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What written exclusions in American Alternative Insurance Corp's pet insurance policy can lead to a denied claim?
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Under American Alternative Insurance Corp’s filed form in Alabama (AL), claims may be denied for expenses arising from “pre-existing conditions” [1]. The policy states that such conditions are not covered, whether or not they were disclosed in the application [1]. If the applicant represented that the pet was in good health and free of illness or injury as of the policy’s effective date, then any treatment for a condition existing before that date is excluded [1]. Similarly, if a pre-existing condition was disclosed and the policy was accepted, the applicant affirmed that treatment for that condition would not be covered [1]. This does not appear in these excerpts — check the full policy for other written exclusions.
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Where this comes from (1)
[1] American Alternative Insurance Corp · AL · SERFF FRCS-125755032 · form PH 2004 (1-08) · p. 2
GENERAL CONDITIONS Payments for “covered services” are limited to the “Covered Incident Limit” and the “Aggregate Limit” as shown on the Declarations Page. Expenses arising from “pre-existing conditions” are not covered by this policy. In the original “application” for this insurance, “you” have either represented that “your pet” as specified and described in the “application” and/or Declarations Page was in good health and free of illness or injury as of the effective date of this policy, or “you” have disclosed a specific “pre-existing condition” or conditions and by accepting this policy have affirmed “your” understanding that any expenses arising from treatment of such “pre-existing condition(s)” shall not be covered under this policy.
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