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Compare pet insurance policies and find a promo code with Grok, saving about $1,000 a year

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After their golden retriever's insurance rose to $182/month, a dog owner got a $110/month quote elsewhere and uploaded both policies, their disclosure statements and the quote to Grok for a detailed comparison. In 24 seconds it produced a table of key inclusions, which was more comprehensive, benefits and drawbacks of switching, and a recommendation to switch. The owner turned down three retention offers, cancelled, then had Grok search for public promotions and found one that saved a further 20%. They say they got more cover and will save about $1,000 a year, in about 15 minutes.

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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Compare my current pet insurance with a new quote and tell me whether switching makes sense.

Fill in before running:
- Current policy and disclosure statement: [ATTACH]
- New quote and its disclosure statement: [ATTACH]
- Pet's age, breed and any existing conditions: [DETAILS]

Rules:
- Compare side by side: annual limit, reimbursement rate, excess, waiting periods and exclusions.
- Flag anything that would stop an existing condition being covered after switching.
- List pros, cons and a clear recommendation.
- Search for public promotions, citing where each is advertised; don't sign up for anything.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.

Output: A comparison table, risks of switching, a recommendation and any promo codes found.

You'll know it worked when: I choose a policy knowing exactly what changes in cover and cost.

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Run this task now, exactly as written below. Everything you need is here, so start straight away and only stop if something required is missing or a rule below tells you to.

Goal: Compare my current pet insurance with a new quote and tell me whether switching makes sense.

Fill in before running:
- Current policy and disclosure statement: [ATTACH]
- New quote and its disclosure statement: [ATTACH]
- Pet's age, breed and any existing conditions: [DETAILS]

Rules:
- Compare side by side: annual limit, reimbursement rate, excess, waiting periods and exclusions.
- Flag anything that would stop an existing condition being covered after switching.
- List pros, cons and a clear recommendation.
- Search for public promotions, citing where each is advertised; don't sign up for anything.
- If a site asks for a login, a CAPTCHA or payment details, stop and hand control back to me.
- Ask for my OK before you pay, book, send, submit or cancel anything.
- Check facts that can change (prices, opening hours, dates, availability, rules) against the official source, and tell me anything you couldn't verify.
- Don't cancel the old policy until the new one is confirmed and active.

Output: A comparison table, risks of switching, a recommendation and any promo codes found.

You'll know it worked when: I choose a policy knowing exactly what changes in cover and cost.

Before you finish: re-read my goal and constraints, check your answer against each one, and list anything you assumed or couldn't confirm.

Source

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jordan-williams-land_i-used-ai-to-help-me-save-1000year-on-activity-7404509068964425731-w6sb

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