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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What you get with InsureShield® coverage
Greater Value: Insure UPS packages up to $10,000 & USPS shipments up to $5,000
Affordable Rates: Each $100 of declared value costs just $1
Easy Filing: File claims in less than a minute with Pirate Ship + InsureShield’s dedicated self-service portal
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Quick Claims: Most claims are settled within days, keeping y’er business sailing smoothly
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
Up to $10,000
Aerosols
Ney
Ney
Airbags
Ney
Ney
Alcohol (exact percentage 0.5% and under; including beer, wine, and spirits)
Ney
Ney
Alcoholic beverages (exact percentage above 0.5%; including beer, wine, and spirits)
Ney
Ney
Ammo / ammunition
Ney
Ney
Bank bills, notes, curency or doubloons
Ney
Ney
Bullion
Ney
Ney
Cash (including accounts receivable)
Ney
Ney
Checks
👍
Y'arr!
👍
YARrr!
Coins (collectible coins with no currency value are not excluded from coverage)
Ney
Ney
Contraband
Ney
Ney
Data stored on any type of media
Ney
Ney
Deeds
👍
YARrr!
Ney
Documents
👍
YARRR!
👍
Y'arr!
Dry Ice
👍
YARRR!
(UPS Ground no limit.UPS Air <5.5 lbs of dry ice)
(UPS Ground no limit.UPS Air <5.5 lbs of dry ice)
👍
Y'arr!
Evidence of debt
Ney
Ney
Explosives
Ney
Ney
Fire-starting devices or aids
Ney
Ney
Fire-starting devices or aids
Ney
Ney
Fireworks
Ney
Ney
Fluorescent Tubes/Bulbs
Ney
Ney
Gasoline
Ney
Ney
Guns or firearms (any firearm parts / accessories besides a scope; guns must not be loaded and shipment must contain no bullets)
Ney
Ney
Gun Parts / Scope
👍
YARrr!
👍
YARRR!
Hazardous waste (or hazardous waste service)
Ney
Ney
Hemp & CBD products (allowable under 0.3% THC)
Ney
Ney
Human remains (including human remains, corpses or body parts, fetal remains, human embryos, or components thereof)
Ney
Ney
Illicit goods (including goods and substances deemed illegal under federal law)
Ney
Ney
Isopropyl alcohol
Ney
Ney
Ivory
Ney
Ney
Live animals and insects
Ney
Ney
Live plants
Ney
Ney
Marijuana (including seeds, and marijuana intended for medical use)
Ney
Ney
Mercury or devices containing mercury
Ney
Ney
Notes
Ney
Ney
Nuclear fuel and substances
Ney
Ney
Oxygen (compressed or decompressed)
Ney
Ney
Perfume
Ney
Ney
Phone cards, tickets, gift cards
👍
Y'arr!
👍
YARrr!
Poison
Ney
Ney
Postage Stamps
Ney
Ney
Precious stones (e.g. a bag of loose diamonds or individual rubies, sapphires, etc; jewelry items are not excluded from coverage)
👍
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 (within, to, or from the U.S. including devices, liquids, and gels)
Ney
Ney
Type of Item
Up to $5,000
Aerosols
👍
YARRR!
(USPS Ground only)
(USPS Ground only)
👍
YARrr!
(USPS Ground only)
(USPS Ground only)
Airbags
👍
Yars
👍
Y'arr!
Alcohol (exact percentage 0.5% and under; including beer, wine, and spirits)
👍
Yar.
👍
YARRR!
Alcoholic beverages (exact percentage above 0.5%; including beer, wine, and spirits)
Ney
Ney
Ammo / ammunition
Ney
Ney
Bank bills, notes, curency or doubloons
👍
Yarp
Ney
Bullion
👍
YARRrrr
Ney
Cash (including accounts receivable)
👍
Yarrs
Ney
Checks
👍
Y'arr!
👍
YARrr!
Coins (collectible coins with no currency value are not excluded from coverage)
👍
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!
(USPS Ground Advantage no limit. USPS Air <5 lbs of dry ice)
(USPS Ground Advantage no limit. USPS Air <5 lbs of dry ice)
👍
Y'arr!
Evidence of debt
👍
Yar
Ney
Explosives
Ney
Ney
Fire-starting devices or aids
Ney
Ney
Fireworks
Ney
Ney
Fish meal
👍
YARrr
👍
Yarp
Fluorescent Tubes/Bulbs
👍
YARRrrr
👍
Yar.
Gasoline
Ney
Ney
Guns or firearms (any firearm parts / accessories besides a scope; guns must not be loaded and shipment must contain no bullets)
👍
Y'arr
👍
YARrrs
Gun Parts / Scope
👍
YARrr!
👍
YARRR!
Hazardous waste (or hazardous waste service)
👍
Yarp
👍
YAR
Hemp & CBD products (allowable under 0.3% THC)
👍
Yar
👍
Yarps
Human remains (including human remains, corpses or body parts, fetal remains, human embryos, or components thereof)
👍
YARrr
Ney
Illicit goods (including goods and substances deemed illegal under federal law)
Ney
Ney
Isopropyl alcohol
👍
Yar
👍
Yarr
Ivory
👍
Yarrr
👍
Yarp
Live animals and insects
👍
Yarrs
Ney
Live plants
👍
Yars
Ney
Marijuana (including seeds, and marijuana intended for medical use)
👍
Yarr!
👍
Y'arr!
Mercury or devices containing mercury
Ney
Ney
Notes
👍
Yar.
Ney
Nuclear fuel and substances
👍
Y'arr!
Ney
Oxygen (compressed or decompressed)
👍
YARrr!
👍
YARR!
Perfume
👍
YARRR!
👍
Yar
Phone cards, tickets, gift cards
Ney
Ney
Poison
👍
Yarr
👍
Yarrr
Postage Stamps
👍
Yars
Ney
Precious stones (e.g. a bag of loose diamonds or individual rubies, sapphires, etc; jewelry items are not excluded from coverage)
👍
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
👍
YARR!
👍
YARRR!
Vape products (within, to, or from the U.S. including devices, liquids, and gels)
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.
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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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