Me-OW! Cat insurance claims surge
The total value of pet insurance claims for cats increased by 10% annually to an all-time high of £148 million in 2020, according to industry figures.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) said 1.06 million cat owners had pet insurance last year – also the highest figure it has recorded.
The ABI said 978,000 pet claims were recorded last year. These included 212,000 involving cats and 734,000 for dogs, worth £148 million and £598 million respectively.
Payouts have included £7,000 to treat a French bulldog with a fractured leg; £5,000 to reattach two toes to a cat after they had been crushed; £3,800 to treat a dog’s dislocated kneecap; £3,600 to repair right leg cruciate ligament damage in a Jack Russell terrier; and £3,770 for the treatment of a fractured femur leg bone in a cat following an accident.