FDA FOIA chief promises dead-dog-heart-data-tied-to-food status update by end of week
Good news for journalists, consumers, and veterinarians. Sarah B. Kotler, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Freedom of Information chief, […]
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Independence Pet Group (IPG) completes M&A, becoming third leading pet insurer behind Trupanion, Nationwide with 600k+ pets
Independence Pet Group (IPG) has completed the deal first announced in June 2022, becoming the third leading pet insurer behind […]
Regulators move forward with new reporting requirements for pet insurers
Regulators are moving forward with a draft of new reporting requirements for pet insurance carriers. This Wednesday, when the Market […]
FDA now dragging more than two years behind on basic, widely requested dog heart data
Responding to a follow-up request for data TCR has been requesting from the U.S. Food and Dug Aministration since January […]
Regulators adopt first significant legislation for fast-growing pet insurance industry. Now, states must decide.
Regulators gathering at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Summer National Meeting voted to adopt the Pet Insurance Model […]
Pet Insurance Model Law up for full vote at upcoming regulator meeting — again
The Pet Insurance Model Law, now three-years-in-the-making, was put to a vote today by Working Group charged with producing it, […]
Seresto Under Siege on Capitol Hill as ‘Investigative Reporter’ and Dems Team Up, Renewing Calls to Recall ‘Killer’ Collars
The blockbuster Seresto flea-and-tick collar was skewered by lawmakers yesterday, who renewed their calls for parent company Elanco Animal Health, […]
FDA continues to ‘caution ‘ pet owners about CBD products as companies and veterinarians clamor for clear guidelines
Until a few weeks ago, dog owners searching for a way to calm their anxious canines could purchase “Nobel Hemp […]
12 Months for Nationwide, 30 Days in Maine; Significant regulatory overhaul looming for American pet insurance
In Maine, a state senator and dog lover decided she had waited long enough for pet insurance legislation. When the […]
NAIC Consumer Rep Blasts Proposed Changes to Pet Insurance Model Law To Be Discussed June 7
After six-months of sidelining the Pet Insurance Model Law aimed at protecting consumers – and following what has been an almost three-year drafting process— the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Pet Insurance Working Group will meet again on June 7 to consider proposed changes to the model law. NAIC Consumer Representative Birny Birnbaum, who is also the Executive Director of the Center for Economic Justice, called the proposed changes to the draft “stunning” in an email to TCR last week.