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Insurance Products for Veterinarians
Revised: December 22, 2022
Published: February 19, 2015

Jackie Brister, DVM

Company

Contact Info

Veterinary Exclusive*

Business Options

Personal Options

Additional Options and Info

Professional Liability**

 

American National

  

General liability; Mobile equipment; Animal baileea; Commercial auto; Equipment breakdown; Cyber/data breach; Employee practices liabilityb

  

  

AVMA PLIT

info@avmaplit.com
800-228-PLIT (7548)

Worker's compensation; Employment practices liability; Flood; Commercial auto; Builder’s riskc; Data breach; Umbrella; Directors and officers liabilityd; Mobile equipment; Animal bailee

Home; Auto; Identity theft; Personal excess liability

Student liability

Baty Insurance

info@batyins.com
713-468-0700

Commercial auto; Business interruptione; Crime; Umbrella; Builder's risk; Employee practices liability; General liability; Worker's compensation; Commercial property; Data breach; Directors and officers liability

Home; Auto; Life; Pet

  

Farmer's Insurance

1-800-974-6755

General liability; Cyber/data breach; Injury; Crime; Commercial auto; Worker's compensation; Umbrella; Life

Auto; Home; Life; Renter's; Condo; Pet; Recreational; Umbrella

  

Hartford Insurance

800-547-5000

General liability; Commercial property; Business interruption; Data breech; Animal bailee; Sewer/drainage backup; Employee practices liability; Worker's compensation; Commercial auto; Homebased business solutions

  

  

Insureon

info@insureon.com
800-688-1984

General liability; Workers’ comp; Injury; Animal bailee; Property damage; Advertising injury [e.g. libel, slander]; Business interruption

Errors and omission/malpractice insurance

  

Liberty Mutual

  

Property; General liability; Commercial auto; Umbrella; Worker's compensation

Auto; Property; Life; Pet; Identity theft; Critical illness; Accident

Liability insurance for healthcare providers, through Ironshore

Merchant's Insurance Group

support@merchantsgroup.com
1-800-462-1077

Business and property; Commercial auto; Employee practices liability; Equipment breakdown; Business interruption; Money/securities (i.e. if stolen, lost); Business liability; Valuable papers/records liability; Cyber/date breech; Employee dishonesty; Worker's compensation; Umbrella

Home; Auto; Umbrella

  

Nationwide

1-888-490-1549

General liability; Business/property damage; Business interruption; Equipment breakdown; Commercial auto; Sewage or drain coverage; Injury; Employee practice liability; Valuable paper/records loss; Employee dishonesty

 

 

Safehold

vetprogram@safehold.com
855-874-1275

Property; General liability; Business interruption; Employee dishonesty; Animal damage to property; Animal bailee; Worker's compensation; Commercial auto; Umbrella; Employee practice liability; Cyber; Natural disaster protection; Builder’s risk; Kennel cough coverage

Professional liability includes no “Hammer Clause” as well as consent to settle, expert witnesses; License defense of $100,000/yr and legal counsel

Professional liability extends to large animal; per email, business insurance offerings also extend to large animal veterinarians, but to what extent may depend on the individual practice

TexCap Insurance

Mike Bass
mbass@TexCapINS.com
or
Thasia Foster
tfoster@TexCapINS.com
1-866-715-0484

Auto; Worker's compensation; General liability; Umbrella; Property; Animal bailee; Employment practices liability; Cyber

Pet; Home; Auto; Life; Disability; Medical insurance

Insurance offerings encompass both large and small animal veterinarians; however, professional liability is not available for veterinarians working on show animals or race horses

Travelers

Michelle Canales, Underwriting Director
mcanales@travelers.com
630-961-6536
 
Melissa Bloor, Account Executive mbloor@travelers.com
630-961-4220

Auto; General liability; Property; Umbrella; Worker's compensation

Professional liability provided by AVMA trust

 

Veterinary Defence Association America

info@vetdefenceco.com
855-757-5700

  

Touted as the only independent advocate for veterinary professions in the USA and Canada

Offers "holistic, professional, personal protection" rather than "insurance;" Options in Australia, Asia, and South Africa as well

Veterinary Insurance Services Company

info@visc-ins.com
888-762-3143

Property/Equipment; General liability; Commercial auto; Worker's compensation; Employee practice liability; Professional liability (business owner policy only); License defense (business owner policy only)

Life; Disability

  

Vetinsure

800-272-1249

Primarily offers business policies; Buildings and property; Employee practice liability; Worker's compensation; Cyber/data breach; Builder's risk; Group health insurance; Umbrella

Life; Disability

Primary focus is on  veterinary hospitals, not individual insurance; Only offer professional liability with license defence through business owner policies (for hospitals and corporate groups)

Lists are not comprehensive. A distinction is often not made between large and small animal veterinarians on websites/insurance literature. Some insurance companies do not cover large animal businesses. Visit each site and contact carriers for more information about offerings.

*Veterinary exclusive: the company only caters to veterinarians
**Professional liability: some companies refer as malpractice insurance
a Animal bailee coverage covers injury to animals while within care, not resulting from treatment
b Employee practice liability covers disgruntled employee, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, etc.
c Builder's risk covers property during construction until occupancy permit is provided
d Directors and officers liability covers personal assets of corporate directors and officers and their spouses
e Business interruption covers income interruption


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