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Tesco Bank: Pet insurance reviews

Name: Pet insurance
Rating: 3.23 (110 reviews)

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2.90

Based on 110 reviews, last reviewed 18th Jul 2025

100% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% decrease in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

42%

13%

34%

Latest highest rating:

5

Very impressed by their service Yes my premiums went up the older my dog went. But no more than any other pet insurance. I opted for a higher excess , knowing I would pay small bill... Read more Reviewed on: 18th July 2025

Latest lowest rating:

2

Outrageous increase in premium after making a claim This is not an easy review to write as for six years we had been satisfied with the premiums and the service received. Unfortunately, as with other re... Read more Reviewed on: 2nd May 2025

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Tesco Insurance offer pet insurance policies to cover dogs and cats.

There’s a choice of cover including lifetime pet insurance, maximum benefit and time limited. If you’re a Clubcard holder you get a guaranteed discount. Tesco Pet Insurance includes vetfone where you can get advice for your pet, whenever you need it.

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Tesco Bank Pet insurance reviews (110)

Disappointing, Shocking Mismanagement

So disappointed and distressed by apparent "delaying tactics" in paying our first claim for Mollie dog who has been insured with TESCO several years and had NO previous claims. So unwell after surgery, we were afraid we would lose our darling Mollie, but were grateful that after 2 weeks she was discharged from the vets and we finally had her home. I paid the FIRST bill of £4,203.52 on my credit card. On 18.06.2023 I confidently made the claim on Mollie's insurance as our first dog had also been insured with TESCO and a much larger claim was dealt with efficiently AND promptly. The vet centre completed and forwarded the claim form to TESCO P. Ins on 22.06.23. I received an email from TESCO stating they had requested more information from the vet. The vet replied they had NOT received a request for further info so called TESCO. TESCO then sent a letter stating if the info requested was NOT received they would "close" our claim. Vet contacted TESCO and was told there was a discrepancy of 15p between the amount the vet had written on the claim form and the invoice total...... 15 pence! Vet checked the invoice and emailed reply to TESCO stating the invoice total WAS as stated and WAS correct. Tried the "claim tracker" a few days later that apparently is NOT functioning... so Called Tesco "claim line" and was told our claim payment "was in process... will be paid into the bank account our Direct Debit is taken from" within 7 days. Despite this assurance, 3 days ago I received ANOTHER email from TESCO stating they requested the results of the Histology report from the vet before they could make a decision on our claim... I cannot understand what bearing the report would possibly have on the outcome of our claim,but forwarded the email to the vet, who again had NOT received the request. Vet sent us a copy of their response and the histology report sent to TESCO. I called TESCO claim line AGAIN today and was told they had received the report, but our claim had not yet been processed. The agent who took the call (William) said he would be the person assessing the claim and would "jump the queue" to process it as soon as possible... BUT he is on holiday NEXT week so would have to forward it to a colleague if it was not complete by then! Meantime, Mollie has been so unwell following her surgery she has had a 1am out patient appointment AND the following week another inpatient stay. I have paid another £1800 bill on my credit card, but NOT yet submitted this to TESCO in fear that a "Continuing Care" claim would confuse them and the delay initial payout...... If not a deliberate delaying tactic, this is shocking incompetence on the part of TESCO Pet Insurance, "MISMANAGED" by Royal Sun Alliance. Reviewed on: 27th July 2023

3 Times more expensive on renewal.

I had been with Tesco Pet Insurance for 3 years. Never made a claim. Renewal in my 4th year was 3 TIMES as much as the identical same policy advertised on a price comparison site. When I challenged Tesco on this I got a 3 page letter of absolute waffle. In essence my renewal was £330 but the exact same policy on the comparison site was £108. NEVER AUTO RENEW ON AN INSURANCE POLICY AND SHOP AROUND. Very poor from Tesco - they'll lose my grocery business too as a result. Every little helps apparently. Reviewed on: 10th July 2023

Tesco pet insurance

Tesco Pet Insurance Totally immoral! Beware on lifetime policies an excess is charged for an ongoing claim for a very sick dog every time the policy renews. Significantly hype your rates every year and charge the excess each year on the same ongoing claim. Disgusting. Reviewed on: 16th June 2023

Fair and works as should

Have had to claim had no issues easy and upfront Reviewed on: 16th June 2023

Claims condition is pre existing and refuses to pay

Absolute shambles! AVOID AVOID AVOID! My dog had an ear infection in April 2022. Then in January 2023 I took her to the vets for skin problems (flakey skin all over including ears) Tesco bank determined that because of the ear infection in 2022 her skin condition was pre exsisting even after a statement from my vets stating that the 2 visits to the vets were not connected they then decided to use their in house vets who had never ever seen my dog to determine whether the 2 events were connected! I now have to pay a hefty £1500 bill for blood tests and vaccinations. Reviewed on: 1st June 2023

Greedy

With one claim last year of £436 my one year old cat's renewal cost has increased from £210.28 to £366.15 that 57% increase. Daylight robbery, I won't be renewing my policy with them. Reviewed on: 27th April 2023

Good product

Good product quite expensive but good. Reviewed on: 17th March 2023

Refused to cover massive vet bill

Totally disappointed and angry Tescos refused to cover claiming pets ear infection which has now resulted in ear polyp was preexisting. Truth is they were never going to pay out for anything and now im left with a thousands of pounds vet bill! Reviewed on: 17th January 2023

Disappointed

I was disappointed Tesco Pet Insurance couldn't settle the full amount of my final cost when my cat became extremely ill and finally had to be euthanised. The vets tried very hard with emergency treatment costing around £1000. Tesco only paid the euthanasia fees of under £200. They claimed my cat had shown a change in behaviour before I started the policy back in January 7 months ago. The date they quoted does not even make sense as she was in perfect health then. She did not even visit that vet during that time. I would not be using this insurance company again when I get my new pet. Reviewed on: 4th October 2022

Terrible service and they waste time!

This must be the only company that still writes to other companies for information, clearly one of their many time wasting tactics, totally incompetent. Wish I'd used a different company. Avoid, avoid, avoid! Reviewed on: 26th September 2022

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