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Embrace - Not Impressed
So far, I have not had a particularly good experience with embrace. The review of my initial claim was exceptionally long, and while they do say it could take up to 30 days, I didn’t actually think it would take that long based on my experience with several other pet insurance companies. Then after waiting for a month, my claim was rejected based on a flawed assessment. I then had to ask my veterinarian to write a letter explaining why their assessment was incorrect. Embrace then took another two weeks to review her letter and came to the conclusion that my claim should in fact be covered. In doing so they also “found” another exclusion that they had not identified in their prior review. They indicated that they would send me payment on the claim, but did not include anything about payment of the two other claims related to the initial one. I sent a note asking them to please re-process the other two claims since the initial exclusion was lifted, and I still have not heard anything back on that or even received an acknowledgment that they received my note. Overall, I find this company to be very slow and like all insurance companies, they are always on the lookout for exclusions, even when there aren’t any that are valid.
I believe they need to improve upon their customer service as well as their efficiency. I’ve only been a customer for a short time, but so far I am not at all impressed. I have had much better experiences with other insurance companies who have been very easy to deal with.
ASPCA - Unsatisfied Service I keep sending all required medical…
I keep sending all required medical records for Sabrina. However, I continually get emails that you haven’t received them and eventually have my claim denied!
Pets Best - They make cancellation as confusing as possible to lock you in
I fortunately haven't needed to submit a claim for my pet so I cannot speak to how they process claims. However, the rates went from $29/ month to $73 for my single cat. I cancelled on August 28th via email, received a response on September 2nd that the cancellation was backdated 8/29 and yet was charged 9/8 the full premium amount. I filed a complaint with the Colorado AG due to how the company handles cancellations as both California (where the policy was started) and Colorado (where the policy was most recently active) require companies that have autorenewal, allows customers who sign up online be able to cancel online which Pet's Best doesn't offer. In violation of both CA and CO law.
To rectify this, I ended up calling in, 1st rep was great, I really wish I got her name because she was wonderful. Second rep Erin had an attitude from the get go like she personally was affronted that I wanted to cancel my account, said she couldn't give me a timeline for cancellation. I obviously had questions, because there hadn't been clear communication on the cancellation process but Erin started getting angry and when I asked her why is she so upset when it wasn't her money she started crying which was crazy. I've never dealt with someone customer facing get so emotional, like out the gate started the call with an attitude. I the customer shouldn't have to ask a rep 3 times to check their tone and not to get upset because a customer has questions. Luckily a supervisor was able to join the call with a clear head, immediately processed the refund and the made sure the cancellation was actually completed effective immediately. Will never go with Pets Best again tbh, I don't want to deal with crazy increases and hard to reach/confusing customer service department. Big shout out to the supervisor Sebastian, he knows how to deescalate and communicate clearly with customers. Erin, please take a few days off and reset, it was too early in the morning to already be that worked up about customers. I'm so serious when I say that the day literally just started.
Nationwide - Difficult to complete enrollment.
After I got my quote, I had to try several times to enroll my pet. I don't know if there was an issue with the system itself, but I would enter my info again and again and the actual enrollment section or button wouldn't appear. After quite a few tries and days, the system finally took my info and completed the enrollment process.
Nationwide - I have held a nationwide pet insurance…
I have held a nationwide pet insurance policy since 2019, all was great until a couple weeks ago. When I had an emergency with my Labrador that unfortunately ended in goodbyes. I had discovered that the policy was canceled due to an expired debit card. I never once received any notification from their billing department via mail, phone or email. We are now stuck paying an insane amount out of pocket. In an attempt to reinsure my remaining pet, I rushed to reapply. To my surprise, Im receiving email and letter notifications with these time sensitive requests. Clearly something has changed on their end. The lack of communication almost seems intentional. If youre thinking about utilizing Nationwide for anything, DONT. I will not trust them with our business, our policies or out pets ever again.
