InsureShield® + Pirate Ship: Cover y’er booty with shipping insurance

InsureShield on Pirate Ship offers greater coverage than UPS carrier liability and USPS insurance, and is the smartest way to protect your shipments from the unpredictability of the seven seas.
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InsureShield® shipping protection is built for busy merchants who want fewer claims headaches and happier customers. With more coverage than standard carrier liability, faster claims, and seamless Pirate Ship integration, InsureShield gives you time back and peace of mind - without the paperwork.

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Greater Value: Insure UPS packages up to $10,000 & USPS shipments up to $5,000

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Affordable Rates: Just $1 per $100 in declared value

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Easy Filing: File a claim in less than a minute. No paperwork. No chasing carriers

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Quick Claims: Most claims are settled within days, keeping y’er business sailing smoothly

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Full Protection: Cover shipments against loss, damage, or theft, wherever they're headed

Treasure trove of items we’re asked about most

Type of Item
Aerosols
Ney
Ney
Airbags
Ney
Ney
Alcohol
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Ney
Ney
Alcoholic beverages
i
Ney
Ney
Ammo / ammunition
Ney
Ney
Bank bills, notes, curency or doubloons
Ney
Ney
Bullion
Ney
Ney
Cash
i
Ney
Ney
Checks
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Y'arr!
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YARrr!
Coins
i
Ney
Ney
Contraband
Ney
Ney
Data stored on any type of media
Ney
Ney
Deeds
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YARrr!
Ney
Documents
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YARRR!
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Y'arr!
Dry Ice
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YARRR!
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👍
Y'arr!
Evidence of debt
Ney
Ney
Explosives
Ney
Ney
Fire-starting devices or aids
Ney
Ney
Fishmeal
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YARRrrr
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Y'arr
Fireworks
Ney
Ney
Fluorescent Tubes/Bulbs
Ney
Ney
Gasoline
Ney
Ney
Guns or firearms
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Ney
Ney
Gun Parts: Rifle Scope
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YARrr!
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YARRR!
Hazardous waste
i
Ney
Ney
Hemp & CBD products
i
Ney
Ney
Human remains
i
Ney
Ney
Illicit goods
i
Ney
Ney
Isopropyl alcohol
Ney
Ney
Ivory
Ney
Ney
Live animals and insects
Ney
Ney
Live plants
Ney
Ney
Marijuana
Ney
Ney
Mercury or devices containing mercury
Ney
Ney
Notes
Ney
Ney
Nuclear fuel and substances
Ney
Ney
Oxygen
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Ney
Ney
Perfume
Ney
Ney
Phone cards, tickets, gift cards
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Y'arr!
👍
YARrr!
Poison
Ney
Ney
Postage Stamps
Ney
Ney
Precious stones
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Yarp
Ney
Prescription drugs
Ney
Ney
Prepaid letters
Ney
Ney
Securities
Ney
Ney
Shark fins
Ney
Ney
Shipments prohibited by law
Ney
Ney
Tobacco
Ney
Ney
Uranium ore
Ney
Ney
Vape products
i
Ney
Ney
Type of Item
Aerosols
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YARRR!
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YARrr!
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Airbags
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Yars
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Y'arr!
Alcohol
i
👍
Yar.
👍
YARRR!
Alcoholic beverages
i
Ney
Ney
Ammo / ammunition
Ney
Ney
Bank bills, notes, curency or doubloons
👍
Yarp
Ney
Bullion
👍
YARRrrr
Ney
Cash
i
👍
Yarrs
Ney
Checks
👍
Y'arr!
👍
YARrr!
Coins
i
👍
YAR!
Ney
Contraband
Ney
Ney
Data stored on any type of media
👍
Y'arr!
👍
Yar.
Deeds
👍
YARrr!
Ney
Documents
👍
YARRR!
👍
Y'arr!
Dry Ice
👍
YARRR!
i
👍
Y'arr!
Evidence of debt
👍
Yar
Ney
Explosives
Ney
Ney
Fire-starting devices or aids
Ney
Ney
Fireworks
Ney
Ney
Fish meal
👍
YARrr
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Yarp
Fluorescent Tubes/Bulbs
👍
YARRrrr
👍
Yar.
Gasoline
Ney
Ney
Guns or firearms
i
👍
Y'arr
👍
YARrrs
Gun Parts: Rifle Scope
👍
YARrr!
👍
YARRR!
Hazardous waste
i
👍
Yarp
👍
YAR
Hemp & CBD products
i
👍
Yar
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Yarps
Human remains
i
👍
YARrr
Ney
Illicit goods
i
Ney
Ney
Isopropyl alcohol
👍
Yar
👍
Yarr
Ivory
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Yarrr
👍
Yarp
Live animals and insects
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Yarrs
Ney
Live plants
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Yars
Ney
Marijuana
Ney
Ney
Mercury or devices containing mercury
Ney
Ney
Notes
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Yar.
Ney
Nuclear fuel and substances
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Y'arr!
Ney
Oxygen
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👍
YARrr!
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YARR!
Perfume
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YARRR!
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Yar
Phone cards, tickets, gift cards
Ney
Ney
Poison
👍
Yarr
👍
Yarrr
Postage Stamps
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Yars
Ney
Precious stones
i
👍
Yarp
Ney
Prescription drugs
👍
Yarrs
👍
Yarp
Prepaid letters
👍
Yarr
👍
Yarrr
Securities
👍
Yarr!
Ney
Shark fins
Ney
Ney
Shipments prohibited by law
Ney
Ney
Tobacco
👍
Yar.
👍
YARrr!
Uranium ore
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YARR!
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YARRR!
Vape products
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Ney
Ney

How to add InsureShield® coverage to y’er shipment

To add insurance, click the “Insurance” checkbox when creating your label. Then, enter the amount of declared value you’d like to purchase coverage for:

Ship wrecked? Need help filing a claim?

Check out our step-by-step guide on how to file an InsureShield claim.

Pirate Ship can’t see any claim statuses or updates with InsureShield. If you have a question about your claim, you can respond to the email previously sent to you when filing, or if you are unable to locate that email, please reach out via their contact page here.

You can also reach them by phone at 1-877-263-8772 or by email at insureshieldsupport@ups.com.

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