Insured Shipping
Send shipments insured with a transport insurance
Discover everything about insured shipping. Ensure peace of mind when shipping your business goods with a global shipping insurance from Select Courier.
Everything you need to know about insured shipping
You send an important shipment, and something goes wrong. It may get lost or arrive damaged. This can happen to any business, even with the most reliable carrier. Human error and unforeseen circumstances cannot always be avoided.
Carrier liability is often, unfortunately, limited. By choosing to send your shipments with additional insurance, you can trust that they are well-protected against unexpected events. But what exactly does shipping insurance cover, and why is it so important to opt for this extra security?
What is a shipping insurance?
Een verzendverzekering, ook wel transportverzekering of vervoerverzekering genoemd, beschermt uw zendingen tegen schade, verlies en diefstal tijdens het vervoer, zowel nationaal als internationaal. Deze verzekering is met name essentieel voor waardevolle of breekbare goederen en voorkomt dat u financiële risico’s loopt in geval van onverwachte gebeurtenissen. Hierdoor blijven uw zakelijke zendingen altijd veilig en kunt u met een gerust hart verzenden.
Advantages of insured shipping
Why opt for insured shipping? For valuable or delicate goods, insurance is essential, particularly for international shipments where risks are higher. Think of electronics, expensive materials, or fragile items. Insurance provides peace of mind by offering an extra layer of security.
For frequent business shipments, insurance not only offers financial protection but also enhances your customers’ trust in your service. Since carriers often have limited liability, we always recommend insured shipping for optimal protection.
Financial Protection Against Loss or Damage
Insurance acts as your safety net, your backup plan. It ensures that you are not left empty-handed when something goes wrong. Whether it’s a scratch on a valuable machine, fragile items damaged in transit, or a shipment that goes missing entirely—you’re covered. With Select Courier’s enhanced coverage, you benefit from more than just standard protection, ensuring you always receive the best service and support.
Quick Compensation with Insured Shipping
With a swift claims process, you won’t get stuck in complicated procedures or endure long waiting times. Once your claim is approved, compensation is processed quickly, minimising disruptions to your business operations. This ensures your company keeps running smoothly, even when the unexpected happens.
Worldwide Coverage for International Shipments
Insured international shipping is indispensable for cross-border trade. Select Courier’s insurance offers global coverage, ensuring your shipment is always protected from unexpected events during transit. One insurance, worldwide coverage—it’s that simple. Whether within Europe or beyond, your goods are shipped with confidence.
Financial Protection Against Loss or Damage
Insurance acts as your safety net, your backup plan. It ensures that you are not left empty-handed when something goes wrong. Whether it’s a scratch on a valuable machine, fragile items damaged in transit, or a shipment that goes missing entirely—you’re covered. With Select Courier’s enhanced coverage, you benefit from more than just standard protection, ensuring you always receive the best service and support.
Quick Compensation with Insured Shipping
With a swift claims process, you won’t get stuck in complicated procedures or endure long waiting times. Once your claim is approved, compensation is processed quickly, minimising disruptions to your business operations. This ensures your company keeps running smoothly, even when the unexpected happens.
Worldwide Coverage for International Shipments
Insured international shipping is indispensable for cross-border trade. Select Courier’s insurance offers global coverage, ensuring your shipment is always protected from unexpected events during transit. One insurance, worldwide coverage—it’s that simple. Whether within Europe or beyond, your goods are shipped with confidence.
Coverage Offered by a Shipping Insurance
Standard shipping insurance typically covers material damage due to theft, loss, or damage. However, additional coverage tailored to your needs can also be arranged, either for one-off shipments or ongoing protection. Your policy begins once the insured shipment is picked up and ends upon delivery at its destination.
A standard shipping insurance often covers the following risks:
- Damage to/loss of goods;
- Theft;
- Fire;
- Water damage;
- Goods falling overboard;
- Loading errors;
- Accidents.
With Select Courier, your shipments are insured with comprehensive, all-inclusive coverage, removing the need for additional insurance. However, some items, such as perishable goods, dangerous materials, or exceptionally valuable items, may be excluded. These premiums are provided by leading international insurance companies.
Allrisk Coverage
All-risk insurance covers almost everything that can go wrong during transit, excluding explicitly stated exceptions. Whether your shipment is damaged due to a rough journey, stolen, or lost entirely, you are fully protected with all-risk coverage.
What does this mean in concrete terms? Suppose your shipment is damaged by a rough ride, stolen during transport or even disappears altogether. With comprehensive cover, you can be sure that your shipment is protected and that you will be compensated quickly and without any hassle. It is reassuring to know that, regardless of the circumstances, you can always count on financial protection. So, do you want to be sure that your valuable shipment of €50,000 arrives safely? Then choose comprehensive transport insurance.
Insuring Shipments via Select Courier
Additional insured shipping via Select Courier means peace of mind; you are insured internationally with any type of transport. Every shipment that you insure via Select Courier is covered against loss and/or damage and includes the premium for war and strike risk, depending on the carrier and the type of business transport. We offer all-risk insurance for shipments with a value of up to € 100,000. The premium for this insurance is one per mille of the value to be insured with a minimum of € 10.00. In addition, we charge € 7.50 for administration costs. This means that you can send your valuable goods with peace of mind, knowing that they are well insured.
Claim process
If something goes wrong, submitting a claim is simple. Contact us, and we’ll guide you through the entire process. We offer personalised assistance throughout the claim journey, from submission to compensation.
Enhanced Insurance
For fragile goods like monitors or televisions, the insurance covers only loss, not damage. These items are shipped at the sender’s risk unless additional precautions or insurance options are arranged.
Prohibited and restricted goods
Please note that not all goods can be insured. Certain products such as art, antiques, and hazardous materials are subject to a transport ban or specific restrictions. Other goods, such as musical instruments, are subject to strict packaging requirements in order to qualify for coverage.
See our additional transport insurance page for more information.
Claim process
If something goes wrong, submitting a claim is simple. Contact us, and we’ll guide you through the entire process. We offer personalised assistance throughout the claim journey, from submission to compensation.
Enhanced Insurance
For fragile goods like monitors or televisions, the insurance covers only loss, not damage. These items are shipped at the sender’s risk unless additional precautions or insurance options are arranged.
Prohibited and restricted goods
Please note that not all goods can be insured. Certain products such as art, antiques, and hazardous materials are subject to a transport ban or specific restrictions. Other goods, such as musical instruments, are subject to strict packaging requirements in order to qualify for coverage.
See our additional transport insurance page for more information.
Differences Insured Shipping
Most carriers offer basic insurance for your shipment as standard. However, each carrier has its own rules regarding the amount of coverage and this can therefore vary considerably. This basic insurance usually covers limited damage or loss up to a certain amount, which depends on the carrier and the type of shipment.
Characteristic | Standard carrier | Additional shipping insurance |
|---|---|---|
Coverage | Basic | Allrisk |
Maximum coverage | Limited, depending on carrier | Up to €100,000 per shipment |
Allrisk options | Unavailable | Standard |
Speed ​​of compensation | Often slow, depending on carrier | Fast and efficient handling |
Personal claim support | Personal support from Select Courier | Full personal support from Select Courier |
Global coverage | Limited, not always worldwide | Global coverage, always |
Flexible insurance options | Not flexible | Flexible, customised to your shipments |
These standard insurances are often limited and may not be sufficient for certain shipments. That is why it is smart to choose additional insurance that ensures that your shipment is fully covered, regardless of its value. This way you can be sure that you are always optimally protected, regardless of the carrier you choose.
SCHEDULE A FREE DEMO
DISCOVER WHAT SELECT COURIER CAN DO FOR YOU
Our shipping platform can be customised to meet your every need. From delivering your packages with increased speed and reliability to operating your business more efficiently. Schedule a demo to see how you can:
- Ship all your deliveries within just a few clicks.
- Manage your entire logistics process in one place.
- Seamlessly integrate with your current software.
- Access analytics and reports for better decision-making
SCHEDULE A FREE DEMO
DISCOVER WHAT SELECT COURIER CAN DO FOR YOU
Our shipping platform can be customised to meet your every need. From delivering your packages with increased speed and reliability to operating your business more efficiently. Schedule a demo to see how you can:
- Ship all your deliveries within just a few clicks.
- Manage your entire logistics process in one place.
- Seamlessly integrate with your current software.
- Access analytics and reports for better decision-making
