Chewy, a platform for pet parents and partners, has expanded its insurance offering with plans provided by the digital insurer Lemonade.
Lemonade offers renters, homeowners, car, pet, and life insurance. Lemonade’s insurance carriers in the US and the EU, “replace brokers and bureaucracy with bots and machine learning”.
According to Chewy, the partnership will see millions of Chewy customers have the ability to conveniently select and create customised plans to meet their unique needs.
The company added that pet parents will also benefit from all of Chewy’s customer-forward pet health services, including access to veterinarians via its innovative telehealth service and Chewy’s customer services.
The companies said they are working together to make pet healthcare simpler and more obtainable for pet parents.
In addition to enjoying a variety of plan options, pet parents will also be able to utilise the Lemonade app on any mobile device to instantly file claims, access policy coverage, track billing and typically receive payments within seconds.
Chewy and Lemonade also have committed to make donations of unused premiums going to the animal-focused charities that customers most care about.
Mita Malhotra, vice president and head of Chewy Health, said, “Chewy launched CarePlus to help make pet healthcare more affordable and accessible. Finances are a main barrier when it comes to pet health, and we don’t want pet parents to choose between their pets’ health and their financial well-being.
“We are proud to partner with Lemonade to broaden our offering and meet more pet parents’ needs. Together, we share a deep commitment to innovation and delivering a customer-centric, digital experience to make insurance simple for everyone.”
Daniel Schreiber, co-CEO and co-founder of Lemonade, added, “Lemonade Pet couldn’t be easier, or faster. Pet parents can access preventative care, world-class customer service, support animal nonprofits and usually get their claims paid in seconds – all from the comfort of their phone. Today’s partnership with Chewy brings together two tech-powered, values-driven companies, joining forces to drive transparency and ease of use for pet parents across the US.”
Earlier this month, Lemonade launched in the UK market, in partnership with Aviva.
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