Post Office Tweaks Insurance Claim Deadlines
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
If you send insured mail, heads up! The Postal Service is changing the earliest day you can file a claim from 6 days back to 15 days after mailing, starting January 18, 2026. This means you’ll have to wait a bit longer before filing claims, but it’ll line up better with other mail services and bulk claims.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Insured Mail Claim Wait Extended
If you send insured mail, you must wait 15 days after the mailing date before you can file a claim instead of the 6-day waiting period that had been adopted earlier. This re-established 15-day "No Sooner Than" filing date is proposed to take effect on January 18, 2026.
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