third party insurance for USPS mail overseas?

post office won't insure global priority mail

[amznVibe]

Is there anywhere I can purchase reliable insurance for sending items overseas (USA to England for example)

USPS will only offer insurance on "global airmail parcel post" not global priority mail.
The difference is $22 vs $9 (and priority is actually faster).
So it's worth it to use a 3rd party if there is such a thing.
Any experiences?

[amznVibe]

Okay after alot of googling I found some answers to my own question but I am still looking for feedback on these insurers.

U-PIC insurance

DSI

[edited by: lorax at 3:27 pm (utc) on Dec. 18, 2005]
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[corbing]

We've used U-PIC for International package insurance in the past but are now using Endicia Insurance for all international packages. The one claim that we've filed went very smooth and easy.

[edited by: lorax at 3:27 pm (utc) on Dec. 18, 2005]
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[amznVibe]

From what I am reading on their site, you have to join for $10 a month to get the insurance through printing their postage. Quite the little scam unless you do alot of volume as $120 would buy at least 60 insurance policies elsewhere?

UPIC and DSI will do insurance for $1.50-$2.00 including their online fees for up to $2,500.
Since I can't find any rate chart on Endicia, what rate are you paying per package?

update: ah wait, here's the chart:
[endicia.com...]
somehow they do apparently sell insurance without their postage but it's also $2 and their's has a limit of $100 at that price...

So far from what all I have found and read elsewhere, I am going with DSI.

[corbing]

Yes, it's probably not worth using Endicia unless you use them already. We send thousands of domestic packages a month through the USPS and it's all handled through Endicia. Using their International Insurance just made sense for us (it was easy).