New research by Epoq Legal reveals that 32% of those surveyed have pet insurance compared to a quarter with some form of income protection.
The research was conducted by Opinium in June 2018 among 1,234 employees from across the UK.
The majority (23%) have paid for the pet insurance themselves, with the remaining 8% receiving it as an employee benefit, in comparison to just 14% of people who choose to pay for income protection themselves (and 12% employer-paid).
“Employees were more likely to buy pet insurance than critical illness cover (31%), private medical insurance (31%), phone/gadget insurance (30%), dental insurance (25%) or income protection (25%). Bearing in mind all employees surveyed will be earning an income, but not all will have a pet, this seems to be a concerning misallocation of priorities.” – Epoq Legal.
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