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Insurance Purchased Online  
Insure your item up to $500 for labels printed online with postage.
• Provides up to $500 indemnity coverage for a lost, rifled, or damaged article.

• Available for domestic and international online labels printed with postage.

Insurance fees online are the same as at Post Offices and are based on the amount of coverage needed up to $500.

Fees Chart

Express Mail, Express Mail International® and Global Express Guaranteed® provides insurance up to $100 free of charge. Additional coverage up to $200 costs $0.75, and additional coverage from $200.01 to $500 costs $2.10.
 
  Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about insurance.
Go to Insured Mail FAQs

Online Insurance customers can now file claims quickly.

Print a label with postage and insurance with Click-N-Ship®.
Go to print labels with Click-N-Ship®.

 
Click-N-Ship
Use Click-N-Ship to print Priority Mail® or Express Mail® labels with insurance for domestic shipments. Priority Mail labels have free Delivery Confirmation™ and Express Mail labels include signature proof of delivery. Signature Confirmation® is available for a small fee. Get shipping supplies online from the Postal Store at no cost. No monthly fee is required to print labels or postage using Click-N-Ship.

eBay Shipping Solution
eBay and PayPal® users can print labels with postage and insurance fees using eBay’s online postage solution. Print Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation free of charge or Express Mail which includes signature proof of delivery. Also print First Class Mail, Parcel Post, or Media Mail labels with no processing fees (each of these services require the electronic Delivery Confirmation service fee).

Note: Insurance purchased online cannot be combined with insurance purchased at a Post Office. If you need more than $500 of coverage, please visit any Post Office. Insurance is available up to $5000.

Purchase insurance online with the following services:
• Express Mail® - Next day delivery to most locations, guaranteed or your money back. Express Mail is automatically insured up to $100 against loss or damage, but additional coverage can be purchased up to $500 online.

• Express Mail® Hold For Pickup - Next-day by 10:00 a.m. to Post Offices at many destinations.

• Priority Mail® - Cost-effective delivery in 2-3 days to many desinations.

• First-Class Mail® - If it contains matter that may be mailed as Standard Mail® or Package Services, and small packages weighing 13 ounces or less. (Not available in Click-N-Ship at this time.)

• Package Services - Small and large parcels, large envelopes and tubes. Includes Parcel Post®, and Media Mail®. (Not available in Click-N-Ship at this time.)

Combine insurance online with the following Extra Services:
• Delivery Confirmation™ - Provides date and time of delivery or attempted delivery. Automatically included with all online labels.

• Signature Confirmation™ - Provides date and time of delivery or attempted delivery, the name of the person who signed for the item, plus signature proof of delivery upon request.

Send your items with insurance and postage purchased online the following ways:
• Request a Carrier Pickup™ online.
• Place in your mailbox.
• Drop in a Postal Service® collection box.
• Hand to your delivery carrier.
• Take to your local Post Office.


  Related Services & Links
Insured Mail Special/Extra Services
Read our Quick Service Guide to Mailing within the U.S.
Insured Mail Domestic Mail Manual
Domestic Mail Manual (HTML)