https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/24521/insured-pet-needing-to-go-to-insurance-company-vet-thread Hi, was there a thread some months ago where an insurance company only pays for a procedure if performed by one of their &#39;specialist&#39;or &aacute;pproved&#39;vet practice? many tx Aine en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/161537?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 05 Jul 2016 01:42:45 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:be666679-45e6-4e96-9a0a-de0f92ec0fa0Aine Seavers<p>many thanks,&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/161476?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:29:54 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:9f165a4e-c101-48e4-ad17-52e14dbaf64fMartin Atkinson<p>Yes RSA which underwrites a number of pet insurance companies, notably Tesco and More Than have added this condition to their policies and will deduct &pound;200 from the claim if the client goes to a &#39;non-approved&#39; specialist. A number of specialists have said they will re-imburse this penalty. But there are areas where there is not an approved practice within a reasonable distance so they will allow clients to go to a nearer one under those circumstances. In the end it is the client&#39;s decision&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>