Rejected petition Allow dog owners to move insurance co. with epilepsy as a pre-existing condition

I want it to be law that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions. Primarily I am referring to dogs that have epilepsy but this should extend to other lifelong conditions too. I want epileptic dog owners to be able to 'shop around' when their policy ends.

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At this moment in time, owners of dogs with epilepsy cannot 'shop around' for a better deal when their policy ends purely because NO insurance companies will cover pre-existing conditions, only with unreasonable caveats such as Bought by Many say the animal must have a three month period where there is no treatment, medication or advice with a vet and VetsMediCover want a 24 month period with the same criteria! This is an impossibility when dealing with such an unpredictable illness.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Decisions about whether to offer insurance, and what insurance coverage to offer, are a matter for individual insurers, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Date submitted 18 February 2022
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