Evidence before claims

Sources, formulas and boundaries.

TAILOR separates arithmetic from outside facts. It shows what came from you, what was calculated, and what the tool does not know.

Last substantive source review: August 27, 2026.

Policy terms, regulations and source pages can change. Verify policy-specific facts with the insurer's current documents and the insurance regulator in your state.

Primary public sources

National Association of Insurance Commissioners — Pet InsuranceOfficial insurance-regulator resource.

Used for general explanations of pet-insurance coverage, pricing considerations, waiting periods and pre-existing-condition issues.

Open the NAIC pet-insurance resource →
NAIC — Pet Insurance Model LawModel framework; adoption and state-specific changes vary.

Used to inform TAILOR's emphasis on clear disclosures, waiting periods, policy conditions and careful boundaries around insurance sales and recommendations.

Open the model law →
California Department of Insurance — Questions to ConsiderOfficial state consumer guidance, not represented as nationwide law.

Used for the questions TAILOR asks about pre-existing conditions, waiting periods, hereditary conditions and other coverage details beyond price.

Open the consumer questions →
NAIC — State Insurance DepartmentsOfficial directory.

Use this directory to find the regulator that can answer state-specific questions, verify companies and producers, or handle complaints.

Find your state insurance department →
NAPHIA — State of the Industry 2026 highlightsIndustry association data released June 2026.

Used only for high-level market context: 7.6 million insured pets in North America at the end of 2025 and $6.2 billion in gross written premium. These are not individual price benchmarks.

Open the industry data →

Published calculations

Annual premium

monthly premium × 12

Renewal percentage change

(new annual premium − previous annual premium) ÷ previous annual premium × 100

Simplified covered-bill illustration

eligible bill − deductible → apply reimbursement percentage → cap insurer share at the entered annual limit

The illustration assumes the entire example bill is eligible, the entered deductible applies and has not already been satisfied, and the entered annual limit has not already been used. A real claim may differ because policy language, exclusions, benefit schedules, deductible mechanics, reimbursement bases and insurer decisions control.

Premium scenarios

current annual premium × (1 + visitor-entered annual change) ^ year

A scenario uses only the percentage chosen by the visitor. It is not a forecast of what an insurer will charge.

What TAILOR deliberately does not do

  • Generate, scrape or guess a live insurance quote.
  • Rank insurers or name a “best” policy.
  • Call a renewal fair or unfair without adequate comparable evidence.
  • Predict whether a real claim will be eligible or paid.
  • Tell a visitor to buy, keep, replace or cancel a named policy.
  • Treat one state's consumer guidance as nationwide law.

Corrections

Send a factual correction or broken-source report to ciaranpaulroche@gmail.com. Material corrections will be made without waiting for a scheduled update.