Pet Insurance & Public Liability Are You Safe From A Personal Injury Compensation Claim?
Are you one of the million of Britons famous the world over for being a pet owner and lover? If so, do you have pet insurance? If not, you may well want to read on if you want to save yourself millions of pounds.
Lets look at two, not uncommon, scenarios that may happen to a pet owner in the UK:
Scenario 1:
You own a dog. The dog is out in the garden. The post comes to the house to deliver a letter. In the course of delivering the letter your dog bites the postman.
Scenario 2:
You own a horse. The horse is grazing in the field. The horse is startled, jumps the hedge and crashes into an oncoming car.
Do you know what would happen in both of these scenarios? Well, if you dont already know, as you may recall from the recent famous case involving Princess Anne, in Scenario 1 you could be liable to pay damages under the Dangerous Dogs Act. Less well known, in Scenario 2 you could be liable to pay damages under a recent House of Lords interpretation to the Animal Act 1971. Either way, youre paying.
How can you limit the...