Companion Club

You will automatically receive a renewal reminder by post before your Companion Club subscription is due to run out. The renewal reminder will outline the ways you can renew your subscription.

Find out more about renewing your companion club subscription.

We cannot insure any businesses, breeders, or people who are caring for dogs that are not their own pets. If you were to make a claim through our third party public liability insurance as a breeder, organisation or company, your claim would be null and void.

You can sign up to Companion Club online now. Once you have signed up online, your insurance will be valid once your payment has been taken.

If you have questions about our third party liability insurance, Vetfone service or Canine Card you may find an answer to any questions you have on our Companion Club benefits page.

For information regarding the ban of American Bully XL dogs in England, Wales and Scotland please visit our advice for American Bully XL dog owners.

You can become a Companion Club member at any time, and you will benefit from our third-party public liability insurance. However, it is a criminal offence to own or possess a banned breed in England and Wales without a Certificate of Exemption. If you own a dog that you suspect may be a banned breed you must contact Defra for a Certificate of Exemption, and they will require you to have third- party public liability insurance in place before they can issue a Certificate of Exemption. If you do not have a Certificate of Exemption, the third-party public liability insurance will not cover you for your banned breed. 

If you still need to contact the team please call us on 020 7837 0006 (Mon – Fri from 9.00am– 5.00pm). 

Companion Club provides third party public liability insurance of up to £1,000,000 per incident if your dog causes damage or injury to another person, their property, or pets.

The insurance includes your legal defence costs in such situations, where (a) a damages claim is brought in a civil court and (b) your legal defence costs where a prosecution is brought in a criminal court under Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (or equivalent).

Fines, compensation and penalties connected with or resulting from a criminal court prosecution are excluded.

For more information about our third party public liability insurance, including information on index dogs, see our Companion Club benefits.

As our insurance extends to cover you as a private individual and any dogs that are your pets, we do not need the individual details of your dogs in order for them to be covered. These details do not need to be on your proof of insurance cover. Please note that this will include any dogs that are exempted, but does not cover businesses or working dogs.

We have confirmed with Defra that a Certificate of Insurance is not required. Instead, they will accept your Companion Club welcome or annual renewal letter as proof of insurance. This can also be used as proof of insurance if you have use of a private field for your exempted dog. Please ensure that you retain your welcome or annual renewal letter which includes all the necessary information.

When you sign up to Companion Club, our third party public liability insurance covers all of your pets from the date that we take your first payment. We cannot insure any businesses, breeders, or people who are caring for dogs that are not their own pets.