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Monday, March 30, 2009

Pet Insurance: Should You Get One For Your Pet?

By Lucille Green

We are quite comfortable with insurance policies to cover every contingency for ourselves and our belongings but what about our pets; they may need looking after too and veterinary bills are not inexpensive, that is why pet protection insurance will cover all the costs should it need medical aid.

If you purchase your pet from an early age then you would be wise to protect them as soon as practicable because the chance of an insurance firms issuing a policy as the pet reaches middle age is remote.

Healthcare plans for pets have been around for some time now, in fact for over 15 years since the increase in pet ownership provided a new area where insurance was seen as a requirement. Your first port of call for pet protection insurance could well be your local vet who has in all probability been dealing with pet insurance schemes for some time and would be in a good position to give advise on the subject. Just as with human cover there are various types of pet insurance, including third party liability coverage, which will protect you if you pet harms someone, destroys property, causes an accident, and so forth.

As a matter of fact, it is possible to set up an all disbursements pet insurance protection policy where all medical, accident, injury or damage cost will be paid by the insurance underwriter. There are many insurance brokers that offer pet health indemnity, and you should ask your Vet what insurance brokers he or she recommends. Most pet care insurance plans these days will provide for accidents, cuts and dental work.

As with human health care indemnity, pet protection insurance pays the health care provider and in this case the veterinarian, according to a schedule worked out by the insurance supplier. From a pet protection insurance supplier's point of view, the growth in pet health care plans is a good thing but the cost to treat pets has risen at the same time. Not buying pet protection insurance may seem like an elementary way to cut down costs but just one visit to the vets for something pretty serious makes the small expense each month seem like a good idea.

An surplus is commonly added to the policy which is the sum the pet owner has to pay before any claim can be prepared and if the owed amount is less than this sum then there is nothing for the pet insurance company to pay out which assists to reduce small claims and keep costs down. The top pet protection insurance schemes ensure that therapy costs are covered, up to a set limit each year, for as long as the pet needs treatment at the vets.

Although financial studies carried out into the subject has shown that pet protection insurance can be a minefield for keepers and its complexity is deterring some individuals from taking out cover. Something to bear in mind if you are looking into protecting your pet is that insurance costs are affected by the age, health and breed of your pet, as well as the type of animal and can be more complicated than typical human medical cover. To counteract the likely health costs later in your pet's life, starting a pet insurance plan as early as possible, is commonly the best way to avoid financial troubles as they become older. - 23211

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