A continuing series of interviews, with a variety of pet insurance companies, each answering the same 10 questions. I use the same 10 questions for each of the veterinary health insurers so that viewers can learn about each company and compare what plans are available, and learn what questions to ask prospective insurers.
Companies are listed in alphabetical order
If your company would like to participate, please email me for details.
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(Guest author disclosures at the top of each article.)
Used with permissionEmbrace has been selling policies since 2006. They are underwritten by certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, which has been in business since 1688 and has been involved in pet insurance in the United Kingdom since the early 1980s. Embrace is based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Read the Embrace pet insurance interview
Healthy Paws is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The company is based in Bellevue, Washington and all policies are underwritten by Markel Corporation.
Read the Healthy Paws Insurance interview
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Used with permissionPetsecure was started in Canada in 1989. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, they are licensed to sell our policies in all provinces and territories in both of Canada's official languages.
Read the Petsecure pet insurance interview
Used with permissionPurinaCare® Pet Health Insurance, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestle Purina PetCare Company (NPPC), was incorporated in early 2008, and the first policy was sold in June 2008. They are located in San Antonio, Texas in the United States.
Read the Purinacare pet insurance interview
Used with permissionTrupanion started as Vetinsurance up in Canada in 1999 and issued their first policy in December of 2000. Trupanion became available in the US in January of 2008. Trupanion is located in Seattle, Washington.
Read the Trupanion pet insurance interviewNOTE: Trupanion is a sister company to Vetinsurance in Canada.
Used with permissionVeterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) was founded in 1980. They issued their first policy in 1982 to television's Lassie and have since been providing coverage for America's pets for more than 25 years. VPI headquarters are located in Brea, California.
Read the VPI pet insurance interview
Used with permissionVetinsurance started in 1999 and issued its first policy in December of 2000. Vetinsurance is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.
Read the Vetinsurance pet insurance interviewNOTE: Vetinsurance is a Canadian sister company to Trupanion in the US.
