Mayflower’s Moving Protection Plans

The standard amount of Full Value Protection is calculated by multiplying the estimated weight of your shipment by $6 per pound. For example, if the weight of your shipment is 6800 lbs, the amount of your valuation would be 6800 multiplied by $6, totaling $40,800. Before we commence loading your shipment, you can always increase the amount of your valuation as well.

IMPORTANT: You need to complete the High Value Inventory Form.

When you select our Full Value Protection option, you’ll also need to record items that you include in your shipment that are valued at $100 or more, per pound, (such as artwork, jewelry, high-end furniture, designer clothes, antiques, collectibles, electronics, etc.) on the High Value Inventory Form. For example, a pair of designer shoes may be worth $800, but weighs around a pound. If those shoes are included in your shipment, but you do not list them on your High Value Inventory Form and they are lost in transit, you would not receive full replacement value for the shoes since they were not declared. However, if they had been listed on the form, you could receive up to the replacement value of the shoes.

If you decide to opt out of the basic Full Value Protection option – that is included upfront in every initial moving quote – you will still be covered by the minimum valuation option (required by law) which equates to $0.60 per pound per article. However, we highly recommend against this option because it can leave you vulnerable to monetary loss, depending on which item you need to file a claim for. For example, if you have us move a TV for you, and that TV weighs 30lbs, and it is lost or damaged during your move, you would only receive 30 lbs multiplied by $0.60 per pound, which would total $18 for your TV.

You have the option to declare a higher value than the basic amount included in our Full-Value Protection option for an additional charge. You can increase your valuation amount at any time, all the way up to when we begin loading your shipment.