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California

California Department of Insurance

File a complaint about a denied pet insurance claim. California Department of Insurancereviews claim-handling practices for all property & casualty insurance — including pet insurance — sold in California.

Contact

Commissioner
Ricardo Lara
Mailing address
California Department of Insurance, 300 Capitol Mall, 17th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone
1-800-927-4357 (Consumer Hotline) · TTY 1-800-482-4833

When to file with California

  • Your carrier-side appeal has been denied (you've exhausted at least one round of internal appeal)
  • The carrier failed to respond to your appeal within their published response window
  • You believe the carrier handled your claim contrary to its own published policy
  • You suspect a pattern of unfair claim-handling practices at this carrier

Note on scope

California is the largest pet insurance market in the US. The CDI complaint portal does not name pet insurance explicitly — file under 'Non-Health (Auto, Home, Life)' / personal lines and describe the carrier and policy in the free-text body.