Remember that time as a kid you tried sending a birthday card to your grandmother and wrote the wrong address on the envelope?

Okay, so maybe you didn’t do exactly that, but there’s a good chance someone else reading this (or writing it) made a similar mistake. In the end, grandma still loves you and there’s proof of your effort if the card was Elvis Presley’d and returned to sender.

Choosing the fastest, cheapest, and most secure option to ship jewelry could be challenging before the term “Coronavirus” became part of our everyday language.

In a twist of fate, shipping has now become one of the most embraced solutions for the jewelry industry.

With endless options for shipping jewelry and numerous opinions on which is best, one of the few things everyone can agree on is how confusing it is.

To add to the confusion, one of the most popular shipping options today has changed slightly over the years.

Congratulations!

You closed a huge sale with a distant customer and have insurance for shipping jewelry already in place.

You’re covered if anything happens to your shipment, right? Not so fast.

Just because coverage was purchased (whether it's on your jewelers block insurance or through a third-party) doesn't mean that it's always in effect.

Keep these things in mind so you know when insurance for shipping jewelry begins and how to keep your shipment secure.

What you don’t know — or think you know — about insurance for shipping jewelry could put you at risk if a package is damaged, lost, or stolen.

Many jewelers who have policies with Jewelers Mutual are confused about things like: