Shipping & storage insurance

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Quick links:  Our Insurance packages,   Example costs for Baggage Worldwide, Mini Moves & Storage,   Example costs for MoveCube®

We've got you covered with our Basic or Premier packages

Seven Seas Worldwide strongly recommends that you have some form of insurance cover: incidents can happen, and insurance is there to protect you against those unforeseen events. Our specialist insurance provides cover for both unaccompanied baggage and household belongings, which are generally not covered by traditional travel or household insurance policies.

No
insurance

Basic
insurance

Premier insurance

Cover for loss of whole shipment

  No cover

  Basic insurance

  Premier insurance

Cover for loss of the whole MoveCube®

  No cover

  Basic insurance

  Premier insurance

Cover for loss of individual boxes (All services except MoveCube®)

  No cover

  Basic insurance

  Premier insurance

Coverage against theft/loss of contents

  No cover

  Basic insurance

  Premier insurance

Coverage against damage

  No cover

  Basic insurance

  Premier insurance

Example Insurance costs

Baggage Worldwide, Mini Moves & Storage

Here's a table of example insurance costs for our Baggage Worldwide, Mini Moves & Storage services. Simply put the cost for Basic Insurance is 3.5% of the value of the item covered, with the cost of Premier Insurance being 5% of the item value. Below is a table of calculations.

Example
item

Example
value

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)

Premier insurance cost
(5% of value)

Example ItemClothes

Example Value$150

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$5.25

Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$7.50

Example ItemCDs / Vinyl Records

Example Value$75

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$2.63

Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$3.75

Example ItemDVD/Videos

Example Value$35

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$1.22

Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$1.75

Example ItemChildren's Toys

Example Value$50

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$1.75

Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$2.50

Example ItemPhotos/Paintings

Example Value$80

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$2.80

Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$4

Example ItemSofa

Example Value$500

Basic
insurance cost (3.5% of value)$17.50

Premium
insurance cost (5% of value)$25

Example Insurance costs

International & Domestic MoveCube®

Here's another table of example insurance costs for our International & Domestic MoveCube® services. The cost for Basic Insurance is 2% of the value of the item covered, with the cost of Premier Insurance being 3% of the item value. Below is a table of calculations.

Example
item

Example
value

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)

Premier insurance cost
(3% of value)

Example ItemClothes

Example Value$150

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$3

Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$4.50

Example ItemCDs / Vinyl Records

Example Value$75

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$1.50

Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$2.25

Example ItemDVD/Videos

Example Value$35

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)70c

Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$1.05

Example ItemChildren's Toys

Example Value$50

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$1

Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$1.50

Example ItemPhotos/Paintings

Example Value$80

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$1.60

Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$2.40

Example ItemSofa

Example Value$500

Basic
insurance cost (2% of value)$10

Premium
insurance cost (3% of value)$15