Which company offers the best pet insurance?

Posted October 22nd, 2009 by admin




I am looking to purchase pet insurance for my 3 month old chihuaua, Max. I would like to know what pet insurance companies you recommend.




5 Responses to “Which company offers the best pet insurance?”

  1. lulu

    I have VPI. I pay about $420 a year for 2 Lhasa Apsos. That includes routine care. I think the cost will depend on the breed and age of your dog. You can save money by getting catastrophic plans with high deductibles. I think the money is totally worth the peace of mind. I don’t ever want to be put in the position of having to decide between saving my dog’s life and paying my mortgage.

  2. M D

    Got me curious after seeing a few questions about insurance. It’s been years since I’ve had insurance. I don’t know how things might have changed since then. I dropped mine almost right away as I found it covered routine care like vet visits, shots and such, things I didn’t need help with at all and covered nothing on the biggies you really could use help with like when my dog got cancer.

  3. fever87

    I have VPI and have been pretty satisfied. I know Pedigree has one as well that I may switch to.

  4. kalyaan_gk

    Veterinary Pet Insurance of Brea, Calif., had about 392,000 policies in the United States in 2005—up from about 195,000 policies in 2001. Pethealth Inc. of Oakville, Ontario, had about 153,000 policies in the United States and Canada in 2005—up from about 22,000 policies in 2001.VPI enters its 25th year of selling policies. The company offers a standard plan and a superior plan, as well as riders for routine care and for additional cancer coverage. Iams pet foods owns a portion of VPI, and VPI also has an affiliation with the Veterinary Centers of America.Pethealth began selling insurance policies in Canada in 1999. It came to the United States in 2001 and now has distribution partnerships with Petco animal supplies and MetLife insurance. The Pethealth insurance plans include PetCare and ShelterCare. The company also offers several other products, such as the 24PetWatch microchip identification network.The Hartville Group Inc. has provided health insurance plans for dogs and cats for about a decade. The group offers the Petshealth Care Plan and Healthy Bark & Purr.

    Hartville and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced in fall 2006 that they are expanding a previous partnership and offering ASPCA Pet Health Insurance. Some plans will cover spaying and neutering—but all exclude tail docking, ear cropping, and declawing.

    The new company Fetch Inc. brought the Petplan insurance brand, popular in England and Canada, to the United States last year. Pet Plan Ltd. in the United Kingdom entered the market in 1976, and it now insures more British pets than any other provider. The Petplan brand arrived in Canada in 1989.

    The companies that offer pet health insurance continue to change as they test business models and as the market grows. For example, the founder of VPI started another company after retiring. Pets Best offers policies that pay about 80 percent of veterinary costs—with the coverage, deductible, and limits varying by plan.

    i dont know whats the best. like any insurance you have to check and weigh your options and decide.

  5. Lindsey S

    Pet smart

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