Reputable Insurers?

[Brandon's Sister]

Hello,

I am about to buy a yearling cob and am looking at insurers, but a lot of them are attached to phrases such as "don't touch with a barge pole"! I was just wondering if there are good (but affordable) insurers out there who pay up without fuss.

I'd be very grateful for any suggestions on which companies are good and which are bad

Thank you!!!

 

[kerrieberry2]

I'd recommend petplan! they good a good insurance for horses at grass! I have a 3yr old on it and covers vet fees for £21 a month

 

[fjordhorsefan]

SEIB or KBIS are good.

 

[HBM1]

Petplan too, never had a problem with them. just make sure you don't take out unnecessary things as they can really bump the premium up (eg loss of use and tack insurance for a yearling) - they do a good youngstock livery policy.

 

[StormyMoments]

petplan or KBIS had no issues with either... just found petplan too expensive for my current horse unfortunately

 

[Brandon's Sister]

That's brilliant, thank you everyone! After looking at the 3, I think I'll go with PetPlan as it's cheaper and has good cover.

Thanks again

 

[christine48]

I know someone who is with Petplan. Their horse was hit by a lorry last year and they informed them of the injuries, one of which was an over reach incurred in the accident. That foot is now excluded.
The other issue is it needs to go for a lameness work up and they have told her they will only pay for any scans or x rays if a problem is found in that area.
Personally I'd use NFU every time. Though not the cheapest, very good to deal with & don't slap on silly exclusions all of the time.

 

[Jnhuk]

I use Petplan for my older lads but have had good service with SEIS for my youngster and their quote was better than Petplan

http://www.seisinsurance.co.uk/

Vets are very good at telling you which insurance companies to avoid

 

[russianhorse]

Seis and PP are the same company - PP must have bought them

 

[Brandon's Sister]

Ok, I'll phone NFU on Tuesday to see what their quote is - Brandon is arriving tomorrow now, so it's all got to move very quickly! Hopefully he'll keep himself out of trouble for the bank holiday...

 

[LadyLuck1977]

Have a look at KBIS they offer a much better cover than NFU. My cover allow £5k per incident with unlimited incidents per year and still half the price of NFU.

 

[christine48]

Yes KBIS is another I would go for and they give various options of vet cover too .