What are the Finder pet insurance awards?
Finder's pet insurance awards is a ratings methodology that compares both price and features across 24 pet insurance policies. To determine the ratings, we got 100+ pet insurance quotes based on 6 different pet profiles.
While we have gathered quotes for a range of different cats and dogs, your costs may differ depending on the breed, age and sex of your pet.
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Selection criteria
The criteria for Finder's pet insurance awards was determined by our insights team and insurance experts.
Pet insurance eligibility criteria
- The pet insurance provider must be in the market for at least 12 months
- The policy must be available in Australia
- The policy must be available to buy online
- The policy must cover accidents and illnesses
- The policy must be the most comprehensive option the provider offers
Scoring
Metrics scored using either the tired scores when dealing with categorical data points, or a dynamic scoring when dealing with numeric data. Finder's dynamic scoring means a product's metric is scored in comparison to the data points of all the other competitor products.
Metrics | Scoring method |
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Maximum yearly benefit | Dynamic |
Maximum Age | Dynamic |
Reimbursement rate | Dynamic |
Routine care | Manual |
Paralysis Tick Benefit | Dynamic |
Price | Dynamic |
Weights
Metric | Value | Features |
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Maximum yearly benefit | 10% | 20% |
Maximum Age | 5% | 7% |
Reimbursement rate | 10% | 20% |
Routine care | 5% | 10% |
Paralysis Tick Benefit | 5% | 8% |
Price | 65% | 35% |
Pet profiles
The below dog and cat profiles were used in our quote collection.
Animal | Breed | Sex | Age | Desexed |
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Dog | Cavoodle | Male | 2 | Yes |
Dog | Border Collie | Female | 2 | Yes |
Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | 2 | Yes |
Dog | Cavoodle | Male | 6 | Yes |
Dog | Border Collie | Female | 6 | Yes |
Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Male | 6 | Yes |
What are the Finder customer satisfaction awards?
The Finder customer satisfaction awards surveys thousands of Australians to better understand how they feel about their recent product purchases and help you make a decision about what to buy. It's an independent awards program calculated by our data and insights team. Commercial partnerships don't influence the results in any way.
Pet insurance customer satisfaction awards criteria and methodology
To get our customer satisfaction award winners for pet insurance, we asked a total of 1300 customers how they felt about their current pet insurer. To be eligible for inclusion in the final results, we had to get a minimum of 45 responses for each pet insurer.
The recency period varied between 3 months to 3 years, depending on the product category.
Respondents were asked whether they would recommend the pet insurer to a friend. This result was scored out of 5 as a percentage. For example, if 80% of respondents said they would recommend a product, it received a score of 4 out of 5.
Customers were asked how they would rate each pet insurer overall on a scale between 1 and 5 and in terms of:
- Features and benefits
- Customer service
- Value for money
- Ease of application
- Overall
The final score was calculated as an average of all metrics scored.
Disclaimer: While we endeavour to assess the majority of product providers in the market, this is not always possible and it may be that not every product or brand in the market was included for judging.
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