Insurance regulators offer new explanation for disappeared pet insurance law; consumer rep dings regulators on transparency
There is still no explanation for the abrupt removal of the Pet Insurance Model Law from the agenda of the […]
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Insurance regulators continue to sideline pet insurance model law aimed at protecting consumers
The Canine Review learned late yesterday that state insurance regulators on the Property and Casualty Committee of the National Association […]
FDA continues to stonewall vets and dog owners on canine DCM data. Did farm lobby get senators to muzzle regulators?
One reason for the atypical FDA resistance could be because in 2020 Dr. Solomon, the FDA CVM director, made what he apparently believed was a private vow to the pet food industry not to issue any more updates about DCM in dogs following pressure that was applied by a group of farm state senate Republicans (and Democrat Jon Tester of the farm state of Montana) in a letter to then FDA Commissioner Hahn.
Veterinarians, owners demand FDA action and transparency amid more diagnoses of DCM in dogs thought to be linked to diet
“I’m angry, my vet is angry. I’ve been angry…”
“I wish I had the confidence to believe [the FDA is] taking this seriously and working diligently to get to the bottom of the issue….”
“The FDA’s tepid warnings regarding DCM were insufficient to warn me and the hundreds of thousands of other dog owners whose dogs are now dying…”
Fact-checking 101 and “show, not tell”
Dear Readers, It’s been brought to my attention that the publisher of the Veterinary Information Network’s News Service (VIN News), […]
Jean Dodds persists as “doctor” with apparent impunity, veterinary board tells TCR Dodds did not pay citation fine
Update: The California Veterinary Medical Board responded to The Canine Review’s Public Records Act request late Thursday, January 13 with a large quantity of documents…..
What happened to the Pet Insurance Model Law? Why the surprise pull-back?
It’s been three weeks since the pet insurance model law was removed unexpectedly from the agenda of the final 2021 meeting of […]
Petplan is now ‘Fetch by The Dodo’–which means policy holders can now complain to Ken Lerer, too
There is at least one piece of good news for Petplan (or ‘Fetch by The Dodo’) policy holders, which is that you now have a prominent New York media executive to rope in when you file complaints to departments of insurance: Ken Lerer
Pet insurance regulation delayed again, without explanation – updated
Update: On December 24, TCR again reached out to Chairman Beatty for an update. Mr. Beatty advised that he knew nothing beyond what Mr. Birnbaum had released days ago, which was that the delay was related to licensing. NAPHIA’s Kristen Lynch did not respond. An NAIC spokesman also did not respond.
Hey VIN News, Where Are Your Ethics Policies? An open letter
Is there now a written ethics code in place for your reporters? If so, would you consider sharing it with me or publishing it on a website that is accessible to any member of the public? If not, can you explain why you continue to withhold it and decline to discuss it?