Having experienced some long awaited sunshine in the UK, minds will now be turning towards the summer holidays. Whether you will be holidaying in the UK as recession trends predict, or digging deep and jetting off to forget it all, if you’re a pet owner there is one important question you have to ask - What happens to your pet during the holidays?
There are a number of options for pet owners these days, the most popular options include asking family and friends to look after your pets, housing them in a boarding kennel or cattery, or taking them along on holiday with you. However, travelling can be quite an unpredictable pastime. Events can take place which means having to cancel a holiday, your pet falling ill, or your pet’s microchip being read incorrectly and them having to be placed in quarantine, and owners need to be prepared.
David Seel, Managing Director of Thornside, said: “Travellers are only too aware of the need to insure themselves before embarking on a holiday, but ensuring their pets are insured - whether they’re being left behind or taken along on holiday - is something that tends to be overlooked. We advise that all pet owners who plan on taking their pets away with them, ensure that they have pet insurance and that it covers travel-related elements. This ensures you will have peace of mind to enjoy that much needed break.”
Thornside, the Pet Insurance Division of BDML, provide cover which can help with the following:
If your pet requires emergency surgery within 7 days prior to your departure, we shall reimburse holiday cancellation costs up to £250 on Silver and £2,000 on Gold policies
- Overseas travel / Territorial Limits
Provided you comply with the European Economic Community PETS Travel Scheme, our insurance also extends to cover the insured pet for up to 12 Months (subject to policy wording) in any period of insurance. This is while the insured pet is temporarily located in any member country of the PETS Travel Scheme (excluding Non EU Countries as defined by DEFRA) for overseas travel
- Healthcare away from home
If you and your pet are away from home and your pet needs urgent veterinary care, you may not know who to turn to. Thornside offers access to a helpline which will identify the nearest vet
This enables you to locate a registered Pet Minder (on a national basis) for either a few minutes or indeed weeks in order to look after your pet whilst you are away
Cover up to £1,000 under Bronze, £3,000 under Silver and £5,000 under Gold. (Cover is provided on a per incident basis). Many insurers limit payments for ongoing conditions to the first 12 months only. Thornside will continue to cover conditions without a time limit and, up to the policy limit, subject to cover remaining in force
Visit www.petwise-insurance.co.uk for further details.
For further information, please contact:
Capita Press Office, 0207 654 2399
BDML Connect, part of Capita Insurance Services, is a leading general insurance intermediary and third party administrator specialising in personal lines solutions for affinity clients. BDML employs 450 staff (based in Portsmouth and Colchester) and administers £120m of personal lines gross written insurance premium. It has excellent relationships with 28 insurance companies in the UK personal lines market place, and currently maintains different product sites for 82 household brands such as Asda, American Express, Liverpool Victoria and Admiral.
Thornside, the Pet Insurance Division of BDML, administers more than 35 Pet Schemes for affinity Partners, and insures approximately 300,000 dogs and cats in the UK; including schemes for Home Retail Group, Halifax Bank, esure, RSPCA , Greenbee, AA, Asda and Debenhams.
Further information can be found at www.bdml.co.uk and www.petwise-insurance.co.uk
The Capita Group Plc is the UK’s leading provider of BPO and integrated professional support service solutions. With 36,000 people at more than 300 sites, including 62 business centres across the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and India, the Group uses its expertise, infrastructure and scale benefits to transform its client’s services, driving down costs and adding value. Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE100 with revenues for 2008 of £2,441 million. Further information on The Capita Group Plc can be found at: http://www.capita.co.uk