My only complaint is how long it takes to get reimbursed.... it always takes about a month for that to happen and it would be nice if it was sooner

NO ONLINE ESTIMATES

If I could have given a zero I would have. I have never done pet insurance in the past so I was willing but skeptical to try the 30day trial from trupanion offered through my vet. My dog is 6months old and in perfect health. In my first visit with my vet, I mentioned to the vet tech I would like the vet to take a look at his skin and ensure there were no allergies or illnesses of any concern since he scratches more often than my previous pup did. My vet gave him the all clear with no issues or concerns whatsoever. Upon his 2nd visit 2 weeks later for another round of vaccines the vet notice he had the start of an ear infection, giving him medication and ultimately submitting the claim to trupanion. I received an email notifying me the claim was denied due to "a preexisting condition". When I contacted trupanion they stated that the vet tech records stated my concern of itching and therefore my dog has allergies which is preexisting to the insurance. I informed them he has not been diagnosed with any kind of allergies and an inquiry to my vet shouldn't allow them to self diagnose my dog with an illness they feel he has. I informed my vet regarding the issue and they created an addendum stating my dog had no allergies nor any signs of allergies and he is in perfect health. They than recommended I appeal the decision. I spoke with a new agent who stated they don't accept addendums. She also stated they don't diagnose diseases or illness. Seeing how my vet never diagnosed nor mentioned the possibility of allergies to me or in his notes, trupanion took it upon themselves to label him as having allergies to get out of paying anything that can "fall under the umbrella of allergies". This seems to do with anything that can cause a dog to have an itch. I am grateful this occurred during the 30 days trial, but am very discouraged from pet insurance as a whole.

Takes too long for reimbursement.

Metlife regularly makes mistakes when applying the incurred charges. It is apparent they lack quality control when processing claims. I've had to reprocess several claims due to their errors. Invoices clearly state the incurred charge, but when processed by Metlife random amounts show up in the incurred charge column of the EOB.

why is it required to leave a review before submitting my claim?

Denied my claim after multiple requests for information. All information requested was sent and then claim was denied without legitimate reason stating information was not received even though i PERSONALLY emailed everything to claims dept and on app. Sent SOAP, proof of coverage from previous insurance & doctors note for requested information.

No app for I. Phone

Sometimes, reimbursements come quickly. Sometimes they come slowly. They rarely come with information until the final decision unless something is missing. A little more personal contact would be nice. And translating doctor speak into English. Why was something determined to be a pre-existing condition? How would I know or verify or know to appeal? Three stars because the process often works but information flows slowly and is sometimes difficult to interpret.

It took a couple years for your staff to figure our 2 dogs, prescriptions, dog food prescriptions etc and how to pay them. Thank god for Katie Casper helping rectify the issues.