New features just added in my 1.8.0 fork (now at v1.8.4):
1. USPS now supports international insurance. Insurance is currently automatically added to the rate if insurance is enabled in the USPS config.
2. Both UPS & USPS now support minimum rates (no matter what). If you set it to $5.95 and the live rate is below that, the rate will be $5.95.
As always, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
http://bitbucket.org/Sumo/nopcommerce-fork/downloads
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msumerano wrote:One thing I may end up having to work on as modifications to these 3 mods is in dealing with insurance. None of the providers handle insurance and the UPS one doesn't seem to properly handle the automatic insurance per $100 of value that is possible. I'll be getting some info directly from a UPS rep shortly and will likely work on this issue somehow, unless someone has an idea of how to accomplish this in a better way.
Unfortunately, the current USPS rates API doesn't support insurance calculations for domestic shipments. It does for international.
See docs here: http://www.usps.com/webtools/_pdf/Rate-Calculators-v2-3.pdf
So, I will likely not work on this yet as to implement, I'd have to write all of the logic for their insurance calculations.
Insurance rates: http://www.usps.com/prices/insurance-prices.htm