Renowned for his or her pleasant temperament and dependable disposition, Labradors, Cavoodles, and Golden Retrievers got here out on prime as the most well-liked canine companions insured when it comes to quantity, in accordance with Southern Cross Pet Insurance.
As for cats, Domestic Short Hair, Ragdoll, and Domestic Medium Hair breeds placed within the prime 10 rating for felines.
In a press release, Southern Cross Pet Insurance names its prime 10 insured breeds. The insurer additionally reveals the very best pet insurance coverage claims for 2023.
The top 10 breeds of pets insured by Southern Cross Pet Insurance by quantity are:
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Domestic Short Hair cat
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Labrador Retriever
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Cavoodle
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Ragdoll cat
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Domestic Medium Hair cat
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Golden Retriever
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Miniature Schnauzer
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Labrador Cross
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Labradoodle
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Border Collie
From 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, Southern Cross Pet Insurance paid out a complete of NZ$29.95m ($17.8m) in claims, with some claims amounting to greater than NZ$10,000.
The most costly claims paid have been:
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Breed
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Diagnosis
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Claim paid (NZ$)
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Pug
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Traumatic damage
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14,119
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Border Collie
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Traumatic damage
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13,149
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Labradoodle
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Cancer (Haemangiosarcoma)
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12,652
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Ragdoll
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Traumatic damage
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12,023
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English Springer Spaniel
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Fracture
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11,444
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Golden Retriever
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Foreign physique – ingestion
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11,091
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German Shepherd
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Tumour
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10,733
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Leonberger
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Kidney Stones
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10,202
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Dalmatian
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Urinary bladder dysfunction
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10,192
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Southern Cross Pet Insurance chief executive Anthony McPhail mentioned, “It’s clear that when it comes to protecting the pet life, people need to think about how they would pay for potentially high treatment costs.” He provides that pet insurance coverage supplies invaluable safety towards these surprising bills.
