Embrace | Pet Insurance Review

I've had Embrace for a year on my 2 Goldens, ages 6 and 7. I didn't have a single claim, yet in my renewal e-mail a few days ago, I was told that my premium was going up by 62% when my policies renew in a few weeks!! I called the company thinking perhaps there was a mistake, but I was told that the e-mail was correct, and that the increase was due to my dogs getting older. What?? Of course dogs get a year older every year!!?? The representative I spoke with was very nice, and apologized for the situation, but said there was nothing that could be done. She said the huge increase was because my dogs were each hitting the age where there was the biggest premium jump across the board, per their underwriters... How can any company justify raising premiums 62% in just one policy year!? All I can guess is that they're actually trying to force clients to leave as their dogs get older. Apparently they're happy to take premiums from young healthy pets, but then they'll turn around and force you out as your pets get older. They told me I could take it up with their underwriters - but since that's Lloyd's of London, I doubt I'll get very far. That's why I'm now looking for a new company...

I paid Embrace in excess of $80 a month for my two very young cats, the first for just about a year and the second for about six months when I made my first claim. I'd taken my just over a year-old female cat to the vet because she had diarrhea. Embrace called the condition pre-existing because 11 months earlier, when I originally brought her home from Petco, I must have told the vet that saw my cat for a check-up a day after I got her, that she had slightly loose stools...not diarrhea. In any event, at that time, I'm sure it was from either fear of being in a new home or a change in her diet from what she was used to. At that time no vet was seen for any specific problem, only to have her checked out since I'd just gotten her. The call of a pre-existing condition was ludicrous. Once Embrace can call a diarrhea pre-existing, anything that remotely has that symptom can be denied by them...anything! It was a tricky and unethical loophole that they were creating to protect themself. Fortunately, I was only out (ahem) about $800 in wasted insurance preumiums, but you can be sure that I canceled my policy the very next day. If you're getting insurance for peace of mind, before you choose Embrace, please consider what I've said.

Thank You for your prompt payment on my wellness claim for Essie. This is my first claim and I am very pleased with how easy it was. I feel so lucky to have found your company.

I'm a new customer with two kittens. These boys had quite a bit of work done(neutering, microchipping, vet check up's. Because I had these things done, my Embrace monthly bill was reduced nicely. I got my claim $$ in a few weeks with several friendly emails. I'm going to like doing business with these people, I think.It's great peace of mind for me to know I'll have financial help, and I'll never have to choose between going to the vet and having enough money to survive.

We recently sent in a claim to Embrace and received our payment quickly. The staff communicated with us during the process and followed-up with us afterwards to ensure our satisfaction. I was able to predict almost exactly how much our payment would be simply based on what I understood our coverage to be. The detailed explanation was also very clear and easy to understand.