About us

Patsy and David grew the Petplan business by word of mouth, forming relationships with pet experts who shared their ambition to help pet owners cover the cost of veterinary care for their beloved animals.

Over 45 years later over 3,000 veterinary practices still choose to work in partnership with Petplan as they see day in day out how our insurance helps pets.

We design our policies to pay out, and vets know that Petplan covers things that other insurers don’t. For example, some policies do not cover dental illness, some will only pay a certain amount towards specific conditions such as cruciate ligament injuries, and some do not cover behavioral conditions.

We also work in partnership with over 1,200 animal charities - large and small - and over the past two decades have given these organisations more than £38 million to help rescue and rehome pets.

We have a team visiting and supporting animal charities across the country, and even provide 4 weeks free insurance for rehomed pets. We also offer our Covered For Life ® insurance to all pets rehomed by our charity partners, even if they are over our usual age limit.

Many more pet experts choose to partner with Petplan too, such as breeders, microchippers and the UK’s leading pet retailer Pets at Home.