- I. No pet insurer and/or producer shall market a wellness program as pet insurance.
II. If a wellness program is sold by a pet insurer and/or producer:
- (a) The purchase of the wellness program shall not be a requirement to the purchase of pet insurance.
- (b) The costs of the wellness program shall be separate and identifiable from any pet insurance policy sold by a pet insurer and/or producer.
- (c) The terms and conditions for the wellness program shall be separate from any pet insurance policy sold by a pet insurer and/or producer.
- (d) The products or coverages available through the wellness program shall not duplicate products or coverages available through the pet insurance policy.
- (e) The advertising of the wellness program shall not be misleading and shall be in accordance with this section.
(f) A pet insurer and/or producer shall clearly disclose the following to consumers, printed in 12-point boldface type:
- (1) That wellness programs are not insurance.
- (2) The address and customer service telephone number of the pet insurer or producer or broker of record.
- (3) The department's mailing address, toll-free telephone number, and website address.
- III. Coverages included in the pet insurance policy contract described as "wellness" benefits are insurance.
Source. 2023, 149:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.