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Bill would bar insurers from canceling pet policies because animals age or develop conditions
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Representative Amy Wallen on Friday opened a public hearing on House Bill 1078, a proposal that would bar pet insurers from canceling or refusing to renew a policy because a covered animal ages or develops a health condition during a policy term.
Representative Amy Wallen on Friday opened a public hearing on House Bill 1078, a proposal that would bar pet insurers from canceling or refusing to renew a policy because a covered animal ages or develops a health condition during a policy term.
Megan Movahel, staff to the Consumer Protection & Business Committee, told the committee that current state law now regulates pet insurance as a property-and-casualty product and that last year’s changes required certain consumer disclosures and unified definitions such as preexisting condition. "Pet insurance covers unexpected veterinarian visits and accidents, illnesses, emergencies, and surgeries for family owned pets," Movahel said…
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