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POSTED: | BY: Anne Heineman
Any excuse not to pay a claim
We purchased Pets Best insurance for our puppy with an effective date of 1/1/2019. On 2/5 we took him to the vet because he was having skin issues. This was the first time he was seen for this issue. I submitted the claim to Pets Best for reimbursement. It was denied a few days later because his condition was “pre-existing” prior to the effective date of the policy. Since this was the first time Ihecwas seen for skin issues, I contacted Pets Best. They informed me that since he was treated for an ear infection in December, his hit spots and chewing his legs was pre existing. That is a reach at best. They also,said since he was prescribed Apoquel, he had an allergic issue. He was prescribed Apoquel on 2/5, the visit I was seeking reimbursement for, the first time his allergy was diagnosed. Pets Best will obviously use far reaching, ridiculous criteria to deny claims.