Wednesday December 28 2011 Tip for the Day

Use a buzzer system to admit customers to your store. If locked doors are not appropriate in your community, use a doorbell or chime to alert you that someone has entered your store. Follow fire codes that require a fast release from the inside and permit armed robbers a rapid exit to prevent a violent incident from occurring.

Tip for the Day

The chance of an armed robbery goes up if there is only one person on the floor at a time, so have at least two employees on the floor at all times.

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Check out Daniel Ford's Blog on JCKonline to read more about Keeping your Jewelry Store Safe from Crime... in the Meantime here is our tip for the Day...

Never open or close the store alone. One person should lock or unlock the doors, while a second person watches from a safe distance outside with a cell phone to call police if needed.

Jewelers unBLOCKed™ Offers Jewelers Block Insurance from Chubb

Jewelers unBLOCKed™ Offers Jewelers Block Insurance from Chubb

New York, NY. (November 15, 2011) -- CED 1976, LLC, is now the exclusive provider of underwriting and policy servicing for a new jewelers block insurance program from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. The program is now offered countrywide to qualified retail agents, brokers and wholesalers.

The new program currently branded and marketed under the Jewelers unBLOCKed™ name, addresses the unique exposures of the jewelry industry, including retailers, custom designers, wholesalers, remount events, manufacturers and refiners. This new program provides broader coverage than other offerings in the marketplace.

Patricia K. Low, president and CEO of CED 1976, said, “We are extremely pleased to forge this relationship with Chubb to provide customized, client-centric insurance solutions to agents, brokers and the jewelry industry. We look forward to a long and mutually-beneficial relationship with Chubb and agents serving this underserved segment of the luxury goods marketplace.”

“We are pleased to offer this product through Jewelers unBLOCKed™. Together, we are bringing a great product, backed by deep underwriting expertise and superior service, to the marketplace,” said Gail Soja, president of Chubb Custom Market, Inc.

Agents and brokers can obtain more information on the program by contacting Laurette Merusi, a practice leader at Jewelers unBLOCKed™, at 201-794-7705 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            201-794-7705      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or info@jewelers-unblocked.com.