Tom,
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. *If you think it would be beneficial to carry your own insurance coverage on the animals,*
Archangel Specialty*has developed a new product for breeders of whitetail deer, elk, and other cervid species. *Our policies cover the animal if it dies as a result of disease (pneumonia, gastrointestinal, cancer, etc.), parasite, bacterial infection, anesthesia, accidental trauma, or if it is stolen. *Here is a link to an overview of the program: *
http://archangelspecialty.com/progra...life-breeders/**Note: we do exclude coverage for "government slaughter diseases" and malicious injury
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Last week we launched this new product in the State of Wisconsin. *We will be rolling it out in Texas, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Ohio over the course of the next month. *If successful, we will expand into additional states.
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We created this new product because our underwriter, while with her previous company, had received a lot of feedback from breeders such as yourself that felt that the marketplace was not offering adequate coverage for common causes of death. *After a thorough research process, we believe we have developed the right policy and pricing that will allow us to serve the deer breeding industry for years to come. *If you would like to learn about the coverage we offer, our toll free number is*
1-800-575-9628. *If you ask for information on the "
Wildlife Breeders" program you will be transferred to our underwriter. *I would also be more than happy to answer your questions on this forum.
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Chris Whiddon