ahm health insurance has partnered with petinsurance.com.au to provide health cover for your furry family. In addition to vet costs, the pet insurance policies cover expenses for emergency boarding if you're hospitalised, as well as tick paralysis and overseas vet expenses in eligible destinations.
Petinsurance.com.au offers four types of policies to meet the needs of all dog or cat owners: Dog Cover, Puppy Cover, Cat Cover and Indoor Cat Cover.
Dog Cover provides protection for you and your dog in case of accidental injury and/or illness. Covered under the accidental injury policy are motor vehicle incidents, burns and snakebites. Both plans offer coverage for up to 80% of eligible vet bills, with a $10,000 limit for injury and illness or $10,000 for accidental injury.
The first cover designed especially for puppies, Puppy Cover provides protection for you and your puppy in case of accidental injury and/or illness. Covered under the accidental injury policy are motor vehicle incidents, burns and snakebites (among others). Both plans offer coverage for up to 80% of eligible vet bills, with a $10,000 limit for injury and illness or $8,000 for accidental injury. Premiums are fixed for up to three years.
Cat Cover is designed to provide protection for you and your cat in case of accidental injury and/or illness. Covered under the accidental injury policy are motor vehicle incidents, burns and snakebites. Both plans offer coverage for up to 80% of eligible vet bills to an annual limit of $3,000 each for the injury and illness or $3,000 for the accidental injury policy.
Indoor Cat Cover is designed to provide protection for you and your cat in case of illness. Coverage under the policy includes cancer, renal disease and ingestion of a foreign object. The plan offers coverage for up to 80% of eligible vet bills to a limit of $5,000 per year.
Your pet is eligible for accidental injury cover starting from when it is eight weeks old. Up to 80% of the costs of your vet bills are covered in case of an accidental injury caused by:
Also covered are accidental injuries which result in:
Coverage excludes vet expenses resulting from pre-existing conditions, patella luxations (dislocating kneecap) and more than one incident of removing a swallowed foreign object per policy period.
Your pet is eligible for illness cover from Petinsurance.com.au if your pet is between eight weeks and nine years old when the cover is first started. Up to 80% of the costs of your vet bills are covered in the event your cat or dog suffers an illness, including:
Not covered are vet expenses incurred as a result of pre-existing conditions, endoparasites (worms) or ectoparasites (ticks, fleas, skin mites), any declared pandemic disease causing widespread illness to dogs or cats. Claims will also not be paid for treatment of the following diseases, regardless of whether or not your pet was vaccinated:
As a Petinsurance.com.au policyholder, you also receive the following additional benefits:
Petinsurance.com.au provides benefits for some routine care. If listed in your policy, you are also covered up to annual policy limits for preventative treatments such as:
As with most insurance, there are events, circumstances and conditions that are not covered by your policy. Your claim will not be paid if it is related to:
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