It is National Pet Health Insurance Month in the United States and in order to recognize it and bring awareness to it, Pets Best Insurance is holding a “Freaky Friday” contest which will honor the pet emergency or pet accident stories that are the “freakiest”. Pets Best Insurance was founded by Dr. Jack Stephens, an expert in the industry and the founder of American pet health insurance. A winner will be selected for every week throughout the month and will receives a gift certificate worth $50 of product from the…
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Pets Best Insurance approved coverage for several international claims
Pets Best Insurance, an insurer for dogs and cats, has recently paid for a number of international claims, which has permitted their policyholders to sleep easy in the knowledge that their beloved companion animals still qualify for their coverage when they are traveling outside of their country of residence. This includes Pets Best Insurance among only a small number of pet insurers who will offer this international protection to pet owners. The primary regulation regarding this coverage is that the policyholders must reside within the United States in order to…
Read MoreVeterinary Pet Insurance sponsors contest for oddest claim
Veterinary Pet Insurance is sponsoring a competition that allows the public to vote online on the insurer’s website on the oddest pet insurance claims. The winner of the contest obtains the VPI Hambone Award, which will be awarded on September 21, 2011. The annual award received its name from the scenario presented by its first winner, which was a dog that had been trapped inside a refrigerator and who ate a full Thanksgiving ham twhile it was there. Other past winners of the VIP Hambone Award have included a Labrador…
Read MorePet insurance sales increasing as more and more are faced with steep vet bills
Pet insurance is on the rise as pet owners start to see the increasing cost of veterinary treatments and do not want to be placed in the position where they must decide between their beloved fuzzy family member and the price tag connected with its treatment. However, just because more people are buying pet insurance, it doesn’t mean that they all understand what is involved in this type of policy. Though many might think that this is just some sort of new way for insurance companies to make a quick…
Read MoreAustralian grocery chain,Woolworths, adds life and pet insurance to their offerings
The Woolworths supermarket giant has just announced its intention to offer a number of new insurance products, which will include life insurance and coverage for pets. George Hughes, the head of insurance at Woolworths, said that the company has had intentions to extend its financial services branch, and that it is now doing so with its new addition of the various insurance products. Hughes released a statement to complement the Woolworths announcement, that said that “We intend to have a long-term presence in the insurance sector, with the ability to…
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