Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter, D-Syracuse, speaks during a news conference.
At least two state lawmakers want to make pet insurance available to New York residents.
New York would be the last state in the country to authorize pet insurance, following Maine, California, Washington and Mississippi. Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter, D-Syracuse, and Sen. Neil Breslin, D-Albany, recently introduced bills (A.8276/S.7845) in the state Legislature that would allow the issuance of insurance policies covering animal accidents and illnesses.
“This bill seeks to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for the pet insurance industry in New York State. This act will create uniform definitions, offer better protection to owners, and generally reduce regulatory confusion. Several states, including California and Maine, have already adopted similar legislation,” Breslin and Hunter wrote in their legislative justification.
Pet insurance laws in Maine, Mississippi and Washington follow a model pet insurance law adopted in August 2022 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. This model requires insurers to make clear disclosures about exclusions; restrict and prohibit waiting periods for certain conditions or circumstances; makes a distinction between welfare plans and insurance; and specifies training for people who want to sell pet insurance.
The Associated Press reported in 2023 that the pet insurance industry had annual premiums of about $2.8 billion in 2021, an increase of more than 30% from 2020, according to the Association National Insurance Commissioners. About 4 million pets are insured in the United States According to the 2023-24 American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey, 86.9 million, or 66% of households in the United States reported owning a pet domestic, and will spend about $143.6. billion in veterinary care and products (pet food, treats, supplies, live animals, OTC medicine, veterinary care, product sales and other services) in 2023, from $136.8 billion in actual costs in 2022.
Mississippi Sen. Walt Michel, a Republican, said during legislative deliberation on the Mississippi bill that pet insurance policies mainly cover illnesses such as broken bones and cancer. Injuries that are expensive to treat, such as a torn ACL in dogs, may have a one-year waiting period under most policies. The Mississippi bill does not apply to pet life insurance.
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