{"id":7787,"date":"2017-05-09T14:47:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T12:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/blog\/en\/?p=7787"},"modified":"2019-09-18T12:15:09","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T10:15:09","slug":"is-pet-insurance-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/blog\/en\/is-pet-insurance-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Pet Insurance worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Is Pet Insurance worth it?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two types of people, those who think a dog is only an animal and those who consider his dog is a member of his family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a pet parent thinks about<a href=\"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/preguntas_sv_en.php#que_son\"> Pet Insurance<\/a> and argues if it is worth it or not, because it will spend or invest several thousand euros along our pet&rsquo;s life. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, we must consider if we consider pet insurance as a financial investment or as life\/home insurance, that is something we pay to give us peace of mind in the case something unexpected happens. We hope it never happens but we buy peace of mind paying an amount.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first case would not be the right point of view, because pet insurance is not an investment. The second one should be the way you approach this service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some basic concepts every pet insurance is very like human&rsquo;s health insurance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; It will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/dog-pet-insurance-frequent-questions\">cover<\/a> vet bills when your pet get ill or suffer an accident.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/blog\/en\/important-question-about-pet-insurance-can-you-choose-any-veterinarian-you-want\/\">choose any vet<\/a> or you must to go to a vet network insurer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; There are excess, deductibles, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/blog\/en\/understand-exclusions-before-you-buy-pet-health-insurance\/\">exclusions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some other aspects to consider like: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premiums may vary depending on dog&rsquo;s age or breed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bills are paid previously by the insured client and he will be reimbursed by the insurer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some breeds could have some illness&rsquo; exclusions<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a limit in your pet&rsquo;s age insurers do not cover. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are exclusions, that is some facts when the policy does not cover, so insurer will not pay. It is recommendable to keep in mind all policy clauses. Most common exclusions are <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; aesthetic surgery to correct defects<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; tattoo- or microchip-identification<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; vaccinations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; parasite treatments<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; preventive treatments of any kind; check-ups, revisions and general examinations of a preventive nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; sterilization or castration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; any event arising from the practice of hunting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; expenses for veterinary assistance arising from visits not requiring treatment or in which no diagnosis was given;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; Any expenses arising from gestation, abortion procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once said this, there is plenty of insurance companies in Spain with different conditions, premiums and covers that we must study before making the decision. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One option would be to surf the net searching in each insurer&rsquo;s website and asking for different pet insurance budgets. The cheapest policies include pet health insurance only caused by an accident, there are other policies that include pet health insurance only for surgical intervention. &nbsp;<\/span>This would be a very difficult and slow process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/compare-pet-health-insurance-for-dogs\/\"><b>SegurosVeterinarios.com<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the expert in Pet Insurance in Spain, created for you to save time and money. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; We are impartial and independent. No link to insurers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; We advise you, without any extra cost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; We offer you plans from top insurance companies. The widest range of pet insurance plans in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ndash; Online Purchasing &amp; Secure payments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petplan.es\/seguroperros\/en\/datos-perro-email\/?utm_source=segurosveterinarios&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=EN-blog\"><img title=\"Is Pet Insurance worth it?\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.segurosveterinarios.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Banner-Ingl%C3%A9s.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Ingl&eacute;s - Is Pet Insurance worth it?\" width=\"322\" height=\"162\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Pet Insurance worth it? 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