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Progressive car insurance adds pet coverage

Jo on December 4th, 2007


How cool! Going to have to talk to my insurance agent about what they can offer.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com

CLEVELAND - Progressive Corp. is providing collision coverage for customers’ dogs or cats at no additional premium cost. It will pay up to $500 if a customer’s dog or cat is hurt or dies in a car accident.

“It’s an unusual and interesting benefit,” said Jean Salvatore, a senior vice president for the New York-based Insurance Information Institute. She was not aware of any other company offering a collision benefit for pets.

“Auto insurance is a very competitive market, and companies are always looking for ways to differentiate themselves. If this becomes popular, I’m sure others may look into it as well,” Salvatore said.

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2 Responses to “Progressive car insurance adds pet coverage”

  1. c.a. Marks
    December 5th, 2007 at 9:14 am

    I was wondering when someone was going to start doing this! I think it’s a grand idea!

  2. Toronto life insurance
    December 18th, 2007 at 2:23 pm

    Hey Jo, I’ve never heard of such insurance in my whole life! I work in a Toronto life insurance company and I don’t think anyone ever came up with the idea of insuring a cat or a dog in case of a car accident. Do you thing people will be interested in it? I mean I am not that much of a cat fanatic and I don’t often take my cat for a ride in my car at least not often, maybe once a year. Don’t you think that people already have enough trouble and costs insuring themselves and their cars? I’m taking no sides now, so I’m not saying it’s a good idea nor that it’s not worth it. We’ll see how it goes in the long run.