Pets Best | Pet Insurance Review

I insured 4 cats and 1 dog about 18 months ago. I went with Pets Best bc they had the best coverage for the price. My first claims process was not great in claiming the wellness plan benefits, and I considered switching, but because the coverage options, I decided to stick it out. My second and third were satisfactory and met promised timelines. My recent claim is the reason I will never switch. My cat had a very sudden and devastating onset of lymphoma. I insured him around the age of 6, and he didn’t have pet records. He needed such expensive diagnostics and immediate treatment for a chance to save him. I racked up 5K of bills in a week, and was only able to do so bc I had insurance. Still, in the back of my mind as a single mom, with every swipe of my card, I was worried about not being reimbursed. There were separate claims from several clinics due to his needs all over about a week. I’m not sure if it was the nature of the claim or just all-around great service, but the claim was closed out well ahead of guidelines and funds released. There were NO surprises, and I got exactly what I had anticipated. There was no fuss. I submitted my claim in two minutes. This gave me to the peace of mind I needed to continue to seek expensive treatment without worry and focus on my cat and my children working through this devastating news. Without such ease of care and this service, I would not have been able to try expensive treatment that had a 50/50 shot of working. I cannot recommend them enough. Every business is bound to have mistakes here and there. Even with the first claim, all the expensive and diagnostic illness type claims were covered as anticipated. This process gives me permanent peace of mind for my pets and my family.

Poor customer service and turn around time on review of wellness claim. Vague answers to my question regarding review. Hold time on automated phone answering. No response to email.

It took over 5 weeks to process my claim. It was a simple claim (injury with imaging diagnostics - x-rays and diagnostic u; ultrasound), and I submitted all the medical records when I filed it (no additional documentation was required). I used to have Embrace, and my claims were processed within 7 days, and I received my check within 2 weeks of filing the claim.

Overall, claims are easy to submit, payment is easy and it's a life saver when it covers what you need. Claim speed varies directly with the claim amount. The more the reimbursement is, the longer we've had to wait. Customer service is helpful and courteous, within the guidelines they have to follow. What is frustrating is that there isn't clear I dication of what will or will not be covered. There's no way to get preauthorization to know what will be covered in advance of treatment. It's a submit and hope for the best situation. It's worked out for us so far for the most part, but it is certainly stressful that its an unknown as far as what will happen with the claim. If they added the capability for preauthorization to know what the outcome will be ahead of treatment, my review would be 5 stars.

My dog was diagnosed with cancer with referral from my vet to get a sonogram to confirm. He stayed over night. We had to put him down. Total cost to me approx $5000. Pets Best cough up $140. Disgusting. Worthless having them. Put a regular dollar amount in a savings account for a rainy day and you would be better off.