Nationwide Pet Insurance

Pet-loving employees can fetch the best health coverage for their pets with Nationwide® My Pet Protection Choice, available exclusively through your workplace benefit programs.

Nationwide offers two ready-made employee plans or the ability to customize a coverage plan for individual pets and their specific care needs.

Benefits of Pet Insurance through Nationwide:

• Comprehensive Coverage: Options include coverage for accidents, illnesses, and wellness (annual visits, vaccinations). 
• Included Benefits: All plans included 24/7 access to virtual help through the vethelpline® and discounted prescription medications through PetRxExpress℠
• Flexible Premiums: Your premium is based on your pet’s age, breed, and location.
• Reimbursement Options: Choose from 50%, 70%, or 80% reimbursement levels for your covered pet claims.
• Wide Range of Pets: Coverage is available not only for dogs and cats but also for avian and exotic pets.

To Quote or Enroll:

• Call 877-738-7874 and identify yourself an employee
• Visit: benefits.petinsurance.com/middlebury 
   

Plan for your pet’s health expenses with Nationwide and ensure they get the best care possible!

Key Pet Insurance Details

• Enrollment is available year-round.
  • You may enroll anytime directly with Nationwide and then Nationwide will share your coverage effective date as well as when you can expect your first deduction to occur.
• Enroll directly with Nationwide, pay through payroll deduction.
  • Visit benefits.petinsurance.com/middlebury or call 877-738-7874 to get a quote and sign up for Pet Insurance
    • Cats and Dogs may be completed online.
    • Birds and exotic pets will require a phone call.
  • As you enroll or get quotes, you will need your person number which is on your payslip or ID Badge.
  • Nationwide will provide the Benefits Team at GMHEC with your per paycheck premium amount and date to begin deducting them.
  • You will see the premiums deducted each paycheck per the Nationwide schedule based on your enrollment date.
• File claims directly with Nationwide.
  • Members are able to visit any vet, anywhere, submit a claim to Nationwide, and then get reimbursed for eligible expenses.
  • After the coverage starts per your policy effective date set up with Nationwide. Participants enrolled will submit claims to submitmyclaim@petinsurance.com
  • Direct questions to Nationwide: 877-738-7874.

Questions?

Nationwide Pet Insurance should be your first point of contact as this benefit is a direct contract between them and their members: 877-738-7874.

The Benefits Team at GMHEC is here to support our benefits related questions - Monday through Friday from 8:15am - 5:00pm ET. Reach out to benefits@gmhec.org or 802-443-5485

The Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium (GMHEC) is a collaborative endeavor of Champlain College, Middlebury College and Saint Michael’s College. Your Benefits Team is your resource for benefits enrollment, ongoing questions, benefits support throughout the year, and well-being programming.