“They’re family members, and their owners don’t want to cut corners on care.”Advertisement Continue reading the main storyOnly a small fraction of pet owners in the United States carry pet insurance. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyNevertheless, the marketplace has grown from one pet insurer, Veterinary Pet Insurance (now called Nationwide), in 1982 to at least 11 companies today, including the Hartville Pet Insurance Group, which offers insurance through the A.S.P.C.A. He said that since 2013, the 11-year-old company has seen a 60 percent increase in the number of employers seeking pet insurance for their workers. Much like human health insurance, pet insurance comes with a dizzying array of options. “Instead, we were able to make choices based on what we thought best for Winston.”“I think of pet insurance in the same way as I do car insurance,” she added.

Source: New York Times June 07, 2017 03:56 UTC