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Page 2 of 4: more pet insurance guides from Best Insurance Guide on costs, coverage, claims and comparing policies.
VPI was America's first pet insurer, the company that insured Lassie. It now operates as Nationwide. Here is the full story, where the old VPI login went, and what legacy policyholders should check.
Horse insurance works differently from dog and cat pet insurance. Here's how equine mortality, major medical, loss of use, liability and horse trailer insurance work, and what horse insurance costs.
Accident-only cover costs a fraction of full pet insurance and excludes every illness. When that trade genuinely makes sense, and when it is a false economy.
Cats cost less to insure and get sick in different ways. Urinary blockage, kidney disease and why an indoor cat still needs cover.
Core pet insurance never covers vaccines. What a wellness add-on actually pays, whether it is worth buying, and how skipping shots can void a real claim.
Dog bite liability sits under homeowners or renters insurance, not pet insurance. Breed exclusions, what limits to carry, and cover for excluded breeds.
Pet insurance covers dental disease and broken teeth, never routine cleaning. Many policies also require an annual dental exam, and skipping it voids the cover.
Alabama sits in the highest heartworm belt in the country and never gets a winter that kills parasites. What that does to claims, and what a policy should cover.
Arizona has a disease profile no other state shares. What Valley fever does to a pet insurance claim, and why enrolling before the first cough matters.
Pet insurance premiums are set by local vet costs, not by your pet. What drives the price in each state, and whether vaccines and neutering are ever covered.
What pet insurance costs in Colorado, why Front Range vet prices run above the rest of the state, and the local risks that actually drive claims here.
Connecticut sits in the worst tick belt in the country and carries some of the highest vet prices. What that does to premiums and which limits to buy.