Trupanion - Trupanion Constantly Raises My Rates
Negatives include: that you raise my rates every opportunity you get. You charge my full deductible for every single bump that's removed from my dog - claiming they're different types of bumps. Outrageous. A mass removal is a mass removal and should be categorized as such. While I'm grateful to get some money back on some claims (not all), I question whether paying the monthly rate plus my deductible plus getting zero reimbursement for exams, medicine, or taxes is really worth it.
Embrace - I feel scammed after a decade of paying into multiple policies
I have been with Embrace for about 11 years now. I currently have 3 cats insured and I had 1 cat who has passed, who was also covered throughout her life.
Up until recently, I would rave about Embrace and recommend them to anyone looking for pet insurance.
My policy is set to renew in a few weeks and I recieved the new documents for the upcoming year and to my surprise, my premium was doubled, without warning.
I spoke to an Embrace representative, and the policy for my oldest cat went up substantially. The representative told me it was due to age (my cat turned 12 this year) and they could "look into ways to reduce the cost" but in doing so, the coverage would be decreased as well.
To say I am disappointed is an understatement. My oldest cat had some major health issues in the last few months and we almost maxed out his benefits for the year in a matter of weeks.
All of my pets have been insured with Embrace since they were young (all before they were 2 years old). There have been many years that we did not make any claims for the year, beyond their wellness rewards. I insured all of them with the maximum coverage available, knowing it was an investment for their future. Though they didn't need the coverage as much when they were young, I knew as they got older, they would, and I wanted to be prepared to take on any medical issues that came up.
Now I feel that they raised the premium for my oldest cat based on the medical issues that came up recently. His medical issues were not pre-existing and up until he got sick recently, we again, hadn't used his insurance beyond his wellness needs.
This price increase seems directly linked to his recent illness and I have no choice but to pay their ridiculous increase, so that my boy will have access to the medical help that he needs. Embrace also knows that if I cancel my coverage to look for a different insurance company, all these current illnesses would be considered "pre-existing " and they would not be covered with a new policy.
My cat who passed away, who was also insured with Embrace, was 15y when she passed. Not once did Embrace increase her premium due to her age, like they are claiming is the reason for the new increase for my boy. But she also didn't have as many claims in her golden years as her brother is having, which seems very suspicious.
My cat has been insured with Embrace since he was 6 months old. I've paid thousands of dollars over the last decade to Embrace, and now that we need the coverage they are doubling what we have to pay just to keep him insured with the same amount of coverage that he has had his entire life. I feel scammed and I know I have no choice but to pay because he needs to be insured.
Embrace, please be more clear in your policy that if your pet becomes ill and uses too much of their insurance, you will increase the price to retain the same amount of coverage. That should be known to customers upfront since pre-existing conditions limit the cover
Fetch - I wish I could give zero stars
I wish I could give zero stars. I have 3 pets and now have all of them with Lemonade. Fetch has been the worst pet insurance company I have ever dealt with. The are expensive and the reimbursement is terrible. It is like have a bad car warranty that doesn't cover anything. The customer service at Fetch is absolutely worthless. If you are looking for a wonderful pet insurance, consider Lemonade Pet Insurance. Lemonade is fantastic.
Trupanion - I met my deductible but had to pay for…
I met my deductible but had to pay for most of the charges after that and have more expense coming. At this point I am thinking it is not worth continuing.
Spot - WORST EVER
Absolutely abysmal - a total scam. (Just read the zillion awful reviews on the BBB pages) Had accident coverage for my cat who threw up blood one day. Vet did bloodwork and examined him and determined he’d eaten something weird and was fine (which he was, thankfully). Spot denied my claim (over $600) repeatedly saying he was ill. He’s never been ill a day in his life - which my vet tried repeatedly to dispute (as did I). The bloodwork was clear and there was literally nothing that would lead to that false conclusion. Did they care? Nope. BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
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