DOG INSURANCE...

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Just about to sort the above for my 10 month old labrador and wonder if anyone can recommend a good pet insurer that theyve had no bother with eg prompt pay when things have gone wrong, helpful etc ?

Loads on comparethemarket - dont like this excess PLUS 5% OF THE COST OF ANY OPERATION ETC MALARKEY !

Cheers in anticipation
 


I think they all have their advantages and disadvantages. I use Petplan for the cat. Not sure they're the cheapest (well, they aren't) but they will pay the vet directly so you only get billed for the excess. Never had a problem with them over several claims.
 
We had to claim £2500 for a Mri scan for our dog through John Lewis Pet Insurance. They paid the vet directly so wasn't a case of us being out of pocket then claiming back.

No quibble whatsoever, also paid out for the emergency vet that we got out on New Year's Day as it was related so only paid excess once.

As mentioned lifetime is a must if they end up having ongoing needs.
 
We use Direct Line and have made 1 claim which they paid up for straight away minus the excess. Mind it's £38 a month as he's 11 which is more than my car and house insurance combined.
 
We use John Lewis with their ‘lifetime’ option. My parents use the same and neither one of us has had an issue with claims etc. I’m sure they came top of a ‘Which’ survey, although I’d double check that if you were interested.
 
shaun61 said:
Just about to sort the above for my 10 month old labrador and wonder if anyone can recommend a good pet insurer that theyve had no bother with eg prompt pay when things have gone wrong, helpful etc ?

Loads on comparethemarket - dont like this excess PLUS 5% OF THE COST OF ANY OPERATION ETC MALARKEY !

Cheers in anticipation
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More than. Put a claim in last Sunday and got a check on Tuesday.
 
We have more than. It's expensive at about £50 a month but the excess is tiny, it's lifetime cover and the annual limit is big. When they had to pay out a huge amount of money for an operation recently there were no issues. They deal with the vet direct as well so no messing about on my part. As the dogs problem is likely to lead to further issues down the line I'll just stick with them regardless of monthly cost as it's nice to know they can have the absolute best medical cover with no financial concerns to think about.
 
shaun61 said:
Just about to sort the above for my 10 month old labrador and wonder if anyone can recommend a good pet insurer that theyve had no bother with eg prompt pay when things have gone wrong, helpful etc ?

Loads on comparethemarket - dont like this excess PLUS 5% OF THE COST OF ANY OPERATION ETC MALARKEY !

Cheers in anticipation
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I use Insurance Emporium but i actually got it through a compare site. I got all sorted for my Frenchy for 16.99 a month,lifetime sort of thing
I am literally about to claim as he knacked his ligaments on saturday and i had to go thorough an emergency vet . I pay £95 excess.
 

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