Potiki Pet Insurance Review

How does Potiki stack up?

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Key takeaways

  • Potki offers generous coverage and up to $599 in extras.
  • It's a good option for owners of older pets.
Pros
  • It comes with 3 options – Silver, Gold and Platinum – to suit various budgets.
  • It can cover up to $30,000 worth of vet bills a year – that's more than almost every other insurer on the market.
  • It comes with Potiki Perks (worth up to $599 each year) which can include wellness items such as flea and tick treatments.
  • You can still take out the Silver policy if your pet is over 9 years old. Many insurers stop offering new policies at this age.
Cons
  • It pays 80% of eligible vet bills. This isn't bad, it's just the same as the majority of insurers.
  • It comes with a 21 day waiting period for illnesses. A small handful of insurers offer cover after 14 days.

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Why choose Potiki pet insurance?

  • Covers 80% of vet bills. Potiki's petinsurance.com.au policies cover for up to 80% of your veterinary expenses when your pet suffers an illness or injury. This includes consultation and surgical costs, diagnostic tests, hospitalisation and more.
  • Claim up to $30,000 cover. There's also no annual sub-limits for vet consultations, tick paralysis, cruciate ligaments and hip joint surgery with the Platinum option.
  • $24/7 vet chat. Not all insurers offer this. It can be good if you're unable to reach a vet after work hours.
  • Easy claiming. It offers GapOnly® cover which means you only pay the difference between the vet bill and what your policy covers (lots of insurers don't offer this yet).
  • Routine cover. There's no sub-limits for vet consults on the Platinum Plan (meaning you could claim up to $30,000 a year).

Our expert's verdict

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Our expert says

"There's very little to fault with Potiki. The Platinum option is one of the most comprehensive policies you can get in Australia. Everyday is the only other insurer to offer up to $30,000 a year. Plus it comes with $599 of routine care and non-insurance benefits which you won't find elsewhere."

What policies does Potiki offer?

Silver

Cover for accidents and illnesses, including arthritis and other chronic diseases.

  • $20,000 annual benefit limit
  • Claim up to 80% of eligible vet bills
  • Specified accidental injuries and specified illness only
  • Cover for pets older than 8 weeks and younger than 15 years

Gold

This policy provides cover for vet treatment costs when your puppy is sick or injured.

  • $20,000 annual benefit limit
  • Claim up to 80% of eligible vet bills
  • Specified accidental injuries and illnesses
  • Cover for pets older than 8 weeks and younger than 9 years

Platinum

This is a specialised cover for when your feline friend is sick or injured. A separate $3,000 annual benefit limit applies to both injury and illness treatment. Cover includes tick paralysis and cruciate ligament conditions.

  • $30,000 annual benefit limit
  • Claim up to 80% of eligible vet bills
  • Specified accidental injuries and specified illness
  • Cover for pets older than 8 weeks and younger than 9 years

Cost of Potiki pet insurance

To help give you an idea about how much Potiki cover could cost your pet, we collected annual quotes for some of Australia's favourite dog breeds for petinsurance.com.au who issues its policies. Just remember, this is a recent snapshot of costs. Prices will differ based on things such as your own dog's age, breed and your address. It's worth comparing policies and getting a few quotes.

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Prices will differ based on a few criteria, including:

  • The gender, breed and age of your pet
  • The level of cover you choose
  • Your excess
  • Your location
  • If your pet is desexed.

Frequently asked questions about Potiki pet insurance

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