How to Get Pet Sitting Insurance

When starting up a business you always want to look into ways to make sure that if anything happens you are covered by insurance. In order to start up a pet sitting company you will definitely want to get insurance in order to protect yourself from any potential problems that may occur.

Things You'll Need

  • Internet
  • Time to research
  • Money
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Instructions

  1. Getting pet sitting insurance

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      Decide whether or not you need insurance for pet sitting. You may want to also look into being bonded.

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      Research what you will want to be covered for. Think about scenarios that could happen and decide what you want to be covered for and can't live without.

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      Choose a policy that covers your needs. You may not be able to find coverage fo all your needs, but select an insurance policy that best fits. Most will only cover you and not the pet and you need to ask the insurance agent what exactly it covers.

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      Get insurance quotes by phone or online. Call around and see who has the best deal for what you want to be covered for. Be sure you can afford to make the payments each month. You could also talk to your insurance agent that covers your car. They sometimes also include insuring other items and services and they will give a lesser fee as a package deal.

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      Sign papers in person or online for the insurance policy.

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      Promote that you are insured on your website and any other advertisements. Pet owners tend to lean towards a pet sitter that is insured. They get the feeling that they are somehow covered as well and they have less things to worry about.