Pet Insurance for Your Feline Friends

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Linda and Rita always thought of pet insurance as a luxury only people that was not necessary and largely unaffordable by most pet owners. Their interview with Brian Jorgensen, head of MetLife's pet insurance division, has changed their minds.

MetLife's pet insurance is currently covering over 140,000 US pets in all 50 states and DC. In addition to our beloved feline friends, they cover dogs, birds, rabbits, lizards, potbelly pigs and more. Unlike many other insurers, MetLife even has a multi-pet policy option. How cool is that!

If you have pets, you need to hear this Podcast. Join us as Brian fills us in on why all pet parents should look into pet insurance, and see how helpful and truly affordable it really is.

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BIO:


Brian Jorgensen is head of MetLife’s Pet Insurance organization. In this role, he oversees sales, service, marketing, underwriting, operations and strategy for MetLife Pet Insurance, which provides pet health insurance to U.S. based dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, lizards, pot-bellied pigs and more. MetLife Pet currently serves more than 140,000 U.S. pets and their pet parents, in all 50 states plus D.C. In a relatively new insurance industry that is still evolving and expanding rapidly, Brian has responsibility for the growth, strategic development, and execution of the business and for partnering across MetLife to deliver digital-first services to current pet parents and to drive new customers through the group, direct-to-consumer, and animal welfare channels.

Prior to joining MetLife in May 2022, Brian was the President and COO of Healthy Paws Pet Insurance and Foundation. While there he oversaw the growth of the business from 40,000 pets to over 500,000 pets, with functional responsibilities that included pet acquisition, marketing, technology, accounting, finance, and operations. In addition, he was responsible for the development of strategies leading to rapid YoY growth and operational efficiency. Prior to joining Healthy Paws in 2014, Brian was a management consultant for nine years and technology consultant for 5 years.

Brian earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. He holds two Masters from the University of Chicago. He completed The Wharton School’s Customer Analytics program in 2016.

He and his wife are empty nesters living with a doofy pit-bull mix and a small yellow dog.