Pet Health Insurance Comparison – MyVNN

The Veterinary News Network did a direct comparison of one test case using four popular insurance companies. There are many companies with many different coverage limits, deductibles, restrictions and even add on coverage. We only had time to look at four companies. But we gave them the exact same case for a head-to-head comparison. You may be surprised at what we found.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

8 Comments to “Pet Health Insurance Comparison – MyVNN”

• April 15, 2011 at 7:51 am
  MyVNN says:

  If I had a choice, I’d pay for the exam and get 90% coverage any day.
  We simply did not have time to compare ALL the companies, just 4 on the video and 5 in our print coverage. Would take forever to compare them all, and many are so similar.

  I did just check Pet Plan for you. here is what I found. $62.00 a month with an $8,000 limit. Normal coverage but does not beat Tru.

  As for Embrace: they only pay 80% and limit of $10,000. others are better.

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• April 15, 2011 at 8:33 am
  broddybounce says:

  Dr. Jim, I appreciate your having covered pet health insurance — more people need to know about it — and especially VPI customers! I’ve done my own research and I have two comments: (a) yes, Trupanion has a great plan, but you’ve forgotten that they don’t pay for exam fees! Adds up. Also, they don’t cover hip dysplasia if you enroll dog at 1yo+; and (b) these days you just can’t do a comparison and not include Petplan & Embrace. They are Trupanion’s TRUE competition, not the others.

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• April 15, 2011 at 9:18 am
  doggylove86 says:

  Real life examples are so helpful when shopping for/comparing pet insurance!

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• April 15, 2011 at 9:47 am
  heatherrey9 says:

  This is exactly what every pet owner should do when evaluating their particular pet. Get quotes, look at all the things that are important to you in a plan, and evaluate thoroughly. Thanks for going through this example and showing us how it’s done.

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• April 15, 2011 at 10:29 am
  HyphThree says:

  There are so many pet insurance options out there, and as a pet owner, it’s important to shop around, compare, and research them all before choosing one. Great comparison video!

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• April 15, 2011 at 11:27 am
  fdstacoma says:

  Wow, very nice to see a comparison with a real life example. This video just shows you how important it is to do your research.

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• April 15, 2011 at 11:34 am
  DVMJournalist says:

  Pretty interesting comparison…

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• April 15, 2011 at 11:36 am
  copstead says:

  Great comparison video!

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