The Top 10 best Pet Insurances

The one thing pet owners fear the most, is losing their dog. However, there is a way to having your dog safe and protected. For peace of mind use a Pet Insurance.

Our Top 3 Dog Insurers

Dog Insurance Get your Plan? Maximum annual coverage Reimbursement choices Deductibles choices
Pets Best $5,000 or Unlimited 70%, 80%, 90% $50 - $1,000
ASPCA $3,000 - $10,000 70%, 80% or 90% $100 - $500
Embrace $5,000 - $30,000 70, 80 or 90% $200 - $1,000

Coverage, reimbursement and deductibles

Annual Reimbursement Limit – This is the maximal yearly amount that the insurance will pay you, from a few thousand US$ to unlimited coverage.

Annual Deductible – This is the yearly amount that you choose to pay yourself, i.e. before your insurance reimburses you for vet and hospital costs. Only once you have paid your chosen annual deductible will the insurance start paying.

Reimbursement Percentage – This is your chosen reimbursement percentage of what is left of the bill once you have reached your “annual deductible”. Dog insurances mostly offer the choice of 70%, 80% and 90%.

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Top 3 shortest waiting period

Dog Insurance Get Your Plan Accident wating period Illness waiting period
Embrace 2 days 14 days
Lemonade 2 days 14 days
Pets Best 3 days 14 days

Discounts

Some dog insurances will offer discounts of between 5% and 10% for any additional vet that you insure with them. Some insurances may also offer a discount if your vet is chipped.

Furthermore, a few pet insurances offer discounts for:

Multipet – if more than one dog is covered by the same insurance.

Spay/Neuter – if you dog is already spayed/neutered.

Annual pay discount – paying your annual payment t once.

Military discount – Sometimes insurers offer discounts for those who served.

Employee discount – some employers offer 5% to 10% off your pet insurance. 

Compare Plans

Embrace ASPCA Nationwide Lemonade Prudent EUSOH Hartville Healthy Paws Pets Best
Illness & Accident Plans Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
24/7 Live Vet Chat / Healthline Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Not Included Yes
Annual Limit $5,000 - $30,000 $3,000 - $10,000 $10,000 $5,000 - $100,000 $10,000 - Unlimited $8,500 $2,500 - $10,000 Unlimited $5,000 or Unlimited
Annual Deductible $200 - $1,000 $100 - $500 $250 $100- $500 $100 - $1,000 $250,00* $100 - $500 $250 or $500 $50 - $1,000
Reimbursement Percentage 70, 80 or 90% 70, 80 or 90% 50% or 70% 70, 80 or 90% 70, 80 or 90% 80% 70, 80 or 90% 70% or 80% 70, 80 or 90%
Exam Fee Coverage Included Included Included Optional Optional Included Included Not Included Included
Waiting Period for Accident 2 days 15 days 14 days 2 days 5 days 30 days 15 days 15 days 3 days
Waiting Period for Illness 14 days 15 days 14 days 14 days 14 days 30 days 15 days 15 Days 14 Days
Additional Pet Discount 10% 10% 5% 5% 10% No Discount 10% Markdown Options 5%

Methodology

We’ve used information from various sources compiling data taken from the pet insurances themselves.  

Price Vs Benefits – we’ve decided that benefits outweigh the price on any given insurance for the reason that you could get a cheap price on a monthly payment but with few benefits. In the end, it will not pay off. 

We address various aspects that would make up good dog insurance including reimbursements, deductibles, 24/7 availability, wellness coverage, dental/ behavioral benefits, waiting periods, available discounts, end of life plans, vet exam fees, stemcell treatment, etc.

That being said this is what we believe to be the best based on our in-house values on what makes good pet insurance, if you are more suited to an accident only plan there are options for what you need in our reviews! 

 

 

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Pets Best Insurance

$10 / Month
  • Short Waiting Period
  • Unlimited Annual Coverage
  • 24/7 Customer Service

ASPCA Pet Insurance

$20 / month
  • Attractive Reimbursement Choices
  • $10,000 Coverage
  • Preventative Care Options

Embrace Pet Insurance

$12 / Year
  • Short Waiting Period
  • $30,000 Annual Coverage
  • 24/7 Customer service