Tag: pet insurance

Lemonade pet insurance products are in the making

Marc
Lemonade Pet Insurance - Dog and Cat

The homeowners and contents policy provider will be expanding into an all new market. Lemonade pet insurance is about to become the next offering from the industry disrupting homeowners and contents insurer. The company has managed to raise $480 million and is now set to cover cats and dogs. It is not yet clear when the Lemonade pet insurance policies will start selling. So far, the insurer has announced its intentions to step into that category. It is also making its way through the regulatory process of selling coverage for…

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Nationwide announces new bird and exotic pet insurance product

Julie Campbell
Exotic pet insurance - Macaw Parrot

Americans keep many animals other than dogs and cats in their homes and want coverage for them. Nationwide recently announced the launch of a new type of bird and exotic pet insurance plan. It acknowledges that there are many other types of animal friends in American homes than dogs and cats. The coverage is designed to protect legal pets that may require veterinary care in their lifetimes. Current estimates show that about 15 percent of American pet owners have an exotic animal or a bird. These can include anything from…

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Cat takes this year’s Nationwide pet insurance weirdest claim prize

Julie Campbell
Nationwide pet insurance - brown tabby cat

The injured animal has become the 2019 winner of the insurer’s annual Hambone Award. Though everybody thinks their own animal stories are weird, Nationwide pet insurance uses its claims and consumer votes to discover whose is the weirdest each year. This year, policyholder Andrea Brannen’s cat, Minnow, took the top prize for weirdest insurance claim. As reported last week on Live Insurance News, the Hambone Award at Nationwide pet insurance is awarded to the dog or cat with the strangest claim in the previous 12 months. The award was named…

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Nationwide Insurance prepares to name the Hambone Award 2019 winner

Logan B.
Hambone Award 2019 - dog in veterinary clinic

The insurer holds this event every year and has asked the public to vote on the weirdest pet related claim. Nationwide is holding its Hambone Award 2019 event and has asked the public to vote on the top strange pet insurance claim of the year. The insurer’s award is an annual event that honours the pet with the weirdest insurance claim. The Hambone Award 2019 already has its finalists, but the winner has yet to be named. The award started in 2009. It was named after the first winner, which…

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Dog groomer insurance helps your pet salon avoid risks unique to your business

Nordstrom
Dog groomer insurance - go getting bath

Whether you groom from home, have a dedicated salon or have a mobile unit, you need coverage. Many business owners don’t realize that there are specific policies available to provide dog groomer insurance coverage. All too often, they purchase a general commercial policy which doesn’t offer the type of specific coverage unique to this kind of business. The type of policy you’ll need depends on the nature of the services you provide your customers. It’s important to recognize that there isn’t a standard dog groomer insurance policy, so it’s up…

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