Insurance add-on

Insurance is one of the most common rental add-ons. Rentshelf supports it out of the box.

Add it to a product

Open Rentshelf → Products → [your product].
Scroll to the Add-ons section.
Click + Add add-on.
Fill in:
- Name: “Damage insurance” (or whatever you want the customer to see)
- Price type: Per day (recommended — scales with rental length) or Per booking (flat)
- Price: e.g. 5.00 for $5/day
- Required: Leave unchecked for optional; check to force it
- Max quantity: 1 (checkbox) is typical for insurance
Click Save.

How it shows up on the storefront

The add-on appears above the total as a checkbox (or required indicator). The customer sees the per-day rate and can toggle it on / off.

When toggled on:

Subtotal → rental amount (unchanged)
Add-ons → shows +$20 (for a 4-day rental at $5/day)
Total → rental + add-ons

In the cart

The add-on is included in the line-item property Selected add-ons:

Damage insurance (qty 1) · $20

And in the cart total — no extra line is created. This keeps the cart tidy.

On the order

Same — visible under the order’s line-item properties. You can see at-a-glance which orders opted in to insurance.

Required insurance

If you need every customer to carry insurance, set Required. The add-on is always active, can’t be unchecked by the customer, and the total includes it by default.

Multiple insurance tiers

Create multiple add-ons and set Max quantity to 1 on each (so they act like radio buttons). Label clearly: “Basic insurance ($3/day)”, “Premium insurance ($8/day)”.

Alternative: keep it simple. Most rental shops find a single optional insurance product converts best.