5
out of 5
POSTED: | BY: Tim McNair
I've done the research for you, buy Healthy Paws
When we got our third and fourth Berners, I knew we'd need insurance. I had had coverage from another company for the first two, and although they did what they said they'd do, the reimbursed based on an unrealistically low schedule and there were quite a few exclusions. Two Berners, two years, just north of 9K in claims; all paid promptly. From coverage for immune mediated meningitis, to simple skin infections, to a fragment of a tennis ball that was ingested and took a couple of months to pass, they''ve paid it all. The older dog has hips that will be prone to,dysplasia later and our vet suggested a series of injections to help prevent it. I didn't submit a claim for these since I knew hip dysplasia wasn't covered for the first year. They actually called me and asked about his and told me that since he had not been diagnosed with hip dysplasia it would be covered and to submit a claim. When is the last time your insurance company called you and asked you to submit paperwork so they could send you a check. There are quite a few companies that write pet insurance now. I looked at all of them before picking Healthy Paws. Very few have annual deductibles, rather than per incident deductibles. Those that have annual deductibles tend to have WAY more exclusions. The premiums are reasonable and the claims service is speedy. I always have my check within three days, most of the time in two days and once I even got the check the next day. (I live about 45 miles from the "Mother Sh