Homeowner's policies denied for type of dog

[Robb]

A dog's breed is as bad as a bite for some insurers
Homeowner policies increasingly are denied or not renewed based on the type of dog a family has

(snip)

In a non-renewal letter, the agent called Allison "a very angry German shepherd dog," apparently because the animal barked at an appraiser who was sent to assess the Pattens' house.

"So I ask, 'What constitutes a very angry German shepherd dog?' " York-Patten recalled of the conversation with the insurance agent.

"He was like, 'She barked.'

" 'Yeah, and?'

" 'It's a German shepherd.' And that was it."

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[China_cat]

1. We lost ours

for having Bouviers. Eventually we got new insurance but it doesn't cover anything the dogs might do (Although, in 30 years we've never had a problem) and we get charged a premium premium just for having them.

People next door lost theirs for their Rottie...who is such a chickenshit that he's intimidated by a cat.

[scarlet_owl]

2. My mother lost hers because she rescues rottweillers (sp?).

They are the biggest babies in the world, not mean at all.

[Eurobabe]

3. my mom got turned down because her cat is a biter!

seriously, this company would not insure her. She found someone else. When they asked if she had pets, she said yes, asked if they bit -- this time she answered NO.

Can you believe this shit?