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Pet insurance offers animals a healthy new opportunity

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With the skyrocketing cost of veterinary services, medical care is no longer a matter of finances. Though most think about health coverage in terms of humans, pet insurance to cover veterinary costs has become a significant focus as well, as the cost of medical care for animals rises as quickly as it is for their owners. The health care reforms are a hot topic at the moment, but millions of pets also require these services. Animals are becoming extremely important parts of our families and people want to be able…

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Pet insurance company announces top veterinarian contest finalists

H. Cutner
My Vet's the Best contest

Pets Best has opened up online voting for customers to make their choices. The finalists for the My Vet’s the Best Contest have now been named by pet insurance company, Pets Best, after these animal doctors had been nominated by clients of the insurer for their exceptional care and service. Finalists were recognized for going above and beyond for the care of the animals. Among the veterinarians named within the top six by the pet insurance company are: • Dr. Richard Chu, from San Francisco, CA, at Pets Unlimited •…

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Over 12 million British pets are not covered by insurance

Despite the fact that 86 percent pet owners in the United Kingdom consider their animals to be family members, 56 percent of them do not have an insurance policy to cover their veterinary expenses, according to the results of the latest Gocompare.com research. The study involved a survey of pet owners in the country, and indicated that millions of pets do not have the coverage required to protect owners from extremely expensive vet bills that they could face if their animal family member should ever be injured or fall ill.…

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Pet insurers provide insurance advice for animal owners

H. Cutner

Pet insurers have released the most important information that owners should know about insuring their animals, including an understanding of the types of things that are found within the exclusions and fine print of the most typical policies. They include the following on Pet Insurance policies:  If the pet has a pre-existing condition, this will not be covered by the policy, regardless of whether or not you were aware of its existence. If the policy is “time limited”, then upon the completion of the term, no more payouts will be sent…

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The Ins and Outs of Pet Insurance

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Last year, veterinary care cost Americans over $10 billion. To help offset these costs for pet owners, many insurance companies are adding, or even specializing, in pet insurance. Growth in the purchase of pet insurance plans is on the rise. The increase the purchase of pet insurance policies is predicted by Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) to be over $1 billion this year. There are a variety of plans available to consumers, as well as other options in lieu of insurance policies. There are some considerations to…

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