Insurance discrimination, companion animal harm, and domestic violence and abuse — double jeopardy in the UK Di Turgoose, Ruth E. McKie and Paris Connelly
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ArticleSeries: Violence Against WomenPublication details: Sage, 2024Subject(s): Online resources:
In: Violence Against Women, 2024, 30(12-13): 3350-3371Summary: Prompted by Signal et al.’s study, this research examines UK “Pet Insurance” policies to see if and how experiencing domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in interspecies households is excluded under insurance policies terms. Situating our findings within the existing literature on human and companion animal victims of DVA, we discuss the implications for improving cross-reporting and multi-agency action to protect and prevent harm to humans and companion animal victims of DVA. In turn we identify a series of recommendations to combat discrimination in insurance, set out in our conclusion. (Authors' abstract). Record #8930
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Violence Against Women, 2024, 30(12-13): 3350-3371
Prompted by Signal et al.’s study, this research examines UK “Pet Insurance” policies to see if and how experiencing domestic violence and abuse (DVA) in interspecies households is excluded under insurance policies terms. Situating our findings within the existing literature on human and companion animal victims of DVA, we discuss the implications for improving cross-reporting and multi-agency action to protect and prevent harm to humans and companion animal victims of DVA. In turn we identify a series of recommendations to combat discrimination in insurance, set out in our conclusion. (Authors' abstract). Record #8930