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Setting transit cover/insurance options for your consignments

As a default Carrier setting, single order, or for orders over a certain amount.

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Written by Nathan Huppatz
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Some carriers allow you to set an insurance option on consignments.

NOTE: The cover provided will vary with each carrier so check your agreement.

Update Carrier Settings

To update your Carrier default transit cover/insurance settings go to Settings > Carriers in ReadyToShip and click on the carrier.
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If they offer insurance there will be options like this:

You can also set up insurance to be used only on orders over a certain value, an example of insuring orders over $100 can be seen below: For example, if you enable transit cover for AusPost eParcel, shipments valued at $100 or less will utilize the included cover, while additional fees will apply to orders exceeding this amount, based on AusPost's pricing structure.


Your carrier may also provide the option to only add cover for a percentage of the order value:

Update Cover for a Single Order

Some carriers will allow you to override these defaults on a particular order. To view, click on Edit More Options in the Order Options: area when you click on an order and view the details.


Video - How to change insurance settings in ReadyToShip.


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