Where and how to buy pet insurance

Where to buy pet insurance

If you don't know where to go for pet insurance, your existing insurance company for other products such as home or car insurance is probably a good first port of call. You many even receive a discount for taking out more than one type of policy with them. Many banks and supermarkets also offer pet insurance, sometimes through subsidiary companies or associated companies and these too make it easy and quick for you to buy your pet insurance policy. In addition, there are some specialist companies that only offer pet insurance.

How to buy pet insurance

There are different ways in which you can buy pet insurance and companies have made it as easy as possible to take out whatever policy you need.

Online

This is how many people prefer to take out their pet insurance policy. Most companies have a website through which you can complete your purchase online. If you are not comfortable with buying online, you can just get an online quote and call the company to buy over the phone.

Phone

You can get a quote and complete the purchase over the phone with options of paying by direct debit, credit card or sometimes by cheque.

• Principles of pet insurance
• Why do pets need insurance?
• How to choose a pet insurance policy
• How to make a claim
• Important considerations