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Insurers could reject customers’ cat cover as new law issued

By 2023-03-16T13:52:00

Microchipping cat

A policy could be invalidated if chip details are not correct, a pet insurance expert warned

Insurers may reject customers’ cat cover if they are not chipped correctly as part of the government’s new law, a pet insurance expert has warned.

The new law, which was announced on 13 March 2023, means cat owners must microchip their pet by 10 June 2024 and have contact details stored and kept up to date on a database.

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