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POSTED: | BY: Kassidy
Not Loyal to Long-Term Members
I have been using this insurance for both of my dogs since 2012. When they say they will cover 90% of your pet's accidents, injuries and illnesses, that is not exactly true. Since I began using this insurance in 2012, the plans have changed and now they offer better plans than what I currently have. For instance, they will cover 90% of the "average cost" of treatment for my pets in my area and not the "actual cost" of treatment. The average cost for my area is never anywhere close to being 90% of what I pay at the vet. When I called to inquire about upgrading to the newer plans that base your reimbursement off of the actual cost instead of the average cost, they basically said if my dogs have any issues going forward, in relation to what they have covered with this older plan, they will no longer cover it because it will then be considered "pre-existing" even though I was insured by them at the time of the initial diagnoses. However, if I keep the current plan, they will still cover any issues that arise, based solely off of the "average cost." Considering one of my dogs has torn both ACL's and both Meniscus ligaments while being insured under the older plan, I am too scared to upgrade and then she have a complication in regards to those 4 major knee surgeries down the road. When speaking with Sarah, who works in the "Questions About Claims" department over the phone about how this is not a loyal program to clients who have been with them for several years, her response was "Well it is better that we cover something rather than nothing at all." The way I see it is that I am paying $67/month, my dogs most recent vet bill was $862 and they only reimbursed me $462. If I put $67/month in an account for my dogs each month instead of sending it to insurance then I would come out much cheaper than taking the chance of insurance not covering the bills. My biggest complaint is that they do not have any type of loyalty to customers such as myself, who has been with them for 7 years now and for me customer service is everything. Without great customer service and the willingness to take care of your long term clients, how can you expect to keep those clients?
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