Comments on: Pets and Insurance http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/pets-and-insurance/ A personal finance blog written by Preet Banerjee Thu, 24 May 2012 10:29:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sam P http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/pets-and-insurance/#comment-7817 Sam P Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:51:35 +0000 http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/?p=1483#comment-7817 Pet insurance can definitely be expensive but can save a lot of money should a pet require expensive surgery or other expensive procedure. Pet insurance can definitely be expensive but can save a lot of money should a pet require expensive surgery or other expensive procedure.

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]]> By: Former Employee http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/pets-and-insurance/#comment-4643 Former Employee Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:43:33 +0000 http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/?p=1483#comment-4643 I worked at a pet insurance company here in Canada. For every dollar pet owners paid to us, we paid 50 CENTS out in claims. The rest was 20-25 costs and remaining pure profit. Never buy plans that cover check-ups, they have the highest margin. Same with cats. If you are willing to pay $1000s of dollars for pet care in the case of an accident or illness, get the absolute cheapest monthly plan and put the rest into a separate monthly savings account or use the high interest credit cards that vets offer and take the risk. Consumer Reports says the same thing. One company even started calling pet owners, "pet PARENTS" to guilt them into buying insurance! They changed their name from petplan to petsecure now though. It is all about marketing and creating a need. I worked at a pet insurance company here in Canada. For every dollar pet owners paid to us, we paid 50 CENTS out in claims. The rest was 20-25 costs and remaining pure profit. Never buy plans that cover check-ups, they have the highest margin. Same with cats.

If you are willing to pay $1000s of dollars for pet care in the case of an accident or illness, get the absolute cheapest monthly plan and put the rest into a separate monthly savings account or use the high interest credit cards that vets offer and take the risk. Consumer Reports says the same thing.

One company even started calling pet owners, “pet PARENTS” to guilt them into buying insurance! They changed their name from petplan to petsecure now though. It is all about marketing and creating a need.

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]]> By: Fan of Pet Insurance http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/pets-and-insurance/#comment-4641 Fan of Pet Insurance Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:30:01 +0000 http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/?p=1483#comment-4641 Pets can be expensive and they also can definitely get into things, that is why I think pet insurance is the way to go! I have pet insurance for my two year old boxer and I absolutely love it! It definitely helped out on some bills! Pets can be expensive and they also can definitely get into things, that is why I think pet insurance is the way to go! I have pet insurance for my two year old boxer and I absolutely love it! It definitely helped out on some bills!

]]> By: Big Cajun Man http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/pets-and-insurance/#comment-4640 Big Cajun Man Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:48:17 +0000 http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/?p=1483#comment-4640 After having spent over $1500 on one cat one year, and about $1000 on a dog in vet bills, it SOUNDS like a good idea, however, in hindsight the animals should have been put down earlier (because I think they were in pain). Then there was the time I had to spend $75 on a hamster that eventually was euthanized (the hamster cost $5 to buy)... The little thing was having continual strokes ... Pets are expensive! --c8j After having spent over $1500 on one cat one year, and about $1000 on a dog in vet bills, it SOUNDS like a good idea, however, in hindsight the animals should have been put down earlier (because I think they were in pain).

Then there was the time I had to spend $75 on a hamster that eventually was euthanized (the hamster cost $5 to buy)… The little thing was having continual strokes …

Pets are expensive! –c8j

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