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Insurance
Whether you’re looking for health insurance, life insurance, liability insurance, or other coverage for yourself, your family and your business, the…
AVMA news
Association of insurance commissioners passes Pet Insurance Model Act
The AVMA was among the participants in the drafting process for a new model state law from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners…
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UNDER REVIEWPet health insurance
The AVMA endorses the concept of pet health insurance that provides coverage to help defray the cost of veterinary care and encourages veterinary…
JAVMA news
GHLIT offering insurance exchange
The AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust announced Feb. 12 that it will launch a private insurance exchange this spring to assist members of the…
JAVMA news
The new landscape of health insurance
Veterinarians will feel the impact as individuals and as practice owners when provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that will…
JAVMA news
AVMA health insurance returns
The AVMA and AVMA LIFE announced the return of an employer-based association health insurance program for AVMA members that will initially be…
JAVMA news
AARP offers discount on pet health insurance
AARP has partnered with Petplan pet health insurance to offer AARP members a discount on Petplan policies.
JAVMA news
Regulatory standards on pet health insurance being developed
There were nearly 2.82 million dogs and cats with pet health insurance at the end of 2019 in the United States and Canada. A new model law will likely…
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Pet health insurance: Know the facts
JAVMA news
Trust connects members with medical, other insurance
The AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust is connecting thousands of AVMA members with major medical coverage and other insurance products
JAVMA news
AVMA GHLIT medical insurance to end after 2013
AVMA Group Health & Life Insurance Trust medical coverage will end for some 17,500 Association members and thousands of their dependents at year’s…
JAVMA news
GHLIT insurance exchange gets off the ground
By November, the exchange for AVMA members was selling health insurance in most of the states.
JAVMA news
Veterinary practices see benefits with insured pets
Pet owners who purchase pet health insurance are more likely to bring their pets in to their veterinarian and to approve surgical procedures.
JAVMA news
AVMA PLIT announces insurance for data breaches
The AVMA PLIT announced in October that it is now making available insurance coverage for data breaches, a relatively new offering in the marketplace.
JAVMA news
AVMA Life optimistic that it will resume health insurance
AVMA Life is cautiously optimistic that it will be able to resume offering health insurance to some AVMA members, perhaps as soon as next year.
blog
Does pet health insurance make sense for clients?
Pet health insurance can help pets get the health care they need. This Chart of the Month looks at research that illustrates the value of insurance,…
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MEMBERS ONLYConversation guide: Talking about pet health insurance
JAVMA news
California law adds protections to pet health insurance
A new California law will add consumer protections to pet health insurance, effective July 1, 2015.
JAVMA news
Practices share top 10 ways to promote pet insurance
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association recently shared the top 10 ways that veterinary practices can promote pet health insurance.
JAVMA news
Vaccination, neutering, insurance may affect prescribing practices
Veterinarians in the United Kingdom may be less likely to prescribe systemic antimicrobials for ill pets that are vaccinated, neutered, or insured,…
blog
Court ruling may delay health insurance rollout
The AVMA’s plans to resume offering health insurance to our members may be delayed by a federal court ruling issued this week. On Thursday, a D.C.…
blog
Revised policy encourages proactive education about pet insurance
Pet health insurance can help defray pet owners' cost of veterinary care, empowering them to provide a higher level of medical care for their…
blog
AVMA & AVMA LIFE push to expand health insurance options for veterinarians
Editor's Note: This is not the most recent post on this subject. See the latest information on AVMA's effort to resume offering health insurance to…
JAVMA news
AVMA PLIT lists top claims for business insurance
The AVMA PLIT recently released results of an analysis of 12,483 claims submitted between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 30, 2011, by
blog
New federal rule may expand health insurance options for veterinarians
Editor's Note: This is not the most recent post on this subject. See the latest information on AVMA's effort to resume offering health insurance to…