ASPCA | Pet Insurance Review

Each time I submit a claim I am always pleasantly surprised when I get a check in the mail! So many weird unexpected things can happen. It's great peace of mind. I highly recommend it.

As an example: If your pet is diagnosed with cancer in the 10th month of the policy then all claims that continue into the renewal are not covered as they are considered a pre-existing condition. I purchased two policies on my two cats from Petshealth over 7 years ago and when cancer set in I had no (0) coverage as they invoked the pre-existing condition provision at renewal. It took us two months to organize the tratment. Once I read the policy and saw the exclusion I cancelled both policies. I hope the ASPCA realizes what they endorsed as they are a fine organization. We also had a dog insured with the same company for 5 years who was diagnosed with cancer. Fortunately his cancer condition was diagnosed at the beginning of the policy year and his treatments where covered up to the $3500 limit with deductions for reasonable and customary. He died before the policy expired. His cremation coverage for a 135 pound German Shepard was under $50. All of these incidents happened before the ASPCA endorsed the current program. Good luck.

It is easy to setup a policy on the website, but try to terminate a policy; it's like pulling teeth. If you e-mail them, they don't respond, when you call them, the customer service extension has a long queue. If you call and speak to the sales department they are clueless and only try to upsell you on a product you don't want to begin with. Once you get through to cancel the policy, they try to talk you out of it and tell you they are best company cause they cover more than all the others. WRONG!! If your dog is diagnosed with a hereditary illness, they will cover the loss the first time and at renewal, it will be a pre-existing condition and you won't get a dime. Pet Plan US - www.gopetplan.com offers a Guarantee for Life Policy which covers hereditary conditions and will not consider it a pre-existing condition in the future; plus great customer service!!

I do not recommend ASPCA. They do not return my phone calls and half the time do not answer their phones. We recently sumbitted a claim that should have been covered by our plan, but they denied it for no reason. After we called to dispute, they completely changed our claim, from an injury to an illness. My dog was injured not sick! Shop around before using them!! Also, they were supposed to get back to us and they still haven't. We are canceling immediately and looking for other coverage.

Check out www.aspcapetinsurance.com - it's awesome, they are so friendly!