However, insurers
say dog insurance constitutes 80 to 90 per cent of this category, which includes other niche segments like cat insurance.
Not exact matches
Because it owns extensive
insurance operations that experience fluctuating profits, it is not as easy to determine Berkshire's normal earnings power as it would be, for
say, Kraft's food packaging divisions which have pretty predictable demand for macaroni and cheese, Oscar Meyer hot
dogs, and Maxwell House coffee, but still — $ 12 billion is a good estimate of what «normal» profits look like each year for Berkshire shareholders.
«If the animal is a
dog or cat and your
insurance company successfully subrogates against the owner of the animal, you could have your deductible, and the amount of repairs you had to pay out of pocket before your comprehensive coverage kicked in, returned to you,» Becker
says.
«First of all, homeowners
insurance will provide coverage for
dogs residing at a home,» he
says.
As a licensed
insurance agent, Braun
says he's «shocked» by how unaware both
dog owners and agents are about pet liability
insurance.
The
Insurance Information Institute estimated that nearly $ 479 million in dog bite claims were paid by all insurance companies in 2011, spokeswoman Loretta Wort
Insurance Information Institute estimated that nearly $ 479 million in
dog bite claims were paid by all
insurance companies in 2011, spokeswoman Loretta Wort
insurance companies in 2011, spokeswoman Loretta Worters
said.
I talked to my Swedish friends who works with
dog insurance through the website husdjursförsäkringar.com and he
says that most
insurance companies till tolerate slight deviations from the recommended vaccination schedule.
State Farm
Insurance, one of the nation's largest home insurers, paid more than $ 109 million on about 3,800
dog bite claims nationwide last year, spokesman Eddie Martinez
said Wednesday.
A State Farm
Insurance spokesman
says more than $ 109 million was paid on about 3,800
dog bite claims nationwide.
Today we ran across some info from an
insurance company, they
say the top
dogs in New York State are, in this order: Mixed Breed, Designer / Hybrid, Yorkshire Terrier, Labrador Retriever, Shih Tau, Golden Retriever, Maltese, Beagle, Havanese, and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.
«A
dog bite is a homeowner claim and even if it's a minor bite (the
dog nipped because it just can't
say «leave me alone, you scare me») the
insurance company is obligated to defend the homeowner if he gets sued over the bite.
«Our guidelines started tightening when Diane Whipple was killed in San Francisco,»
said Harmony McCoy, an agent with Allstate
Insurance, referring to the notorious 2001 savage mauling of a woman by two Presa Canario
dogs.
Corliss Headley, office manager at Nationwide
Insurance Co. in Orlando,
said homeowners may not be able to renew their policies if they own a
dog that has attacked someone.
Overall, «
Dog bites and other dog - related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2017, costing almost $ 700 million,» the Insurance Information Institute sa
Dog bites and other
dog - related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2017, costing almost $ 700 million,» the Insurance Information Institute sa
dog - related injuries accounted for more than one third of all homeowners liability claim dollars paid out in 2017, costing almost $ 700 million,» the
Insurance Information Institute
said.
«If you notice that something is going wrong with your
dog or cat and it just doesn't look normal, go ahead and get them checked out,»
says Robert Jackson CEO of Healthy Paws
insurance company.
«Talking to kitten owners about pet health
insurance is another way veterinarians can encourage pet parents to provide the same level of veterinary care to their cats as they do to their
dogs,» Rushovich
said.
But the property owner, Lake Eustis Kennel Club, ordered the members to leave,
saying that
dogs were allowed in before details about
insurance and the lease were in order.
Viewers on Twitter
said knowing a
dog's breed is extremely important, especially when it comes to allergies or health issues, and that it could even affect homeowners and renters
insurance.
Chow Chows are yet another
dog which will end up spending a lot of time at the vet — insurers have
said that this breed is among their top claimants on pet
insurance.
Jobe
said she was then forced to comply with a long list of regulations that only apply to pit bulls in Sikeston — regulations that include putting up a «beware of
dog» sign, buying
insurance, putting a hard collar on the
dog, take multiple pictures and more.
I insured my Siberian Husky (Akira) after devastating medical bills with another Husky I owned years ago and
said I would never have a
dog without having
insurance.
Skin allergies and infections were among the most common
dog and cat medical conditions that owners sought treatment for in 2011,
says a survey by pet health
insurance provider VPI.
Of all the money home
insurance companies paid out in 2012 for liability claims, more than a third of it was for dog bites, a new report from the Insurance Information Institute and State F
insurance companies paid out in 2012 for liability claims, more than a third of it was for
dog bites, a new report from the
Insurance Information Institute and State F
Insurance Information Institute and State Farm
says.
Rob Jackson, co-founder and CEO of Healthy Paws, a provider of pet
insurance,
says that with about 78 million
dogs and 85.8 million cats living in U.S. households, it makes sense to offer pet
insurance as a workplace benefit to attract and keep employees.
«If your
dog bites someone or a food delivery person slips and falls, you're covered,»
says Stacey A. Giulianti, chief legal officer for Florida Peninsula
Insurance.
The
Insurance Bureau of Canada says companies are within their rights to deny coverage because home insurance policies have to pay out for dog bite claims, even if the bite happen somewhere other than
Insurance Bureau of Canada
says companies are within their rights to deny coverage because home
insurance policies have to pay out for dog bite claims, even if the bite happen somewhere other than
insurance policies have to pay out for
dog bite claims, even if the bite happen somewhere other than the home.
«If you have a
dog, and you own or you rent, you need to think about this,»
said Peter Kochenburger, deputy director of the
Insurance Law Center at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Dog bites accounted for more than one - third of all homeowners
insurance liability claim dollars — nearly $ 484 million — paid out in 2013, Worters
says.
Michael Barry, vice president of media relations at the
Insurance Information Institute,
says most states provide a basic standard policy that provides
dog - bite protection at no additional cost.
«Some companies will write the homeowners
insurance but specifically exclude the
dog in the policy,» she
says.
Annual prices for a small
dog can be less than $ 200 a year for $ 25,000 of coverage,
says Deborah Turner, president of the Dean
Insurance Agency in Altamonte Springs, Fla., which sells policies at DogBiteQuote.com.
Einhorn, which offers
dog liability
insurance,
says it doesn't judge based on breed alone.
Depending on how it's written, an umbrella policy might not cover your
dog if he's excluded on the home insurance policy, says Deborah Turner, founder of the Federation of Insured Dog Owners in Altamonte Springs, Fl
dog if he's excluded on the home
insurance policy,
says Deborah Turner, founder of the Federation of Insured
Dog Owners in Altamonte Springs, Fl
Dog Owners in Altamonte Springs, Fla..
«
Dogs became an issue about 18 years ago,»
says Rick Lindsey, chair and CEO of Prime Holdings
Insurance Services Inc..
«Of course you will have to get a permit to have a business, a pushcart business, from the city,» he
said casually, «and
insurance, for when someone sues you because the hot
dogs were not cooked well enough.»