Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge tells us about dog breeds that may affect your homeowner's insurance.
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00:00In the market for a new Pit Bull? Well, you may want to consider the effects of
00:05certain dog breeds on homeowners insurance. Pit Bull makes the list of
00:10breeds that affect homeowners insurance. Same with Rottweilers, German Shepherds
00:15and Doberman Pinschers. Do you love Akitas? Those also make the list, along
00:21with Siberian Huskies, Staffordshire Terriers, Great Danes and Chow Chows.
00:25Insurers consider these breeds high-risk and often restrict them since they're
00:31statistically more likely to cause costly bites. According to the Insurance
00:36Information Institute, there are about 90 million dogs living in U.S. households.
00:42About 4.5 million people, mostly children, are bitten by dogs each year.