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John Lewis: Pet Insurance reviews

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Great help renewing policy Adam helped me massively to renew my policy. We had quite a few technical issues, but he was able to help me overcome them. Will continue to use J... Read more Reviewed on: 20th October 2023
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Very poor product and customer service from John Lewis As a loyal John Lewis customer we were really disappointed by their pet insurance. The price seemed good but it turns out they are unwilling to pay ou... Read more Reviewed on: 19th August 2024
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About the Pet Insurance

With such a large volume of providers on the market, finding the right policy to protect your pet can be daunting. At Smart Money People, we aim to make this process simpler for you. We collect John Lewis pet insurance reviews to help you make an informed decision when choosing your new provider.

John Lewis provides pet insurance policies for cats and dogs. Choose between cover for an annual online health check, or Lifetime cover. Lifetime cover has no upper age limit and comes with benefits such as dental treatment, behavioural treatment, complementary therapies and more. Policyholders can choose from a variety of flexible vet fee cover options without impacting the other policy benefits.

If John Lewis sounds like the right insurer for you, check out customer reviews to gain further insight into the provider. Find out how satisfied customers have been with their policy and how comprehensive they’ve found it to be. Learn about the pros and cons policyholders have experienced throughout their pet insurance coverage. Read all of this and more in our John Lewis pet insurance reviews.

If you’ve had a pet insurance policy with John Lewis, leave an honest review to help other pet owners just like you. Tell us what animal you insured and how satisfied you have been with the cover you’ve received. Did you find the price of your premium to be reasonable for the level of cover provided? Would you renew your policy and recommend the provider to family and friends? Whether good or bad, write a John Lewis pet insurance review today.

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John Lewis Pet Insurance reviews (32)

Very poor product and customer service from John Lewis

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As a loyal John Lewis customer we were really disappointed by their pet insurance. The price seemed good but it turns out they are unwilling to pay out for claims, and use any excuse to avoid it. Communication is awful and slow too, and I've wasted ours trying to make a perfectly legitimate claim. No where near the standard of other pet insurance we've used. Really disappointed in this service from John Lewis. Reviewed on: 19th August 2024
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in our experience they use any excuse not to pay claims

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in our experience they use any excuse to try and get out of paying any claims, not communication just poor all round, puts the John Lewis Brand to shame Reviewed on: 14th June 2024
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Andy J

70% increase from last year despite NO CLAIMS.

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4 year old Border Collie. No claims. Healthy and active. JL has just increased my premium by 70%. Absolutely furious about such an unwarranted hike. The industry should be monitored and increases capped when NO CLAIMS have been made. Reviewed on: 29th May 2024
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Dick Turpin is now selling pet Insurance !

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At renewal John Lewis have more than DOUBLED my pet insurance for my little cat wanting over £600 for the year. I had one claim for £85 so expected a small increase but this is daylight robbery. In fact I suggested they now take to standing by the road in a mask, brandishing a pair of pistols. I have told them to cancel my policy at renewal and I’ll just pay as and when Oscar needs medical care. Absolute money grabbing charlatans ! Reviewed on: 19th March 2024
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Louise c

At renewal they double the price, i have not made on...

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At renewal they double the price, i have not made one claim and the dog is not even 2 years old. Its a total con reel you in with a reasonable price and double it at renewal. So next year with no claims i would be probably paying £100 a months if this year is anything to go by. Disgusting with john lewis putting their trusted name to this Reviewed on: 23rd February 2024
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Accused me of Fraud - very rude - avoid at all costs!

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I took out pet insurance for my kitten and a couple of days later she broke her leg. I paid upfront for all the vet costs and then claimed on my insurance. John Lewis's underwriters then told me they needed to do an investigation, 4 months later phoned me while I was very busy at work. The lady on the phone was extremely rude and told me she wasn't happy with what I told her and that she thought I had deliberately tried to Defraud them. I then got a letter 2 weeks later telling me I had committed Fraud and they were cancelling my policy with zero refunds. Not a good company at all. Heaven forbid you actually need to make a claim not long after you take out your policy! Reviewed on: 22nd February 2024
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Georgina L

John Lewis premium increase rip off

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We have just received JLewis renewal notice and the premium to pay has increased by over 72%.From £409.54 to £706.46 ! And this is for ONE healthy dog, a miniature schnauzer, with no claims whatever since we started health insurance about 7 years ago. She is just 8 and healthy, a member of our local vet's healthy club, (which we also pay for) in a healthy and safe part of the UK, lives well, inside and inside our large garden, is walked 3x per day, and is even given health supplements, and is very fast and fit. Both of us are home all day and she is looked after very well. Never again - we have spent perhaps over £3000 on her insurance, with not a penny claimed so we will now open a bank account, with a direct debit and insure our dog ourselves. It seems that once your dog is 9 or 10 premiums increase almost exponentially - and clearly John Lewis is no exception here. Realise the group is in a financial mess, but why punish those paying in insurance and getting nothing back. A total rip off - wish I could mark less than ONE star! Reviewed on: 16th January 2024
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My Pet insurance payments just doubled.

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My renewal has increased my annual payment from £457 to £811 in 1 year. That is gross profiteering not due to cats age or any other differences in a year. It stinks Reviewed on: 11th January 2024
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Breanne

JOHN Lewis - Do not pay out on claims

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Really poor service and really disappointed with this insurer. Underwritten by Royal Sun alliance. Did not pay out a penny of a claim I made after emergency trip to the animal hospital as advised by the John Lewis veterinary nurse. Reviewed on: 19th December 2023
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Wilma Kilroy

Money Grabbing

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I recently took out a policy with John Lewis. They have now taken 2 payments from me, as confirmed by my bank, yet they claim they haven't been paid anything and are demanding I make these payments to them again. I sent their finance team a copy of my bank statement, showing the 2 payments have been made, yet they still refuse to acknowledge this. My bank have advised I switch insurance providers, and they will dispute the 2 payments for me if they continue their failure to acknowledge my payments. AVOID. Reviewed on: 8th November 2023
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