Money orders are pre-paid means of payment that simplify, safeguard, and expedite the process of transferring money between individuals. Their funds are insured since you are required to make a prepayment for them (using either cash or money from your bank account). It is not necessary to have a bank account in order to utilize them.

Money orders are not covered by insurance

In a manner similar to that of a cheque, a money order is a document that symbolizes cash. Even in the event that a money order (or check) is misplaced, destroyed, or stolen, the money that it represents will still be held by the business from whom it was acquired. You are permitted to seek a new money order provided that the first one has not yet been paid.

The price of money orders cannot be negotiated. Unless the beneficiary cashes it within a certain length of time, in which case it will expire. They are only intended for the purpose of making payments from one party to another.

There is not much you can do if you bought a money order and the receiver obtained the money order via dishonest means in order to acquire it from you. Especially in the case when it has already been cashed. Postal money orders are not covered by insurance.

In order to receive the money order, the whole amount must first be paid. Because of this, some companies will only accept payments made in the form specified by the customer. The organization is not required to wait for the funds from a personal cheque to become available in the bank.

You have to make the purchase, preserve the receipt, and then submit a claim with the insurance company if the item is stolen or lost. Your claim will not be processed until quite some time has passed, but if you do not have the receipt, you will not be able to get your money back.