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{{short description|American pet insurance company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Fetch Pet Insurance
| logo = Fetch Pet Insurance.jpg
| type = Privately held
| genre =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|09|11}}
| founders = Chris and Natasha Ashton
| location_city = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| location_country = USA
| location = 101 Greenwich St.
| locations =
| area_served = [[United States]] and [[Canada]]
| key_people = Paul Guyardo (CEO)
| industry = [[Pet insurance]]
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| num_employees = 200+
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.fetchpet.com/}}
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'''Fetch''' is a [[pet insurance]] provider, helping pet owners cover veterinary bills in the United States and Canada.

==History==
Fetch was founded in September 2003 by husband and wife entrepreneurs Chris and Natasha Ashton after experiencing a high veterinary bill.<ref>"Reinvent With a Pet Business," More.com, Nov. 7, 2011. http://www.more.com/pet-business-dog-daycare-cat-business</ref><ref name="paws">"The Truth about Cats and Dogs: They're Costly," Wharton Newsletter, Spring 2003. http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu/newsletter/spring03/paws.html</ref> In November 2003, Fetch Inc. was awarded the exclusive license for the [[Petplan UK|Petplan]] brand in the United States.<ref name="TPI">{{cite news |last1=Distefano |first1=Joseph N. |title=Petplan's married founders say they were fired after she got pregnant again; Investors say sales dragged |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/petplan-vernon-hill-steven-a-cohen-wharton-pet-insurance-20190404.html |access-date=7 May 2021 |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=4 April 2019}}</ref> In July 2006, the company began selling its first policies,<ref>"Pooch protection: Firm finds pet insurance is catching on," Boston.com, Nov. 26, 2006. http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2006/11/26/pooch_protection_firm_finds_pet_insurance_is_catching_on/</ref> and started selling policies online later that year. The company formed partnerships with animal shelters, veterinarians, and health insurance providers to help sell 120,000 policies by 2014.<ref name="ForbesPet">{{cite news |last1=Strauss |first1=Karsten |title=Dogs, Cats And A Moneymaking Machine: Meet Petplan |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2014/03/26/dogs-cats-and-a-moneymaking-machine-meet-petplan/?sh=383e8e45de17 |access-date=7 May 2021 |work=Forbes |date=14 April 2014}}</ref> The company launched ''fetch!'', a glossy quarterly pet health magazine, in November 2008.<ref>"The Challenge of Branching Out," Financial Times, April 3, 2010. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/07caa5a8-9f28-11df-8732-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1e4Pq78HH</ref>

In 2019, Petplan hired Paul Guyardo as the new CEO.<ref>{{cite news |last1=George |first1=John |title=Petplan fetches new CEO |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2019/01/24/insurance-dog-cat-petplan-new-ceo-guyardo-ashton.html |access-date=23 May 2021|publisher=Philadelphia Business Journal |date=24 January 2019}}</ref> The same year it was acquired by private equity firm, [[Warburg Pincus]]. At the time, it had 200 employees and $130 million in annual sales.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DiStefano|first=Joseph|date=October 2, 2019|title=Petplan sold to private equity giant; dueling owners exit|url=https://www.inquirer.com/business/phillydeals/petplan-fetch-warburg-vernon-hill-natasha-ashton-pet-insurer-sold-20191002.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=<nowiki>The Philadelphia Inquirer</nowiki>}}</ref> Since the acquisition, the company expanded into technology including a mobile app for communication and accessing insurance plans.<ref name=WSJGroup/>

In 2020, The Dodo took a minority stake in Petplan, now known as Fetch, not to be confused with Petplan in Australia, which is now called Petcover. The rebranding was announced in 2022. More information about Petcover in Australia can be found at [https://www.petcovergroup.com/au/petcover-and-petplan/]. <ref name=WSJGroup>{{Cite news|last=Patel|first=Sahil|date=2020-10-19|title=The Dodo, Group Nine's Animal Brand, Is Getting Into Pet Insurance|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dodo-group-nines-animal-brand-is-getting-into-pet-insurance-11603101600|access-date=2020-11-11|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Adriano |first1=Lyle |title=Petplan rebrands to Fetch by The Dodo |url=https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/breaking-news/petplan-rebrands-to-fetch-by-the-dodo-397588.aspx |access-date=7 March 2022 |publisher=Insurance Business Canada |date=7 March 2022}}</ref>

==Products==
Fetch offers insurance for pets in the United States and Canada. It insures cats and dogs beginning at six weeks old with annual benefits ranging $2,500 to unlimited.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davila |first1=Noel |last2=Reynolds |first2=Paul |title=11 Best Pet Insurance Companies of May 2021 |url=https://money.com/best-pet-insurance/#petplan |access-date=7 May 2021 |publisher=Money |date=4 May 2021}}</ref> Fetch extended its coverage during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The new service covered treatment of a covid-infected pet, boarding of a pet if an owner was infected, adding a pet guardian to a plan, and all virtual vet visits.<ref>{{Citation|title=Petplan is extending coverage to members amid coronavirus pandemic|url=https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/media/audio-channel/petplan-is-extending-coverage-to-members-amid-coronavirus-pandemic|language=en|access-date=2020-07-22}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.fetchpet.com/ Official site]

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[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
[[Category:American companies established in 2003]]
[[Category:Financial services companies established in 2003]]
[[Category:Pet insurance companies]]
[[Category:Financial services companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Philadelphia]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Warburg Pincus companies]]

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