of; Jo Morgan, Debbie Lawson, Emily Conybeare, Jayde Bassett, Holly Baird, Jo Federico and Jade…
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Jun- 2019 -7 JuneAnalysis
The changing face of jewellery retail
The world as we know it for jewellery is one of luxury, enticement and wonder – but the UK customer tends to prefer a very middle ground. With diamonds it’s nice and white, clean to the eye – G/H VS/SI – and for coloured gemstones it’s traditional, not too garish…
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchFeatures
RECRUITMENT: Geo. A. Payne & Son Ltd
Geo. A. Payne & Son Ltd is an independent family owned retail jewellers and pawnbrokers in Bosombe, Bournemouth specialising in both new and quality pre-owned jewellery and silverware. We offer a high quality pawnbroking service, in house valuations, repairs and a bespoke design service. We are seeking an experienced store…
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Jan- 2019 -17 JanuaryVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Zelley Jewellery
Name: Alistair Zelley, Zelley Jewellers Website: www.zelleyjewellers.co.uk Year established: 1886 Number of staff: 7 Location: Norwich How was Zelley Jewellers founded? My great grandfather Fredrick John Zelley started out as a sole trader during the 1890s in Bishopโs Stortford and registered the first FJ Zelley Jewellers in 1910. My grandfather…
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Nov- 2018 -23 NovemberEvents
TH March to highlight โimportance of jewellery insuranceโ on BBC Radio 4
TH Marchโs CEO Neil McFarlane will be interviewed on BBC Radio 4โs flagship weekend programme, Moneybox Live, on the importance of properly arranged personal jewellery insurance. Broadcaster Paul Lewis plans to talk to McFarlane on 24 November about how best to insure personal jewellery and other precious possessions in the…
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20 NovemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Libby Butler Jewellers
Tell us about your business Libby Butler Jewellers is an independent retail jeweller in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. It has operated since 2002, and my partner Andy and I bought it in 2009, as a second career after working in Europe in the automotive industry for multinational…
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