PetPlan
Hill is Chairman of Fetch Inc. (aka PetPlan North America), a pet health insurance company founded by Chris and Natasha Ashton. It holds the U.S. franchise from Petplan of Britain, the world's biggest provider of policies for companion animals. Hill invested in the company in April 2008, believing pet health to be a growth market in the USA.
Speaking to Fortune Magazine in 2010, Hill said:
"People used to put down their pets when they got sick. Now they're members of the family. People will want to save them with kidney transplants and hip replacements. This business will be huge."
Hill often travels with his Yorkshire Terrier, Duffy.
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