Domestic Mail Manual S913 Insured Mail S900 Special Postal Services S910 Security and Accountability S913 Insured Mail Summary S913 describes insured mail, what matter is eligible and ineligible for insurance, and the procedures to follow for mailing insured mail. It also covers the requirements to mail at the bulk insured service rates. A bulk insurance discount is available for insured articles entered by authorized mailers who meet the criteria in 3.0 . No record of insured mail is kept at the office of mailing. Insured mail service provides the sender with a mailing receipt.
Insured mail is dispatched and handled in transit as ordinary mail.
Parcels containing matter offered for sale, addressed to prospective purchasers who have not ordered or authorized their sending. If such matter is mailed, payment is not made for loss, rifling, or damage. Articles so fragile that they cannot be carried safely in the mail regardless of packaging. Articles not adequately prepared to withstand normal handling in the mail. As a rule, any mailable package should be insurable.