Optional Shipping Insurance Module [Support Thread]

[numinix]

Has anyone had this problem..... I am using PayPal Website Payments Pro - works great. However, you are required to have PayPal express also installed. If a customer choses PayPal express - they are sent straight to the PayPal site and they do not see and therefore are not given the choice of getting insurance or not. Is this a problem with the program or am I missing something. Thanks

Yes, if they skip the checkout system, they will not be given the option to add insurance. This is not a bug.

If insurance is REQUIRED, you shouldn't be using any payment module that can skip the checkout...

[2004g35]

I have no reason to change from PayPal Website Payments - PayPal says the PayPal Express is required? Is this really true? If so, is there a 'work around' for my insurance problem. Thanks for your help

[craftzombie]

I have no reason to change from PayPal Website Payments - PayPal says the PayPal Express is required? Is this really true? If so, is there a 'work around' for my insurance problem. Thanks for your help

The only thing I can think of is to create a product called "Insurance" and put a link to it in your cart during checkout with a note about it being required. Of course they could still checkout without it though. Its either that, or build it into your shipping costs either with the postage fees or with a handling fee.

[numinix]

Well, if it is a required amount, does it still get added? Because this is an order total module that is automatically added if required. Can you confirm this?

[polnaref]

Hi, thanks for your answer

Well I don't want to offer a mandatory insurance, I just want to make it checked by default, so if customer don't want it they just have to uncheck it

Is there a way to do this?

Thanks

[numinix]

Not without editing the code for the module...

[polnaref]

Not without editing the code for the module...

yes I guess, but wich part of the code?

[countrycupboard]

I just installed the Optional Shipping Insurance module. Installed went absolutely easy! So far, however, I haven;t been able to make it optional. Question: Is there a way to limit the insurance fee to just items shipped via USPS? UPS insurance is included in the UPS rate already.

My Admin/Modules/Order Total settings :

Shipping Insurance

Enable Insurance Module
true

Offer Shipping Insurance?
true

Sort Order
500

Use Table Rates?
true

Alternate Insurance Type
percent

Insurance Percentage
0

Insurance Rate
$0.00

Increment Amount
$0.00

Amount Exempt From Fee
$0.00

Tax Class
NC residents

No Insurance Fee on Virtual Products
true

No Insurance Fee on Gift Vouchers
true

No Insurance Fee on Free Shipping
true

Required Insurance Amount
$24.00

Insurance Zone 1
--none--

Zone 1 Insurance Table
USPS: 50:1.65,100:2.05,200:2.45,300:4.60,:400:5.50,500:6.40,600:7.30

[numinix]

It would only be optional for purchases under $24.00. Also, your table rates at the bottom are completely wrong. You can't have USPS: or spaces between a number and its decimal place (i.e. 1 .50)...

At this moment there is no way to restrict to a shipping method. This would be in addition to or as a replacement for other insurance fees.

[countrycupboard]

It would only be optional for purchases under $24.00. Also, your table rates at the bottom are completely wrong. You can't have USPS: or spaces between a number and its decimal place (i.e. 1 .50)...

At this moment there is no way to restrict to a shipping method. This would be in addition to or as a replacement for other insurance fees.

Aha! I understand about the inclusion of the USPS and the additional space on one of the values. Thanks a lot.

Any suggestions of how to set it up so that insurance is mandatory for only USPS customers? I can't legitimately charge UPS customers since the insurance is alreaady included in the UPS shipping charge. (Could I just set a standard fee and note it on the shipping choices selection for USPS and somehow figure a way to build it into the total as part of the "handling fee"?)