With vet bills continuing to rise, NFU Mutual is advising dog owners not to cut-back on pet insurance this winter.

A survey by the insurer of more than 874 pet owners found that 53 per cent do not have pet insurance .

There is usually an increase in claims for dogs slipping and injuring themselves during cold, icy conditions and with the average cost for a claim of this nature coming to 2,000, many pet owners without insurance could be facing a massive bill this winter if they can’t find the funds to pay for treatment.

Justine Simms-Gould, General Insurance Underwriter at NFU Mutual, said: “Veterinary treatment continues to be an area of high claims, both in terms of numbers and costs. Full post…

After 4 years of existence, Greenbee pet insurance has re-branded as John Lewis pet insurance .

Greenbee was launched in 2006 as the customer facing insurance brand of the John Lewis group. It later branched out to offer broadband, travel and event booking services. However, recent research found that customers of the franchise found the brand split confusing which has led to the company pulling the plug on Greenbee and using its more widely recognised brand, John Lewis.

John Lewis insurance general manager Justin van Derpant commented: “What weve found is Greenbee has been very successful, especially in the insurance space, so what we have been doing over time with Greenbee is aligning it much closer to the John Lewis brand.”

Greenbee has been a provider of lifetime pet insurance, providing up to 7,000 towards vet fees per year, each year. Full post…

Tracey contacted me last week as her pet insurance claim was rejected because it was considered as ‘pre existing’.

I hope you can give me some advice.

I have a 5 year old German Shepherd dog who has recently been diagnosed with Hip dysplasia and bad arthritis in both hind legs and knees. Problems have only arisen this year when he had to have xrays for lameness, which is when we were told of the condition. Having already paid out hundreds of pounds for this, we then had to have further tests when he suddenly could not walk on one leg. We

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Healthy Pets, the pet insurance specialist, has recently relaunched its website.

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