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Co-op Insurance: Pet Insurance reviews

Name: Pet Insurance
Rating: 1.5 (36 reviews)

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Based on 36 reviews, last reviewed 7th Mar 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

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

Latest lowest rating:

1

Scammers and charlatans. Scammers and charlatans. take two months to even look at a claim saying they’re ’very busy’ - turns out they work with some dodgy other company. Refus... Read more Reviewed on: 7th March 2025

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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 (36)

Review of the Co-op Insurance, Pet Insurance:

Long claim times and lied!

Told us we would be covered to have some of our dogs teeth removed when I renewed (only reason we renewed with them), then took 2 months to come back on claim and refuse to pay saying it was pre-existing when it was a different condition (gingivitis a few years ago that vet did not recommend teeth be removed). Trying to still charge me for useless policy that I cancelled Reviewed on: 12th February 2025

Waste of time

As a new customer I have been completely unable to view my documents as it tells me that someone else has already logged in! Phoned and was told it would be dealt with. It wasn’t. Emailed to say I wanted to cancel as I couldn’t access docs. I was ignored. Have emailed again, but am not hopeful. Worst customer service ever! Haven’t even had the courtesy of an explanation. Reviewed on: 11th September 2023

NEVER INSURE YOUR PET WITH THESE SCAMMERS!

Worst company for pet insurance. Took over 6 weeks to even look at my claim and then declined to pay anything! The reason - I had decided I wanted my dog to lose a small amount of weight so put him on a diet. I took him for his annual health check 4 months later and was surprised he had not lost any weight (hadn’t put anyon either). The vet said maybe we should check his thyroid levels to be sure this is not the cause. Test came back normal. Put in the claim for the blood test. Refused because he was weighed in June 2022 and had put on a bit of weight!! The diet was not through the vet and the test was not for weight gain. Apparently if his thyroid test had come back abnormal they would have paid, but as it was normal they won’t pay. NEVER INSURE YOUR PET WITH THESE SCAMMERS! Reviewed on: 4th August 2023

No compassion whatsoever

My dog passed away suddenly at only 4yrs old. Phoned the insurance to advise of this. They wanted me to jump through hoops providing all sorts of documents from when he was purchased, how much he was purchased for and to provide receipts. I got him through a friend so no documents available therefore they wont pay out for his death. If i can provide docs then they will only give me the purchase amount and not the £1500 stated on my policy. Im heartbroken as my dog was my shadow and im left with a vets bill of over £4k. They were happy to take 4yrs premiums but wont pay out when needed. Very poor stay well away. Reviewed on: 24th July 2023

Just Don't - Find Another Company

No communication, delays and double charging excess. My claim was submitted on the 24th February for a single operation which removed two lumps. It wasn't looked at until late March and we've received emails confirming that they'll pay 2 claims with the excess removed from each. As we've had no communication from them it looks like they've decided that 2 lumps = 2 claims and charged a total of £400 in excess. Reviewed on: 29th April 2023

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 hours visits. Further it doesn't count as a claim if I do use the video consultation service - no matter how many times! Reviewed on: 11th March 2023

Since Insurance factory ltd took over it's terrible.

Coop pet insurance is now administered by Insurance Factory ltd. Don't pay claims in a timely manner and don't know who they have paid and when! Can't get through on phone and when you do, then on hold as they don't know what they are doing! Coop has sold out it's reputation big style! Reviewed on: 13th February 2023

Terrible... read the small print !!

Took my dog to the vets, it was decided he needed to stay overnight for observation at the overnight emergency vets that they use. The £200 excess was deducted for the treatment at the vets and then again at the emergency vets. In total paid £400 for two excess deductions for one treatment!! I've never know an insurance company to do this. Please read the small print when taking insurance out with the coop. Reviewed on: 9th February 2023

Go with another provider

Bad experience dealing with these from the get go. Having to constanstly chase, front money for treatment running into the £1,000s for months on end as they dragged their heels sorting out payments. The lack of compassion when dealing with our sick dog was also notable. I recommend going basically anywhere else. Reviewed on: 24th January 2023

Don't use this company

I have been told by my vets that my dog requires a operation of over 1500 pounds. I rang co op insurance in regards of this being paid for as it should be covered to be told that untill the operation is paid for by myself that they won't pay the vets. The vets have also contacted them to no avail. How they expect someone with children and on benefits to cover these costs upfront first is absolutely disgusting. You pay insurance to be covered without having to pay these bills but unless you can pay everything yourself first and would keep as far away as possible from this insurance Reviewed on: 30th December 2022

claim outstanding 3 months

several telephone numbers hours on the phone. The underwriters changed in February since then you cant get through given different numbers cut off previous to the change they were first class do not buy Reviewed on: 20th April 2022

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