Millions of us are begrudgingly shelling out as much as £50 a month for some types of pet insurance policies, thanks to a rise in veterinary bills which have had a knock-on effect for insurers.
In 2013,
Sainsbury's Bank, one of the providers of pet cover said vets' fees were
escalating at 12pc per year, more than six times the rate of inflation.
Vets claim this
inflation-busting rise is the result of the development of new drugs and
medical technologies – which have helped many pets recover and live with
conditions that would have proved fatal in the past.
With vets' fees
rising sharply, the average single pet insurance claim now costs more than
£600, with pet insurers paying out £1.3m in claims every day, according to
figures published by the Association of British Insurers.



