Your Pet Insurance Guide

Halloween Treats That Are Toxic To Your Pet And Other Precautions

Dr. Jules Benson of Petplan pet insurance offers excellent advice about Halloween treats that can be toxic to your pets and how to prevent a potentially expensive visit to the vet during this holiday. You can also listen to the podcast interview I had with Dr. Benson about Petplan and their policies. Read more →

24 Petwatch Rolls Out New Pet Insurance Policies

Recently, 24 Petwatch introduced their new policies that should ease some of the angst of former PurniaCare policyholders since Pethealth bought PurinaCare's pet insurance business this past summer. The policies more closely resemble PurinaCare's policies and they are a major improvement to the policies that 24 Petwatch has offered in the past. The policies have an 80% coinsurance (20% copay). Choices for annual maximums are $5,000, $10,000, and $20,000. Choices for annual deductibles are $100, $250, $500, and $1,000. Existing PurinaCare policyholders can convert over to one of these new policies at their renewal time. Readers of the blog as... Read more →

Pets Best Expands Coverage of Hereditary and Congenital Conditions

Pets Best pet insurance company recently announced that it's Best Benefit policies now cover hereditary and congenital conditions up to the full annual maximum. Previously, coverage was limited for hereditary conditions and congenital conditions were not covered. The changes may not yet be approved and available in all 50 states. You can check coverage in your state here. There are 7 conditions that have a 1-year waiting period - cruciate ligament injury, porto-systemic shunt, cardiovascular defect, patellar luxation, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, and osteochrititis dissecans (OCD). You can have this waiting period reduced to the normal 3 days for accidents... Read more →