With over 45 years’ experience in pet insurance we consider ourselves something of an expert. We’ve collated our top tips from breed advice to health information and everything in between.
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Not all pet insurance is the same and can impact the veterinary care you can afford for your pet. We’ve teamed up with Professor Noel Fitzpatrick to help you ask the right questions when finding a pet insurance policy that suits you:
Petplan has been helping pet owners access the best care for their pets for over 45 years. Explore our award-winning pet insurance policies:
For over 45 years, Petplan has helped millions of pets through illness and injury. Today, we’re still the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, insuring over 1.3 million pets.
Our Claims Pricing Guarantee means we'll never charge you more for claiming.
Over £5 million paid every week to help pets get the veterinary treatment they need.
We can pay your vet directly and you can claim online. We pay 90% of claims in 5 working days.
Our Covered For Life® plan provides ongoing help with vet bills. You can continue to claim year after year for the same condition up to your chosen yearly limit providing you renew with no break in cover.
Our Essential plan provides short term help with vet bills. You can claim for 12 months treatment up to £3,000 for each illness/injury. Once you reach either of these limits the condition will no longer be covered.
We always offer these things as standard:
It's important to compare the veterinary cover carefully when choosing pet insurance. We asked Professor Noel Fitzpatrick what to look out for.
"Not all pet insurance is the same - choose wisely to get the best care for your animal."
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"Every pet parent should ask these 3 questions before they insure their pet..."
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"It's about value over many years rather than looking for a short-term deal"
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"Cover restrictions can limit the diagnostic tools at your vet's disposal"
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We have used Pet Plan for the past 25 years since owning animals (cats) and they have always supported us during the illnesses of our animals and have paid out on the vast majority of the claims submitted.
My vets were able to preauthorise the treatment needed directly with Petplan and this eased so much anxiety. The whole process took away all the anxiety and just allowed me to focus on my pet and the procedure he needed. Would not use anyone else.
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With over 45 years’ experience in pet insurance we consider ourselves something of an expert. We’ve collated our top tips from breed advice to health information and everything in between.
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We’ve just launched My Petplan and some features aren’t available yet – but we’re working on it! You can also manage your policy using the links below.
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