The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 7157)
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§ 7157. Insurance producer training
(a) An insurance producer shall not sell, solicit, or negotiate a pet insurance product
until after the producer is appropriately licensed and has completed the required
training identified in subsection (c) of this section.
(b) An insurer shall ensure that its producers are trained under subsection (c) of this
section and that its producers have been appropriately trained on the coverages and
conditions of its pet insurance products.
(c) The training required under this section shall include information on the following
topics:
(1) preexisting conditions and waiting periods;
(2) the differences between pet insurance and noninsurance wellness programs;
(3) hereditary disorders, congenital anomalies or disorders, and chronic conditions and
how pet insurance policies interact with those conditions or disorders; and
(4) rating, underwriting, renewal, and other related administrative topics.
(d) The satisfaction of the training requirements of another state that are substantially
similar to the training requirements in subsection (c) of this section shall be deemed
to satisfy the training requirements in Vermont. (Added 2023, No. 110 (Adj. Sess.), § 28, eff. July 1, 2025.)