Скачать или смотреть At a Tipping Point: Pet Insurance, Affordability, and the Future of Pet Ownership

Is the middle class getting priced out of pet ownership? With one in five pet owners carrying at least $2,000 in pet debt and 40% saying their current pet will be their last, the affordability crisis in pet care has reached a critical point.

In this episode, I sit down with Lane Kent, former CEO of Independence Pet Group—one of the largest pet insurance holding companies in the U.S., with approximately 25 brands including Pumpkin and Pets Best—to discuss why pet insurance adoption remains stuck at just 4%, what's fundamentally broken about current product designs, and why he believes we're approaching a tipping point.

We cover:

The paradox of 90%+ of Americans considering pets family, but only 4% having pet insurance
Why pet insurance is designed as property & casualty insurance when it's really a health product
How veterinary costs have increased 43% since COVID while vet visits are actually down
The role of employer-sponsored benefits in driving future adoption
Lane's prediction: 10% penetration within 10 years
How technology—wearables, telemedicine, AI—could reshape pet healthcare
The PAWS Act and making pet expenses tax-deductible

Whether you're a pet parent considering insurance, work in the pet industry, or care about keeping families and their pets together, this conversation offers essential insights into where pet care affordability is headed.

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