5
out of 5
POSTED: | BY: Kevin
They were very great, after a nudge ...
My wife and I adopted an older cat and put insurance on him the very first day. Since his history wasn't known or documented there weren't any pre-existing conditions. Unfortunately about 18 months in our boy started having health problems and things escalated quickly. He endured 3 emergency life saving surgeries in 3 months and it wasn't until the last surgery that the cause of all the issues was finally determined, he had cancer.
We submitted our first set of claims and heard nothing. We submitted more claims, and still radio silence. I sent emails, and no reply. Finally when I was about $6,000 out of pocket and not a single peep from Trupanion, and having found out he needed another surgery I called their customer service line. The person was extremely helpful and in reading the timeline of events even she was surprised that it had been 5 weeks of waiting and nobody from Trupanion had done anything to advance the case. We ended the call with the rep agreeing to escalate the issue and she would call me back when she had information. A few hours later i got a flood of emails that my claims were approved and a check was in the mail and true to her word, that rep called me back. She didn't provide explanation or excuses but simply said the problem was resolved and any claim submitted moving forward would be handled within a more appropriate timeframe.
Needless to say from that point on the claims process was flawless. We'd submit the claim and typically within 7 business days would have our reimbursement check.
Our boy ended up passing away but all told trupanion probably covered somewhere around $15,000 in 3 months for his treatments. I'm disappointed that during this stressful time they made it my responsibility to monitor them and hold them accountable to do their job but once someone finally took accountability they were excellent.