All Pet articles
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News AnalysisBriefing: When more care is possible, what care is right?
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia), questions whether the insurance sector’s approach to increasing limits has become part of the problem
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News‘Contextualised care’ could assist insurers with handling high-value pet claims
Insurers and vets are exploring whether contextualised care could help inform high-value pet claims decisions, while stressing the need to protect clinical judgement, animal welfare and consumer trust
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NewsPet insurance for older animals ‘needs a rethink’
‘As insurers, we haven’t given it enough thought,’ says conference participant
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NewsManyPets to launch pet insurance plugin on ChatGPT
’Being the first pet insurance provider to launch a pet insurance app on ChatGPT reflects our role shaping the pet insurance of tomorrow and our pledge to make caring for pets easier,’ says chief executive
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NewsManyPets eyes launching ‘differentiated product set’ for price comparison websites
’It’s a significant part of the market so we’re not completely ignoring it – we just want to do it in a way that it’s still aligned with our overall customer philosophy,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: What is contextualised care and what does it mean for pet insurance?
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia), explains why the relationship between care provision and insurance must be thought about carefully
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NewsInsurance Times cements new Pet Pledge partnership with Peia
The collaboration will commence in December 2026, with a wider, in-person roundtable series following in 2027
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NewsPets at Home chases ‘at least’ 10% market share after entering insurance
’We’ve got access to data sources that most mainstream insurers don’t have and would dream of having and we can reward conscientious pet owners accordingly,’ says managing director
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NewsPets at Home enters insurance via Compare the Market
’We’ve listened to what pet owners want and developed three easy to understand products designed to give greater confidence and peace of mind,’ says managing director
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NewsManyPets fetches new business growth as profit before tax increases by 59%
ManyPets boss says this is despite a ’very competitive’ UK pet insurance market that ’hasn’t grown as much’
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NewsPet premiums rise 2.8% in June
‘Pet insurance prices continued to fall overall during the second quarter, but June marked a clear change in direction,’ says product manager
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News AnalysisBriefing: How pet insurance can support better access to care
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia), explains why insurance input is so vital to understanding and improving timely access to care for our animal companions
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NewsPet-related costs and emergencies rise as pet-friendly holidays grow
‘Pets are a central part of the family, so it’s no surprise that they play a major role in how people plan their holidays,’ says head
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NewsSwedish insurance firm launches UK pet platform
’By combining a pet wellbeing platform with comprehensive insurance, we’re helping pet parents prevent problems before they start,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisMeltem Yazar: Claims Champion on how ‘every claims process can be improved’
Insurance Times’ Claims Champion of the Year explains why empathy, curiosity and questioning established processes are key to delivering fair customer outcomes
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News AnalysisBriefing: Pet and equine insurance fraud becoming a market sustainability challenge
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia) discusses the need for a market reaction to the growing threat of fraud
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NewsCommercial Express introduces new pet damage cover
’It provides meaningful protection while supporting greater flexibility for both landlords and tenants,’ says head of schemes development
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NewsMorrisons supermarket partners with broker to launch pet and travel insurance
’By combining our deep underwriting and distribution expertise with best in class digital capability, we have created a proposition that is simple, accessible and genuinely valuable for customers,’ says commercial director
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News AnalysisHas corporate consolidation broken the pet insurance model?
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) findings on the veterinary market have ignited debate over rising treatment costs, claims inflation and the sustainability of pet insurance. As large veterinary groups expand, insurers are questioning whether they have lost control of the costs driving premiums
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NewsAddept Insurance partners with Howden-owned broker to expand pet damage insurance
’With the Renters’ Rights Act strengthening tenants’ rights to keep pets, it’s increasingly important that landlords have appropriate protection against the associated risk of possible property damage,’ says associate director
