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Helpucover pet insurance premium waiver helps owners during tough economic times

As the recession continues to bite pet owners, it’s always nice to see that some companies actually notice what’s going on and offer customers a helpful hand. Helpucover pet insurance offers a premium waiver benefit as part of their policy, meaning you don’t have to worry about paying the premiums in case you were made redundant.

 

Afford pet insurance in tough economic times, no matter what happens

Various reports focused on the need to have pet insurance cover in case of a large vet bill: it’s the argument of “if you cannot afford to spend a few pounds a month in insurance premiums, how can you reasonably expect to pay for a vet bills worth £2,000 for instance?”. Some owners h

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments

15 days left to benefit from Direct Line 20% off pet insurance online

For a limited amount of time only Direct Line are offering 20% off their pet insurance for cats and dogs when you buy online. The offer ends 30th July 2009, which means that you only have 15 days to take advantage of this great offer.

Additional 15% online discount when you insure another pet

Even better, when you insure a second pet with Direct Line, they will give you an extra 15% online discount. Yes, that’s on top of the current 20% discount!

And you can still win £1,000 worth of pet food before 31st July 2009

When you request a quote on www.directline.com/pet you will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a year’s worth of pet food, paid in Pets At Home vouchers. Ther

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments

Asda pet insurance for cats and dogs from only £3.58 a month

Earlier this year ASDA pet insurance relaunched with a new brand, new policies and cheaper premiums. Pet health plans for cats and dogs now start from only £3.58 a month and customer buying online can benefit from a 10% discount + extra 10% when they insure a second pet.

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments

List of all pet insurance TV adverts in the UK

Despite the huge popularity of pet insurance, only a few insurers tried to advertise their pet cover on TV. Thanks to Youtube, we found some ads from Petplan, Direct Line and More Than.

The list is still in the making so if you find some more, please leave a comment. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments

Animal Friends Pet Insurance supports Severn Lifeboat Charity and rescues stranded dolphins

UK pet insurance company, Animal Friends Insurance (AFI) has given part of its profits to SARA charity (Severn Area Rescue Association). The donation helped crew members of the charity to be trained on a mammal medic course in order to rescue dolpins in the Severn Estuary (South West England).

Executive Fundraising Officer of SARA David Thompson commented: “There is an increasing risk of our being called to assist with beached or injured mammals in the Severn Estuary. Perhaps this is due to climate change. U

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments

35% online discount with Tesco Pet Insurance until 19.08.09.

Tesco Pet Insurance is offering a huge 35% online discount on their Standard Cover for a limited period of time only. The offer ends on 19th August 2009 which is less than a month away.

So if you’re looking to buy protect your cat or dog against expensive and unexpected vet bills, go and visit Tesco’s website for more information.

The discount only applies to the Standard cover but if you require a bigger level of protection you can still benefit from 20% off the Extra Cover.

 

5% multipet discount if you insure another pet

On top of this, if you wish to insure a 2nd pet, you will get an additional 5% multipet discount on each of pet’s policy.

 

What cover levels?

You have two options to choose from, depending on the amount of cover you need:

Standard will give you £2,500 in vet fees per condition for a 12-month period.
Extra will give you £4,000 in vet fees per condition with no time limit.

Additional benefits can also be added. These aren’t

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Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments

Is Argos Platinum cover lifetime pet insurance?

Still taking part in discussion on www.petforums.co.uk and a question that arises quite often is: is Argos pet insurance Platinum cover true lifetime pet insurance (also called lifelong)? Some people seem to think that it isn’t while actually it is – but only for the Platinum policy. It is really confusing. So I thought I’d do a bit of prevention and clear things out before you buy a product that isn’t exactly what you may need.

Only Argos Platinum is lifelong cover, Silver and Gold are 12-month capped

Argos Platinum offers cover for vet fees up to £7,000 each and every year. This means that you will have £7,000 to spend year on year, for as long as you keep renewing your policy. Silver an

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Monday, May 17th, 2010 Insurance News No Comments