My workplace offers discounted pet insurance!

[anjhest]

Holy moly! My husband thinks this is hilarious, since I work for a hospital. But I think it's awesome! And it's through payroll deduction, sweet!

 

[motoko9]

This seems to be growing more common. In just the past couple of months, I have heard of two other employers who are offering pet insurance to employees.

From what I have read on these boards, pet insurance in the US (I know it's different elsewhere, esp. in the UK) isn't the greatest deal. I am hoping that as consumer demand grows, we will see an improvement in services.

 

[emmylou]

I'm in the U.S., and it's been a fantastic deal for me. My insurer has paid out a lot for my cat's heart condition. This year he will hit his $2,500-per-condition cap, but I definitely got my money's worth. And I think the cat got diagnosed and treated more quickly, because I didn't factor the cost of tests into my decisions.

 

[motoko9]

That's great. Do you mind sharing the name of your insurer with us?

I don't plan on buying insurance at this time, but I am interested in this topic.

 

[emmylou]

It's Petcare insurance. If you search, there are several threads containing posters' experiences with different companies.

 

[stephanietx]

My employer offers this through an outside company at a discount. I probably should look into it.

 

[kody's mom]

When we picked our benefit choices in November, they asked for any suggestions and I noted Pet Insurance....hopefully next year.

I am currently with PetPlan & I cannot recommend it highly enough. I have only had one claim--just got it last July, but it I had a check within 10 days of submitting the claim, with no problems.

Anne