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Co-op Insurance: Pet Insurance reviews

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No discrimination The Co-op pet insurance plan is great in that I have 24 hour access to a vet online something that is very reassuring as no vet near me does out of ho... Read more Reviewed on: 11th March 2023
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I've been waiting almost 9 weeks to hear about our c... I've been waiting almost 9 weeks to hear about our claim. Rang twice to be told it will be resolved in week. Absolutely awful service. Certainly won't... Read more Reviewed on: 25th January 2024
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About the Pet Insurance

Reading customer reviews is the best way to gain genuine insight into a financial product. And when it comes to protecting your pet, you want the best policy around. We collect Co-op pet insurance reviews to help you make an informed decision when choosing your next provider.

Co-op offers pet insurance for cats and dogs with no maximum age limit. Choose between a Lifetime or Time limited policy, with each having a choice of flexible levels of cover. All policies have a discount available for Co-op members.

If Co-op sounds like the right provider for you and your pet, find out more by reading out reviews. Learn what animals policyholders have insured with Co-op and which policy they chose. Find out about the customer service and claims process. Discover how satisfied customers have been with their policies. Read all of this and more in our Co-op pet insurance reviews.

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Co-op Insurance Pet Insurance reviews (21)

I've been waiting almost 9 weeks to hear about our c...

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I've been waiting almost 9 weeks to hear about our claim. Rang twice to be told it will be resolved in week. Absolutely awful service. Certainly won't be renewing. Avoid this terrible company. Reviewed on: 25th January 2024
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poor communication from Claims Department

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I recently joined Coop Pet Insurance and the people that signed me up were helpful and pleasant. However, I cannot say this is true for the claims department. I have had to submit claims to them due to my pet having a sudden illness. Originally told, they aim to complete in 4 weeks. Since I had not heard anything different I spoke to the Insurance Team at my vets and they contacted the company. They were shocked to learn that claims were now taking 10 - 12 weeks. This is disgusting, especially into day's economic climate. I wonder if they will pay the surcharge for money paid by credit card. AVOID this company, I do not understand the Coop risking their reputation by allowing the insurance factory to represent them. Jean Reviewed on: 20th December 2023
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Avoid like the plague, not what it used to be.

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We’ve been with Coop Pet Insurance for years and had previously been very happy with them and their claims handling. However Coop pet insurance is now administered by Insurance Factory ltd. There are a lot of negative reviews and feedback on this site and we have experienced and can agree with the views of many of their dissatisfied customers. They were exceedingly slow (9.5 weeks after the visiting the vets) to assess and settle our claim. This almost certainly happens as a matter of policy whether deliberate or as a consequence of under resourcing it serves to keep monies in their bank. When finally they did settle it was only for £168 of the £431 the vets invoiced. In addition to £100 excess we were expecting they deducted a further £138 for out of hours consultation which exceeded their £100 limit and a further £25 for the admin charge. Whilst these exclusion are referred to in their policy document you have to search very hard to find them even when you know what you are looking for. The policy document extends to 55 pages and is clearly designed to obfuscate the detail through excessive verbosity. I routinely read business contracts of vastly higher value and don't ever recall having to flog through 55 pages. An insurance policy which only provides £100 of out of hours cover is not fit for purpose. Our own vet and most other local vets use a locum (Vets now) to provide out of hours cover and they in turn use agency staff, hence the high charges. I can also fully understand why vets are now making an additional charge for admin as dealing with companies like this one is very time consuming. Having complained they offered £50 for the delay in settling. We will just put this down to experience and move our 2 dogs to another provider. This is another example of a once good company that has sold out and is now trading on its past reputation in the misguided belief that they can milk a loyal customer base. Caveat emptor. Reviewed on: 13th December 2023
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Gerry

DO NOT USE!

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I moved my pet insurance over to co-op pet insurance from animal friends insurance, simply because of the renewal hikes. I got a better price with co-op. I've put in a claim for over 1k vet fees, my dog has developed elbow displasia. I put in a claim on 8 Sept, Its 3 November now, they say they deal with it in 4 weeks, an email to ask whats going on, as with all us mere mortals vets fees go on cards, cards have monthly fees which the insurance company wont pay for, they say they are more busy than usual so wait times are a bit longer, which means bigger cost to myself in monthly bank fees. I now wish I'd paid the extra on the animal friends, at least I know they pay out in a timely fashion. This co-op lot, I have no idea if they'll even pay out, AVOID. Reviewed on: 3rd November 2023
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