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Prime Imperial

Limited injury and comprehensive illness cover for cats and dogs

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Description

Insurer
Prime
Policy
Imperial
Underwriter
PetSure (Australia) Pty Ltd
Policy type
  • Limited injury cover
  • Comprehensive illness cover
Animals covered
Cats and dogs

Cover summary

Minimum age for new cover
8 weeks
Maximum age for new cover
8 years
Maximum benefit per year
$14,000
Benefit paid per claim
80% vet bill covered

Excesses

Excess
$0

Covered events

Injury
  • Limited cover
  • No waiting period <b>Covers these specified injuries only:</b>
  • motor vehicle incident
  • burn or electrocution
  • allergic reaction to insect/arachnid bites
  • bone fracture
  • snake bite toxicity
  • traumatic ligament/tendon injury
  • bite wound/fight wound abscesses
  • lacerations/abrasion of tissue, skin or mucous membrane due to external violence
  • near drowning incident
Illness
  • Comprehensive cover
  • 30 day waiting period
Vet consults
Up to $300
Emergency treatment
1
Pre-existing conditions
Can be covered if condition is temporary, fully cured and pet is symptom-free for 18 months

Additional benefits

Routine care
Alternative therapies
Lost animal
Necessary euthanasia
1
Telehealth vet service
Legal liability

Conditions

Allergic reaction
1
Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Behavioural conditions
Cancer
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Cruciate ligament conditions
  • Covered
  • Up to $3200 for treatment in ACT and NT or WA
  • Up to $2600 for treatment in NSW, Qld, SA and Tas or Vic
  • 6 month waiting period
Ear conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Eye conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Dental and oral health conditions
  • Covered
  • Cover limited to gingivitis, abscesses, dental disease arising from infection, retained deciduous teeth, cavities, fractured teeth and oral tumours
  • No cover for odontoclastic resorptive lesions
  • Up to $2000
  • 2 year waiting period
  • Treatment for dental disease arising from infection, retained deciduous teeth, cavities and fractured teeth limited to tooth removal
  • Does not cover teeth cleaning/scaling, orthodontics, crowns, root canal, removal of deciduous teeth, cosmetic dental surgery or corrective treatment
  • Insurer requires annual routine dental check-ups
Ingestion of a foreign object
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Heart conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Orthopaedic conditions
  • Covered
  • Specifically covered injuries include bone fracture
  • Standard waiting periods
Patella luxation
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Joint conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Intervertebral disc disease
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Hereditary conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Pregnancy and obstetrics
Illness caused by parasites
  • Covered
  • Covers conditions caused by allergic reaction to flea/tick/worm control
  • Up to $1000 for tick paralysis
  • Standard waiting periods
Skin conditions
  • Covered
  • Standard waiting periods
Snakebite
  • Covered as a specified injury
  • Standard waiting periods
Vaccinatable Conditions
1

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