PetPlan 
for our Cocker Spaniel 
British Pet Insurance for both the Leopard Gecko and Bearded Dragon 
Pure Luck 
for the Russian Dwarf Hamster 
Not claimed on any yet in the last 5 years of them being active.
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We use pet plan for our cat.
In my old job we had ‘Everypaw’ I never used it because our cat has an ongoing condition which isn’t covered which basically means anything that happens to him isn’t covered BUT… they are apparently very good 
I looked at these guys some time ago that used to cover pre-existing conditions:
Now they say “conditions that ended 2 years ago are covered”. My cat has FIV so have had issues with insurance for him because of it
Revolut seem to offer pet insurance via their app, which is new to me. Better deal than my current, and higher vet coverage than my current.
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£500 for a reward if your pet is lost?? WOW
That’s very generous
We use manypets (formerly boughtbymany) for our dog.
We had done research ahead of his arrival from Greece and they were one of only two that cover treatment for a condition called leishmaniasis which can be passed on by sandfly bites and then lie dormant for years. We’d also done some research on what fairly common vet bills cost. We put him on a “lifetime plan” and covered him for £15k/yr. They have a relatively short two week “blackout period” where you can’t claim at all, so we started his policy before he travelled.
Just before christmas he developed an extremely serious case of what they 99.8% believe to be a breakthrough infection of leptospirosis (there are many variants, vaccinations which only cover the most common couple are not always perfect, etc) and required two vet trips followed by 8 nights in intensive care, and I think 3 follow up outpatient bloods coming up to around £10k all in. They have covered the lot (minus the excess) without a single query, paying out in around a month with them contacting the vet/hospital to gather everything. I know that for simpler claims where the bill has been supplied to them alongside the claim, they have paid the next day.
Takeaways:
- If you can afford it, consider the best cover (certainly for dogs who get to run about offleash at all). We didn’t have to think about what to do for him when the chips were down and if you’re not sat on a pile of savings that will help a lot.
- Serious conditions escalate in cost rapidly and you may be asked to make payments before your claim is paid. If you don’t have £10k-15k in cash sat around, make sure you have sufficient short term borrowing facilities (don’t rely on amex - our hospital didn’t take amex) to cover bills while your claim is settled. Our hospital did suggest that if we were in dire straits they could talk to the insurer and see about being remitted direct but if you can just pay on demand it makes things easier.
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I had PetPlan for a while with my first FIV+ cat - basically an autoimmune problem, similar to HIV in people.
At some point after paying his premiums for 18 months, which were already quite expensive because FIV, they declined a reasonable claim because “it’s because of FIV”.
They basically said anything but Injury would be rejected, and since FIV cats need to be indoors, the likelihood of a significant injury is much lower.
Right rip off!
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Max is only 15 month old, we got him at 10 weeks from a rescue and he’s all jabbed, need to get this years done.
He had the snip too, poor kid, they do it so young with cats! Was done before we got him.
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Our local vets have their own insurance plans which were far better and cheaper than all the “big brand” ones.
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I’ve been with MoreThan for years. We have had five pets insured with them so far and they have covered everything we’ve thrown at them! Biggest claims included £8,000 for emergency kidney surgery for a cat and £4,000 of neuroscans and spinal taps for a dog.
They don’t quibble at all.
BUT (and it’s a big but) the prices have gone up a lot recently. So I am shopping around at next renewal. If you can get a good quote from MoreThan then snap them up!
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This thread has made me check our cover and we have so little for what we pay compared to others - £17pm for £4k annual cover with an £80 excess. Both ManyPets and Waggel give more annual cover for around the same premium - plus have 24/7 vet cover for emergencies 
might shop around!
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Local. They have two practices, the other being a couple of towns over.
It’s really good. They cover all their injections, flea and worming, checkups and all those little things that add up too.
I actually went this morning for a health check with our puppy. Didn’t pay a thing and came out with 3 months of flea and worming tablets to last until his next one 
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Our local vet offers something very similar.
I suppose taking a direct debit for a service allows them to know they have a guaranteed income of x amount each month and will most likely make you stick to that vet.
Although the one at ours didn’t cover everything which is why we went with ManyPets
I’m with Pets@Home the older policies before they changed providers.
No point shopping around for myself as we’re getting towards end of life, so no other insurer would cover them due to old age.
Ended up changing to Direct Line - doubled my cover & saving £5 a month on the premium which seems like a good deal for me, plus the excess is the same so if I have to claim or anything I won’t be forking out loads.
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This is the case for me I don’t have insurance for Chester and probably never will considering he can’t go outside but it’d be nice for those unnecessary trips I take to the vets because he gets hayfever and I think it’s something else 
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Have been using Fluffy (www.joinfluffy.com). I think they are new to the market but the price is very competitive and they paid out my £3k vet bill the other week. The team was incredibly supportive!
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They sound good, however, I’ve just done a quote and it came back at £38 a month 
that’s almost double what I pay with my current provider.
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