I rarely have good experiences with shipping insurance providers. This one is no exception - it wasn't great, but it wasn't bad. My original review was 1-Star, but I think it was unjustified; I felt I was going to get completely screwed as it was taking so long and the rest of the process wasn't very easy - so I was angry. They've since finished my claims and paid it out, so at least they're honest in those dealings.Pros:- Integrated with Shopify Shipping- Very economical- Easy to *start* a claim- Pays out directly to PayPal if you want that (So it's very quick if they approve; as opposed to a check in the mail)Cons:- While the contract is purchased from Shopify; everything else is done outside of it - and their integration doesn't pull enough information so it's difficult to compare back and forth- Their system is broken. The on-site messaging didn't work and I kept needing to rely on email. The upload system didn't work, so again - email. And their system didn't really keep track properly of what was sent - eg: I couldn't see what photos / other items I had given, couldn't see messages, etc. - I feel they have a lot of potential here, but it really fell short and just ended up being annoying to use- Their system, or their team - unsure, would constantly just send the same "Update" asking for some information. It'd be a copy/paste of the exact previous message, even though I had just sent in something - so they wouldn't explain what was still needed, or what was insufficient.- What they would ask for was not clear; so I kept providing them the wrong things. For example, one part they'd ask for a pre-shipment packaging photo and then directly next to it they'd ask for "Photos of all sides of the box". I didn't have pre-shipment photos; we only do that for LTL - not for each UPS shipments that go out - so I kept needing to bug my manufacturer to provide something. Then it turns out that second clause was referring to after-shipment, which wasn't clear. Plus in some cases - stock photos were acceptable.- They require that we send a link to a form for the customer to fill out. I've never had to do this with an insurer before. Personally, I feel the customer should be removed from the process as much as possible so it's a good user-experience. If there's damage, we have them document - we pick it up / trash it depending - and give them a replacement- Kept asking for repair quotes from multiple parties; but our products can really only be repaired by the manufacturer. We can give you a quote for that - but not others. They were fine on this, but again - wording unclearIt just wasn't a fast and easy process. We've done plenty of claims before and are usually pretty quick to send everything that should be necessary; but this just felt like pulling teeth.But - they paid out, finally. So I guess that's something. Maybe if I had more experiences, this would get better (Or worse); but we've already decided to not ship via Shopify Shipping anymore anyway as our UPS rates got a lot better - so will be insuring via other means.
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Shipsurance Insurance Services, an Assurant Company, is a shipping insurance provider. We provide coverage for shipments sent via the major shipping carriers at a greatly reduced rate; often more than 90% off of the carrier rates. Think of us more as a business partner than a shipping insurance vendor. We work with you as your claims management department. We have been insuring businesses for over 10 years and underwritten by Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company. Voyager is 'A' rated by A.M. Best."See more
