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Name: Pet Insurance
Rating: 3.29 (105 reviews)

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2.98

Based on 105 reviews, last reviewed 1st Feb 2025

83% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

100% increase in 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

44%

13%

32%

Latest highest rating:

4

Lovely Complaints department employees Had insurance turned down because of a ‘ lost in translation’ moment…. via owner— to vets —to insurers. customer service when I complained and disput... Read more Reviewed on: 2nd January 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Definitely don’t get their pet insurance. Definitely don’t get their pet insurance. Just had my renewal through and it’s jumped from £74/month to £140/month for a 5 year old dog with no claims... Read more Reviewed on: 1st February 2025

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When choosing the right insurance policy, navigating the sea of providers on the market can be a challenging task. At Smart Money People, we want to simplify this process for you. We gather Tesco Bank pet insurance reviews, to provide you with valuable insights into the provider.

Tesco Bank is underwritten by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd to provide pet insurance for cats and dogs. There are four cover levels to choose from: Accident & injury, Standard, Extra and Premier. Tesco Bank also offers discounts on insurance policies for Clubcard members.

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Have you ever held a pet insurance policy with Tesco Bank? Share your honest experiences with our Smart Money People community. Why did you choose Tesco Bank, and has the provider met your expectations? Has the policy suitably covered all of your pet's needs? Share any interactions you've had with the customer service team or claims process. Would you consider renewing your policy? Whether good or bad, write a Tesco Bank pet insurance review today.

Tesco Bank Pet Insurance reviews (105)

Review of the Tesco Bank, Pet Insurance:

Definitely don’t get their pet insurance.

Definitely don’t get their pet insurance. Just had my renewal through and it’s jumped from £74/month to £140/month for a 5 year old dog with no claims over the last 12months. She’s a small to medium crossbreed so isn’t in the senior age bracket, she’s not been diagnosed with any new conditions over the past 12months and none of our other details have changed. Her premium has jumped from £899 to over £1600! I rang them to ask them to give me the breakdown of how they have calculated such an increase and apparently they don’t do that, it just is what it is. So seems like it’s just a figure plucked out of thin air! Definitely won’t be continuing our policy. Have logged a complaint and will then go to the FOS to see if they can reason that it’s a fair and justified increase. Reviewed on: 1st February 2025

Never any problems

I've been insuring my dogs with Tesco for many years. They've never rejected a single claim. I find them fair, and their customer service helpful and polite. As long as your claim complies with their T&C's, your ok. I would recommend them any time. Reviewed on: 27th May 2022

Premium increases of in excess of 50% annially

Very responsive to claims, however be aware, after a claim your premiums will almost double year on year. Stay clear rip off Reviewed on: 29th April 2022

A CLAIM OF £500 AND MY PREMIUM DOUBLED

I HAVE JUST RECEIVED MY PET INSURANCE RENEWAL AFTER PUTTING IN A CLAIM OF APPROXIMATELY £500 AND MY MONTHLY PAYMENT HAS GONE FROM £31 TO £62. NOT ONLY THAT - RECEIVED MY RENEWAL THE 22ND MARCH ONLY TO FIND IT RENEWED ON 18TH!!!! AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS Reviewed on: 23rd March 2022

Courteous helpful service

My puppy broke her leg and needed a plate screwing into bones for best outcome and prevent further breaks. Rang tesco to tell them and they said straight away before going to emergency vet that she was covered. Rang to see if referral vet was o their list of accepted vets and they were. Cost of treatment has been approx. 5560. She went through 3 different vets hands during course of treatment. All were paid within 5 days of forms submitted. All the phone calls I made were handled well and professionally in a friendly sympathetic manner. I would not have afforded this treatment without insurance. Reviewed on: 17th March 2022

Avoid this company will not pay claim

Avoid like the plague. When I had my shar pei puppy was noticed she had mild entropy and was stated by my vet no treatment was needed. After 6 years she had to have eye surgery as she had an eye ulcer and they will not pay the fees for vet surgery to clear this ulcer as it was noted this entropy was recorded in 2016. Even though I have had her insured with Tesco since 2017 after free insurance given with the price of the puppy they are refusing this claim. I shall be insuring her in future somewhere else in future Reviewed on: 22nd February 2022

Absolutely rubbish

Discovered that the £120 Excess I have on my pet insurance is per condition, per year, which effectively means although it is an ongoing condition I need to fund £120 of medication myself, get a few paid for, and then go back into paying the £120 again. About an hour to get through to find this out, followed by being put on hold to cancel, and then being offered a call back. On pressing this option it promptly cut me off. Not a good service, and very loathe to pay, without finding some way of not paying due to clause 10, subclause 195 a, amended version. Avoid. Reviewed on: 15th January 2022

Cannot cancel

Unable to get through to anyone. No phone number easily accessible to cancel policy. Contacted the e-mail given to cancel. Still after months they are stealing money from me. Have now tried to cancel through my bank. Reviewed on: 3rd December 2021

Tesco let insurance are extremely efficient, empathetic and good value for money

When I took out my pet insurance they were extremely kind and helpful as taking out any insurance can as a be a mine field . They were very patience with me . Reviewed on: 27th August 2021

RIP off on yearly renewal

As my heading says “Rip of on yearly renewals” look elsewhere for pet insurance, don’t let them rip you off Reviewed on: 11th February 2021

Not what you would expect from Tesco

A very poor insurance policy. Very much a case of the detail being hidden in the small print. I have two dogs, yes I have had to make claims in respect of one but I had not appreciated just how much the premium would be increased as a consequence. In addition, the statement that they cover each and every condition up to a set amount does not reflect the fact that the time period for claims is only 12 months from the date of the first claim. Not sure why that is because there must be many situations as mine when your pet doesn't receive all of the required treatment in that period. I have done away with the cover which had reached nearly £100 a month, for one dog which is 2 years old and the second being under 7, with excesses still payable and past conditions not covered. Tesco should look closely at their partners Royal and Sun Alliance because the money paid does not reflect the service provided. Reviewed on: 28th January 2021

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