MetLife | Pet Insurance Review

I had my doubts, but now I am considering getting the insurance for my pets.

This was my first time submitting a claim. It was easy to get the SOAP notes required from my vet, and inturn email everything to the claims dept. The time frame for claims is just a little long. Maybe it was because I had to send 12 months worth of notes and bills. Now that they have all that info, hopefully next time the process will be quicker. I was reimbursed what was expected.

I had PetPlan/Fetch for 17 years or so and after they imploded switched to MetLife. I have had three young dogs covered by MetLife (including wellness), two of them since eight weeks and another I switched at around age five. MetLife has been very prompt at reimbursing and very good about reimbursing everything covered by the plan (read your policy!!!). The wellness plan has been a surprisingly great deal for us and seems to be the best of its kind in the industry. My five-year-old became very ill with lymphoma after a few months on the plan and they were still fantastic about covering the costs of her treatment and testing. They also covered an emergency visit ($1500) for extreme diarrhea and vomiting of one of my pups. Submitting claims is extremely easy. Reimbursement for straightforward, routine things like vaccines comes in about two business days, more elaborate issues can take up to two weeks in my experience. Submitting your vet's treatment notes yourself will speed the process along, but they will contact the vet and get the information if you do not. Policyholders have the ability to consult with a vet 24/7 through the app which can be super helpful if you need guidance on small things or to determine if you need to head to an emergency vet. We had only one issue with them and that was after my five-year-old died. I had had her and my pup on a "family plan" and when she died, I was not informed that the plan would be rewritten to a single plan, and thus I had to fulfill my deductible again. But overall, we have been extremely happy with MetLife, and highly recommend them if you have the ability to front payment for treatment until you are reimbursed..

We have had MetLife Pet insurance for 2 years now they have been extremely helpful and informative whenever I have any questions. Every person that assists me are extremely helpful and makes sure that I get my concerns addressed and completed. I plan to stay with them as long as we have our dog.

I am a veterinarian with coverage for 3 dogs and 3 cats through this business. I used to recommend them to everyone when they were PetFirst. After they were bought out by MetLife, things got much worse. They denied coverage for medications for my dog with congestive heart failure-- because my boss has been refilling them! Apparenly, their definition of "business partner" now includes anyone in your own practice. I am now having to go to a different practice, pay full price up front for visits, medications, etc, and then send them in. If nothing else, I was saving them quite a bit with my employee discount! Remember, if they'll do this to me, a veterinarian with a decade long set of policies who has recommended them hundreds of times to clients, what will they do to you?? Please use Trupanion instead.