Many people insure their pet and don’t get the most out of it. If you follow the following five steps you can make sure that your pet insurance is ensuring that you have enough coverage to protect your pet when or if disaster strikes.

1. HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF
YOUR PET INSURANCE POLICY?

2. Many people insure their pet and
don’t get the most out of it. If you
follow the following five steps you
can make sure that your pet
insurance is ensuring that you have
enough coverage to protect your
pet when or if disaster strikes.

3. • INSURE YOUR PUPPY OR KITTEN AS
SOON AS YOU GET THEM HOME
Pet insurance is like all other types of
insurance, in the way that you should insure
the item before something ‘could’ happen to
it. Insuring your pet straight away is the same
as insuring your car before you leave the car
dealership. The reason why you need to
activate a pet insurance policy as soon as
possible is because something could
happen, in regard to their health, at any
moment.

4. This is the same reason why people
insure a car that they just got or a
house that they haven’t moved into
yet – because you never know.

5. • INSURE YOUR PUPPY OR KITTEN WITH
YOUR VET OR BREEDER
Insuring your pet with Petplan pet insurance
under the advice of your pet store, vet or
breeder is like insuring your car with a
provider that advertises at the car
dealership. It means that you have the
ultimate in coverage because you are
insuring your pet with pet insurance before
you officially take over the duty of care.

6. This means that you are also not leaving
any space for things to go wrong. The
other benefit is that a pet insurance
company that has an arrangement with a
vet or breeder will be of a higher standard
than one that is not recommended by
professionals.

7. • MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR RECORDS IN
ORDER
The best kind of pet insurance is one that asks for a lot
of information while setting up your policy. This means
that the amount of information that they ask for when you
need to make a claim will be less than those that don’t
ask for any. If you ensure that your records (veterinary
check up records, worming and vaccination records and
so on) are in order then when you are asked for records
be the pet insurance company you will have a smoother
application or claim time.

8. • MAKE SURE YOUR PET IS VACCINATED
AND ATTENDS REGULAR CHECK-UPS
Many diseases are treatable, and if you have pet
insurance you will be able to afford it. Although having
that peace of mind does not mean that you can abandon
responsibility when it comes to preventing health
concerns with your pet. In order to make sure that you
don’t have a rejected pet insurance claim you should
make sure that your pets are vaccinated and that you
have ensured that you keep up with vaccinations are up
to date and that you have not ignored regular check ups.

9. •
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PET HAS
PREVENTATIVE TREATMENTS WHEN NEEDED
Preventative treatments are of particular concern when it
comes to making a pet insurance claim for a disease or
disorder that is highly preventable. Basically a good
example of this is tooth decay. If you are providing your pet
with tooth care (raw chicken bones every week or so,
plenty of fresh water and check up and clean at the vet
when needed) and your pet suffers a dental concern, it will
most probably be covered by your pet insurance company.

10. If you have ignored their teeth and
then claim a dental surgery there
is a chance that the surgery will
not be covered. Essentially all you
need to do is do the right thing by
your pet and you will get the most
out of your pet insurance policy.

11. Get a quote for your
dog, cat or horse
today!
Call 1300 738 225 or
visit www.petplan.com.au