Emily Brill
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Trupanion Head of Pricing Leaves Company As NJ Congressman Attacks Rate Hikes
Seattle-based pet insurer Trupanion is facing several challenges, but the mass exodus of senior officers in the past year may be the one CEO and founder Darryl Rawlings finds most pressing. The latest departure is Jessica Gibbs.
On anniversary of social media disaster, Trupanion announces new CFO
It was one year ago this week that we reported the first hints of headwinds for pet insurer Trupanion. It […]
Veterinarians respond to questionable claims by ‘Dog Food Advisor’ publisher
CEO Refuses to Disclose Dollar Amounts Earned From Individual Pet Food Brands “I would not consider a human dentist who […]
The owner of a Labrador retriever with liver disease searches for her own answers
As of September 1, we have emailed the press offices of Purina and Colgate Palmolive (the latter is the parent company of Hill’s) and asked them to comment on the numbers, including the more than 15 mg per kg amounts for Purina Pro Plan. We have also asked the FDA to explain why Ms. Chwastiak needed to sit on hold for hours, call up companies herself and fight for information that is clearly significant and should be on every label of every pet and human food. We have not received any immediate responses ahead of the holiday weekend. We will be going to each company Ms. Chwastiak called for comment in the coming weeks.
Leading liver vet says there’s too much copper in dog food
Regulators decline to take action as more dogs get sick
The number of dogs now at risk for fatal liver diseases has skyrocketed over the past decade and the culprit is excess levels of copper in commercial dog diets.
Trupanion Pays DVM360 for “#1 in America Chosen by Vets” Badge For Second Year In A Row
Seattle-based, “vet-centric” pet insurer Trupanion’s leaders often like to underscore that the company does not participate in “pay to play” […]
Martha Stewart launches “Veterinarian Reviewed” dog food. Which vet? She won’t say.
“Martha Stewart” Pet Food has the blessing of veterinarians – but which ones? Ms. Stewart deserves credit for being the […]
FDA says Arrow Reliance Inc., maker of Darwin’s, is refusing to issue recall on salmonella contaminated pet food
FDA spokesperson Anne Norris alerted reporters late Wednesday afternoon to inform them that the agency was issuing an “advisory” in […]
NBC News cites TCR in pet insurance deep dive
A must-read pet insurance deep dive from the preeminent Gretchen Morgenson citing a bit of our Trupanion reporting. Thank you […]