Care, Custody & Control Insurance for Pet Professionals

Pet Business Insurance helps eligible pet professionals arrange Care, Custody & Control cover for claims involving accidental injury, loss or death of an animal while it is in their care.

Why is it essential?

Pet professionals are entrusted with animals every day. Whether you walk dogs, groom pets, provide training or care for animals, an unexpected incident could result in an animal being injured, escaping or becoming lost while under your supervision.

Animals in Your Care

Cover may respond to eligible claims involving accidental injury, loss or death of an animal while it is in your care, custody or control.

Eligible Veterinary and Compensation Costs

Cover may help meet eligible veterinary expenses or compensation where your business is legally liable for an incident involving an animal in its care.

Animals may be accidentally injured, escape or become lost while under a pet professional’s supervision. Care, Custody & Control cover may provide financial protection where your business is legally liable for an eligible incident involving an animal in its care.

Care, Custody & Control Insurance for Pet Professionals

Request a Quote

Request a quote through our straightforward process. If we need further information about your services or the animals in your care, our team will contact you to help complete your quote.

Certificate of Currency

Receive a Certificate of Currency by email after your cover has been confirmed. It may help support relevant client, contract, council or venue requirements.

Care, Custody & Control Cover May Include

Care, Custody & Control cover may be relevant to eligible dog walkers, groomers, trainers, pet sitters and other businesses responsible for animals belonging to their clients.

Eligible claims involving accidental injury to an animal

Eligible claims involving the loss, escape or death of an animal

Veterinary expenses arising from a covered incident

Compensation where the business is legally liable

Cover for disclosed pet-care activities

Legal defence costs arising from covered claims

Cover for eligible animal types and numbers

We help eligible pet professionals explore Care, Custody & Control cover based on their services, operating locations and the number and types of animals in their care.

Cover is subject to eligibility, underwriting acceptance and the applicable policy terms, conditions, limits, excesses and exclusions. Please review the relevant policy documents before deciding whether the insurance is appropriate for you.

Why This Cover Matters

Veterinary treatment and liability claims involving an animal can create significant costs for a pet business. Suitable Care, Custody & Control insurance may provide financial protection for eligible claims arising while an animal is under your supervision.

Insurance for Animals in Your Care

Request a quote for Care, Custody & Control cover suited to your disclosed pet-care services and the animals you supervise.

FAQ – Care, Custody & Control Insurance for Pet Businesses

 

Care, Custody & Control insurance may respond to eligible claims involving accidental injury, loss or death of an animal belonging to someone else while it is in your care. Cover depends on the circumstances and the selected policy’s terms, limits, excesses and exclusions.

This cover may be relevant to eligible dog walkers, groomers, trainers, pet sitters, boarding businesses and other professionals responsible for animals belonging to their clients.

Depending on the policy and circumstances, cover may respond to eligible veterinary expenses, compensation or legal costs arising from accidental injury, loss or death of an animal while it is in your care.

Care, Custody & Control cover generally relates to eligible claims involving animals entrusted to your business. Public Liability Insurance generally relates to injury to another person or damage to third-party property. Depending on your activities, your business may require both covers.

Cover may be available for eligible dog walking and training activities where they have been fully disclosed and accepted by the insurer. Conditions may apply to matters such as off-lead activities, group sizes, animal behaviour and operating locations.

Cover may be available for eligible claims involving animals while they are being groomed, washed or otherwise handled as part of disclosed grooming services. The policy response will depend on the circumstances and applicable terms and exclusions.

The cost can depend on your services, turnover, operating locations, claims history, the types and number of animals in your care, selected cover limit and other underwriting factors.

An incident involving an animal in your care could result in veterinary expenses, compensation claims or legal costs. Care, Custody & Control insurance may provide financial protection for eligible claims arising from that responsibility.

Ready to Arrange Care, Custody & Control Cover?