However, with pet insurance, you can have the reassurance of knowing that, if the worst should happen, paying for it won't be a problem
Some interesting pet insurance facts:
- Insurance policies for livestock have been available virtually since the founding of Lloyd's of
- London - at Edward Lloyd's coffee house - in 1688.
- It is estimated that 1 in 2 pets need veterinary treatment at least once a year.
- A recent survey carried out by the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) estimated that the average claims cost per year has risen to over ¯¿½110 for a dog and ¯¿½90 for a cat.
- Of the 6.1m dogs and 7.5m cats in the UK, at present approximately 12% of dogs and 7% of cats are insured.
- With the advances in veterinary techniques, veterinary surgeons are now able to offer more complex treatments for their patients eg hip replacement, heart bypass, pacemakers, corneal replacements etc. These operations are invariably expensive and could be prohibitive without pet insurance.
Travel Insurance for your pet?
Travel insurance policies for pets in time for the introduction in 2000 of the new pet passport pilot scheme that was recently announced by the government. Under the scheme which marks the end of Britain's 100-year-old quarantine laws, UK pet owners will be allowed to travel with their pet(s) armed with their very own passport, to and from the continent through some Channel ports and Heathrow airport.
The travel insurance for pets will cover situations such as:
- Emergency vet fees
- Canceling or cutting short a holiday
- Third party liability
- Repatriation for ill or injured pets
- Recovery costs
- Quarantine
- Lost pet's passport.
