Pets Best | Pet Insurance Review

Have insured our dogs with Pets Best for over five years. The entire experience has been exactly as hoped. Starting with choices on policy preferences and pricing. Onto claims submission and payment. In every case Pets Best is five stars. We are so glad to have made the decision to insure with Pets Best.

I am writing this review to warn other pet owners. We purchased a top-tier, unlimited-benefit plan from Pets Best, believing we were doing the responsible thing for our dog. When she needed a necessary $6,500 surgery, our claim was denied. The denial was based on a "pre-existing condition" from a minor, completely resolved skin issue that occurred in another country over two years (29 months) before our policy even started. We appealed, providing clear evidence that the two issues were unrelated. Most importantly, we submitted a formal letter from our board-certified veterinary surgeon who explicitly stated that the conditions were "clinically distinct" and that the new problem was triggered by environmental factors after our policy was in effect. Pets Best ignored the specialist's expert medical opinion and upheld their denial through two separate appeals. If you are looking for an insurance company that will stand by you, look elsewhere. Pets Best has shown that they will use any loophole in their policy to deny a legitimate claim, even when faced with overwhelming medical evidence to the contrary. They do not operate in good faith. We have since canceled our policy and strongly advise other pet owners to avoid this company.

PetsBest just raised my insurance by 80% when I had no claims in over two years! This is outrageous, and may be related to the fact it was sold to another company last year, so we can expect more denied claims as they try to increase profits. If you have a claim, they will never pre-approve it. Their tactic is "submit and then we'll see", so if they deny it, you will have to spend thousands out of pocket. Only had one claim about three or four years ago, and this was very unnerving. This 80% increase from one year to the next is the last straw. I cannot trust they won't keep doing the same. As it tends to happen, their support team was of no help.

I am writing this review to warn other pet owners. We purchased a top-tier, unlimited-benefit plan from Pets Best, believing we were doing the responsible thing for our dog. When she needed a necessary $6,500 surgery, our claim was denied. The denial was based on a "pre-existing condition" from a minor, completely resolved skin issue that occurred in another country over two years (29 months) before our policy even started. We appealed, providing clear evidence that the two issues were unrelated. Most importantly, we submitted a formal letter from our board-certified veterinary surgeon who explicitly stated that the conditions were "clinically distinct" and that the new problem was triggered by environmental factors after our policy was in effect. Pets Best ignored the specialist's expert medical opinion and upheld their denial through two separate appeals. If you are looking for an insurance company that will stand by you, look elsewhere. Pets Best has shown that they will use any loophole in their policy to deny a legitimate claim, even when faced with overwhelming medical evidence to the contrary. They do not operate in good faith. We have since canceled our policy and strongly advise other pet owners to avoid this company.

The processing of claim took awhile and that the refund did not arrive on time, until now it hasn’t push through my bank account.