Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company News

Jewelry Crime Spree Across Multiple States Reported in January

A rise in jewelry store thefts in January, compared to prior months, was reported by the Jewelers’ Security Alliance, according to Jewelers’ Mutual Insurance Company. The insurer often reports on jewelry store thefts and provides tips to thwart would-be thieves. …

Thieves Execute Orderly Plans When Stealing From Jewelry Stores

Incidents of rooftop burglaries at jewelry stores has increased in the last couple of years. In 2012, there were 16 reported incidents of rooftop burglaries – a number that practically doubled in 2014 and 2015 (34 and 35 respectively), according …

Jewelry Theft Losses Increased by More Than $11M in 2014

Despite a decline in the number of jewelry store robberies and burglaries in 2014, dollar losses increased by more than $11M, according to John Kennedy, president of Jewelers Security Alliance (JSA). Kennedy and Scott Guginsky, vice president of JSA, discussed …

Jewelers Mutual Appoints Murphy to Replace Copeman as President and CEO

Wis.-based Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, an insurer dedicated solely to serving the jewelry industry in the United States and Canada, named Scott Murphy as successor to president and CEO Darwin Copeman, who will be retiring in 2015. Copeman has been …

New Survey Details Impact of Jewelry Loss

A recent survey conducted by Perfect Circle Jewelry Insurance by Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company found that over half of respondents had lost a piece of jewelry that was either emotionally or monetarily valuable. The survey of 600 married women in …