Coverage for the pets and the practice.
Veterinary professional liability, coverage for animals in your care, property and equipment, general liability and workers' comp for veterinary practices.
By Sam Alishahi · CA Insurance License #4348151 · Reviewed October 2026 · How this page is researched
Patients that belong to someone else
Veterinary practices face professional claims about treatment, and bailee exposure for animals boarded or hospitalized in their care. Staff injuries from animal handling are common workers' comp claims.
I place veterinary practices with markets that write the class, from single clinics to emergency and specialty hospitals and mobile vets.
- Professional liabilityClaims about treatment.
- Animal baileeAnimals in your care, custody or control.
- PropertyEquipment, pharmacy and build-out.
- Workers' compBites and handling injuries.
What underwriters will ask
Having these ready means I can go to market on the first call. The quote form asks for the same things, and anything you don’t know yet can wait.
- Practice: type and locations.
- Staff: veterinarians, techs and support.
- Services: surgery, boarding or emergency.
- Equipment: values and build-out.
- Revenue and payroll: annual figures.
- History: current policies and claims.
Veterinary insurance, answered
What is animal bailee coverage?
It covers animals in your care, such as boarded or hospitalized pets, if they're injured or die from a covered cause.
Do veterinarians need individual malpractice?
The practice policy can cover employed vets. Relief and mobile vets often carry their own.
Are staff bites covered?
Under workers' comp, yes.
Is the in-house pharmacy covered?
Property covers drug inventory; crime coverage helps with theft.
Do you offer veterinary practice insurance outside California?
Yes. Clients across the country send the same quote form. California policies are placed directly; outside California the request is handled together with a partner agency in your state, and the shopping across carriers works the same way. Rules, minimums and markets differ by state — see insurance requirements by state.
Send your practice details. I'll shop it.
Practice type, staff and revenue are enough to start.
Alishahi Insurance · Saman Alishahi, independent insurance broker, California License #4348151. General information, not a quote or a promise of coverage; coverage depends on underwriting and the terms, conditions and exclusions of the policy actually issued.
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