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 […]
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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?
Pet Insurance Working Group Puts Financial Data Reporting Requirements on Agenda
Pet Insurance Working Group Puts Transparency on Agenda with Consideration of Data Reporting Requirements
UPDATED California Attorney General now investigating Hemopet founder Jean Dodds. Earlier this month, Dodds was cited for practicing without a license.
Late Friday evening, the office of California Attorney General Robert Bonta confirmed to TCR through a spokesman that Hemopet founder W. Jean Dodds is now under investigation. The confirmation came in response to an inquiry from TCR late Wednesday, which provided a list of ongoing possible criminal legal exposures for Ms. Dodds and requested General Bonta’s comment on whether such activity was being investigated.
Updated: California issues ‘cease and desist’ to Hemopet owner Jean Dodds for practicing without license
Update: California has confirmed that Dodds was never licensed to practice in the state. TCR is now seeking information from the California Veterinary Medical Board about next steps for Jean Dodds, including whether a criminal investigation at the state and/or federal level is under consideration. Jean Dodds has continued to decline TCR’s requests to respond to the citation, including whether she intends to contest it.
Buy this dog food, lower your dog’s insurance rate?
If Landspath can be even a fraction of the disruption Trupanion has been, there could be a paradigm shift in the U.S. pet food market, the subsector of the pet industry American dog owners spend the most money. According to Packaged Facts and the American Pet Products Association, Americans had spent $40 billion on pet food by mid-year 2020. What if owners could choose between data-driven, validated pet food accountable to insurance regulators and pet food industry marketing?
FDA announces 2nd Vitamin D dog food recall in ten days
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine announced the second Vitamin D dog food recall this month on Monday, Oct. 11. […]
USA Today “updates” Seresto story without admitting corrections, even removing entire “Why this story matters” sidebar
USA Today editor Emily Le Coz reached out to Elanco this morning to inform the company that a September 24 […]