ASPCA under fire again for lavish spending, fundraising, executive compensation
The ASPCA is under fire again for how it spends donor money. The ASPCA’s spending habits and lack of fondness […]
Pet Health Insurance
Pet insurers threaten to oppose model law if regs block lengthy waiting periods; consumer reps blast industry trade group NAPHIA
During a contentious ninety-minute Pet Insurance Working Group meeting on July 22, insurance regulators and consumer representatives clashed with pet […]
Consumer reps blast pet insurance industry in scathing letter; our story to follow
In damning written comments submitted to the Pet Insurance Working Group task force on Wednesday, consumer representatives blasted the pet […]
High-brow pet insurer launches breakaway, “fluff-free,” low-cost product; first of several launches in Trupanion’s 60-month plan
America’s second-largest pet insurance provider Trupanion, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUP) has just launched a “time-limited,” low-cost pet insurance brand in Canada, PHI Direct, which will launch in the United States later this year, along with a third insurance product at a medium price point, Furkin. But unless you follow insurance closely or read TCR, you may never know that Trupanion is the parent company.
Special Report: As America’s pet insurance industry goes mainstream, do companies insure themselves or you?
Special Report: As America’s pet insurance industry goes mainstream, do companies insure themselves or you? May 19, 2021 Pet […]
Petplan’s Plunge: One of America’s largest pet insurance companies struggles amid VC-mandated cutbacks, insurtech IT woes
Petplan’s Plunge: As rivals thrive in pandemic puppy economy, Petplan struggles amid VC-mandated cutbacks, IT insurtech woes Juliane Holz of […]
Trupanion announces sweeping 60-month plan, change to mission statement, Furkin
It’s a new era for Trupanion, America’s second-largest provider of pet health insurance. The Seattle-based, self-underwritten insurance provider [keen to […]
Pet insurance and veterinary lobbyists squabble over “pre-existing condition” language in pet insurance law ahead of year’s first meeting
This afternoon, a group of state insurance regulators from across the country will meet online for the first time this year to resume their website’s stated goal: “to complete the development of a model law or guideline to establish appropriate regulatory standards for the pet insurance industry.”
Walmart Goes Nationwide for Pet Insurance, Leaving Its Own Partner at the Altar
America’s most popular retailer, Walmart, is adding to its recently launched suite of pet products and in-store pet services by teaming up with the most popular pet insurance provider, Nationwide…However, the new Walmart-Nationwide alliance may have come as a surprise to Walmart’s other pet insurance partner, Petplan – including Petplan CEO Paul Guyardo.
Walmart teams up with Petplan to take the plunge into pet insurance. Can Walmart take the pet insurance market mainstream?
Amid the Pandemic Puppy Boom, Walmart is taking the plunge into the U.S. pet health insurance market. The mega-retailer’s decision to get into the pet insurance business — still a niche industry in the U.S. with less than 5% of pets now covered by an insurance policy–may be a gamechanger. Can Walmart take the pet insurance market mainstream?